Microsoft KB Archive/294291

= &quot;Open in New Window&quot; Restriction Does Not Work in History Pane When in Kiosk Mode =

Article ID: 294291

Article Last Modified on 9/23/2005

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q294291

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SYMPTOMS
When you are using Internet Explorer in Kiosk mode, the &quot;Open in New Window&quot; Internet Explorer restriction may not restrict users from opening new browser windows by using the History pane. This restriction would normally prevent users from opening new instances of Internet Explorer.

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CAUSE
This problem can occur if Internet Explorer does not check for the &quot;Open in New Window&quot; restriction when you right-click a URL that is located in the History pane.

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Internet Explorer 6
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 6. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328548 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack

Internet Explorer 5.5
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276369 How to obtain the latest Internet Explorer 5.5 service pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: <pre class="fixed_text">  Date        Time    Version         Size       File name    Platform 03/23/2001 02:10p  5.50.4615.2300  1,146,128  Shdocvw.dll  Intel

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.

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MORE INFORMATION
You can set the &quot;Open in New Window&quot; Internet Explorer restriction by using the Profile Manager tool that is included with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK).

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