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?

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Thu Mar 27 10:16:14 PDT 2008


"JethroUK©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
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> 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?

Mark
Thu Mar 27 10:19:23 PDT 2008

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©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
news:OUKnXzCkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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?

reply
Thu Mar 27 10:29:36 PDT 2008

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" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:5F09C3E9-A584-4F6A-849C-6D20E2414537@microsoft.com...
> 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©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
> news:OUKnXzCkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 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?
>

reply
Thu Mar 27 10:36:05 PDT 2008

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©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
news:e$4ziADkIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:5F09C3E9-A584-4F6A-849C-6D20E2414537@microsoft.com...
>> 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©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
>> news:OUKnXzCkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> 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?
>>
>

Don
Thu Mar 27 16:40:15 PDT 2008

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©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
news:OUKnXzCkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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?

Frank
Thu Mar 27 17:45:14 PDT 2008

"JethroUK©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
news:OUKnXzCkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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

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Thu Mar 27 18:06:49 PDT 2008


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:47DE4038-2514-449A-9D4E-413329CA6A22@microsoft.com...
> "JethroUK©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
> news:OUKnXzCkIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 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

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Thu Mar 27 23:31:37 PDT 2008

"JethroUK©" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
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>>
>> 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?

ss.

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Thu Mar 27 23:35:08 PDT 2008

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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> "JethroUK" <reply@the.board> wrote in message
> news:%23lAeCAHkIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> 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.