Article ID: 2539060 - Last Review: March 6, 2012 - Revision: 2.0

A new window or tab does not open when you click a link in Internet Explorer 8

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SYMPTOMS

When you click a link in Windows Internet Explorer 8 to open a new window or a new tab, nothing happens.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the following registry key is corrupted:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}

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RESOLUTION

To fix this problem automatically, follow these steps:

Click the Fix it button or link.
Click Run in the File Download dialog box.
Follow the steps in the Fix it wizard.

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Note

This wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.
If you are not on the computer that has the problem, save the Fix it solution to a flash drive or to a CD and then run the solution on the computer that has the problem.

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