Make IE7 open pop-ups in a new tab

Tabs are one of the best new features in Internet Explorer 7. I like them because they keep my task bar clean of extra Internet Explorer instances. The only problem I have is with pop-ups that are on my allow list such as when I write a new message in Outlook Web Access.

Follow these steps to configure Internet Explorer 7 to always open up pop-ups in a new tab instead of a new browser window:

1.While IE7 is running, click on Tools and select Internet Options.

2.On the General tab under the Tabs section hit Settings.

3.Under the When a pop-up is encountered section, select Always open pop-ups in a new tab. I also like using the Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open option because of some web sites I visit.

4.Hit OK and you are finished.

Display Images with IIS7 in Vista or Windows 2008

So, this may seem simple, but for an hour I wrestled with displaying images on IIS7 with vista. ASP.NET worked fine, but no static files, css, jpg’s, gif’s or anything. Just unformatted text.

Turns out when I added the web server in vista, I forgot to check the Static Content checkbox under World Wide Web Services / Common Http Features.

Hope this finds you if you are having the same problem.

For other non-Vista users, here’s how you find that dialog:

Click Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off

Then drill down into IIS as shown in the image above.