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--Tony-- wrote:You can have lots open I have 12 pages open at the moment.
I always start my session by clicking the 5 shortcuts on my desktop.
Thanks for your help I suspected it could not be done without a little VB app.
Yeah you can open pages like you say but not at the exact same time
and thats what would crash the browser.0 -
Ahh I see thanks for your help..0
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ok a grubby way (and this maybe blocked by popup blockers and the like) is to create a html file with the following
[php]
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
window.open("http://"url.com", "win1");
window.open("http://url2.com", "win2");
// End -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
[/php]
edit the urls add as many window.opens as you want and change the second command to reflect the name you wish to give browser0 -
--Tony-- wrote:Ahh I see thanks for your help.
No worries as soon as I do some code I will let you know :rotfl:
TTFN0 -
NellyLock wrote:ok a grubby way (and this maybe blocked by popup blockers and the like) is to create a html file with the following
[php]
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
window.open("http://"url.com", "win1");
window.open("http://url2.com", "win2");
// End -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
[/php]
edit the urls add as many window.opens as you want and change the second command to reflect the name you wish to give browser
Yep pop up blockers would catch the code in a sec, Bummer eh0 -
Easy. Using Notepad, create a file containing:--Tony-- wrote:I dont mind lots of IE windows open so tabbed browsing is not important to me, its just there are 5 web sites I go to every day and it would be nice to hit one shortcut on the desktop to open all 5 rather than having to open IE then go to fav's and settect each site one at a time.
At the moment I have the five shortcuts saved to my desktop but I hate a cluttered desktop.
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=29
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=36
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=38
Save it as my_sites.bat on your desktop. That takes care of your MSE forums - add your other favourite websites as required.0 -
Chippy_Minton wrote:Easy. Using Notepad, create a file containing:
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=29
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=36
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=38
Save it as my_sites.bat on your desktop. That takes care of your MSE forums - add your other favourite websites as required.
now thats a better and cleverer idea!0 -
NellyLock wrote:now thats a better and cleverer idea!
Nelly, unless im a complete dork it just wont work for me any ideas.
And dont say im a complete dork
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Chippy_Minton wrote:Easy. Using Notepad, create a file containing:
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=29
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=36
start iexplore.exe http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=38
Save it as my_sites.bat on your desktop. That takes care of your MSE forums - add your other favourite websites as required.
Chippy_Minton, Thanks, I just set this up and it works a treat thanks very much for your help.
And everyone else who helped me, lots of thanks to give out now.:beer:.0 -
Are u referring to chippy_mintons comment? if so make sure that when you save the file in notepad you "save as type - all files" then call it file.batMr_Skint wrote:Nelly, unless im a complete dork it just wont work for me any ideas.
And dont say im a complete dork
neil0
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