Can not drag links as per OE6/IE6

You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
window

This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open

Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
properly?

"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
> window
>
> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
> like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open
>
> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
> properly?

Far from being a problem, it's an improved feature, long touted as superior
when other browsers used it first. You can set links to perform whatever
desired behavior you prefer with the TABS option settings.
--
Mark L. Ferguson

"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
> window
>
> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
> like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open
>
> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
> properly?

Yes tabs are wonderful - but!

"You can no longer (you used to be able to) drag a url link from an email
and drop it on an I.E. window"

Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
properly?



"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news:5F09C3E9-A584-4F6A-849C-...
> Far from being a problem, it's an improved feature, long touted as
> superior when other browsers used it first. You can set links to perform
> whatever desired behavior you prefer with the TABS option settings.
> --
> Mark L. Ferguson
>
> "JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
>> window
>>
>> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
>> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
>> like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open
>>
>> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
>> properly?
>

In fact i notice you can't even drag a url link from one IE window to
another (or even one tab to another) - which suggests it's an IE7 problem



"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:e$...
> Yes tabs are wonderful - but!
>
> "You can no longer (you used to be able to) drag a url link from an email
> and drop it on an I.E. window"
>
> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
> properly?
>
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
> message news:5F09C3E9-A584-4F6A-849C-...
>> Far from being a problem, it's an improved feature, long touted as
>> superior when other browsers used it first. You can set links to perform
>> whatever desired behavior you prefer with the TABS option settings.
>> --
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> "JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
>>> window
>>>
>>> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
>>> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it
>>> felt like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep
>>> open
>>>
>>> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
>>> properly?
>>
>

Hi,
That was changed about 2 years ago, maybe longer. It was one of a number of
security enhancements quietly slipped into IE6 via updates. It's not a Vista
/ IE7 issue.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
> window
>
> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
> like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open
>
> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
> properly?

"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
> window
>
> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
> like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open
>
> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
> properly?

Why you don't want to re-enable Drag and Drop:
How to help protect against the Internet Explorer Click and Scroll security
issue (2004.11.1)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888534

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message
news:47DE4038-2514-449A-9D4E-...
> "JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> You can no longer drag a url link from an email and drop it on an I.E.
>> window
>>
>> This used to be a good way of opening a webpage in a specific IE window
>> instead of clicking the link which would open in whichever window it felt
>> like - which might be over the top of a web page you want to keep open
>>
>> Is this a problem with Vista mail or IE7 and is it likely to get fixed
>> properly?
>
> Why you don't want to re-enable Drag and Drop:

I do - but tried this article and unfortunately it still doesn't work
(drag/drop is already enabled which must be some other issue)



> How to help protect against the Internet Explorer Click and Scroll
> security issue (2004.11.1)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888534
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not reply with email

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "JethroUK" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>>
>>> Why you don't want to re-enable Drag and Drop:
>>> How to help protect against the Internet Explorer Click and Scroll
>>> security issue (2004.11.1)
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888534
>>>
>>
>> I do - but tried this article and unfortunately it still doesn't work
>> (drag/drop is already enabled which must be some other issue)
>
>
> I think it is due to IE7 running in Protected Mode, as this does not
> happen in XP. But this does happen in XP when you RunAs IE7 as another
> user. When IE7 runs in Protected Mode, it is not actually running in your
> userspace. It's sandboxed.
>
> Does this happen with UAC turned off?

Oh, I just realised that I misread your question.

ss.