You snipped out the most important part of my reply!...

From the headers of all your messages: "Microsoft Outlook Express
6.00.2600.0000"

Did you recently reinstall IE/OE or Windows XP? Why?

The machine is running extremely outdated and dangerously unsecure
versions
of OE, IE and Windows! Get WinXP SP2 installed ASAP, then check in at
Windows Update to install all critical updates (which will be a
considerable
number, even after installing SP2), then make certain Automatic Updates is
enabled.

See if getting the machine *FULLY PATCHED* makes any difference.

Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...r/default.mspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


JethroUK© wrote:
"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
...clicking a link in an OE message has
always opened a new browser window here, but then the same window is used
for any other links in an OE message opened during the same session.

and hence my problem - instead of using the same window over (i read
forums)
it opens new windows everytime

i'm getting around it by dragging the link to the same window - but it's
not
working properly & i can't figure out what has changed

JethroUK© wrote:
Reuse windows is selected but it still does it - it's strange that it
only
started couple days ago

I think O/Express must be doing it

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
In IE select Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, Reuse Windows for
launching short cuts.

Note: however, even with that setting, if the current window is busy
downloading content, IE will still open a new window.

"JethroUK©" wrote in message
...
Something strange has happened to my Outlook Express/Explorer (i don't
know which)

As of yesterday - everytime i click a link in O/E email it opens a new
browser window (instead of using an existing window)????

In many years of use it has never behaved this way before

Any ideas??