not able to Right Click ->Close, or minimize Internet Explorer windows

[Gaurav Pandey]

Hi

I am facing a very minor however irritating issue with IE on my Vista.

On the task bar, when I right click->Close nothing happens.
"Sometimes" when I click on the IE button on the task bar, the window does
not minimize.

Not sure on what the issue is?

Did anyone else face this issue too?

[Keith Miller \(MVP\)]

On the Close issue, if you are using tabbed browsing & have more than one
tab open, a confirmation message ("Do you want to close all tabs") will
inhibit closing until it is dismissed.

In the Internet Options dialog, on the 'General' tab, you can click the
'Settings' button in the 'Tabs' section and clear the checkbox labeled "Warn
me when closing multiple tabs"


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:86716094-57B3-40B6-9886-8346BF580B28@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> I am facing a very minor however irritating issue with IE on my Vista.
>
> On the task bar, when I right click->Close nothing happens.
> "Sometimes" when I click on the IE button on the task bar, the window does
> not minimize.
>
> Not sure on what the issue is?
>
> Did anyone else face this issue too?
>
>
>

[Gaurav Pandey]

Thanks Keith! for the very quick reply!

No, the issue with not with the tabbed browsing.
Nothing happens when I click on Right Click->Close
Or just click on the task bar IE button to minimize the window.
This does not happen always. Just frequently that it has become irritating.

On a side note: What is Windows Shell?



" Keith Miller (MVP)" <k.miller@NOSPAM.mchsi.com> wrote in message
news:E5445508-3CFC-4E91-83EE-F490DA3F5566@microsoft.com...
> On the Close issue, if you are using tabbed browsing & have more than one
> tab open, a confirmation message ("Do you want to close all tabs") will
> inhibit closing until it is dismissed.
>
> In the Internet Options dialog, on the 'General' tab, you can click the
> 'Settings' button in the 'Tabs' section and clear the checkbox labeled
> "Warn me when closing multiple tabs"
>
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>
>
>
> "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:86716094-57B3-40B6-9886-8346BF580B28@microsoft.com...
>> Hi
>>
>> I am facing a very minor however irritating issue with IE on my Vista.
>>
>> On the task bar, when I right click->Close nothing happens.
>> "Sometimes" when I click on the IE button on the task bar, the window
>> does not minimize.
>>
>> Not sure on what the issue is?
>>
>> Did anyone else face this issue too?
>>
>>
>>
>

[Gaurav Pandey]

Any suggestions to this one?

I have not faced this issue since I have shared it on this group!

I am just afraid that it might come back and I would feel irritated
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Regards,
Gaurav Pandey

"Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:051932B2-BDFC-40C8-AF57-436E91401D0C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Keith! for the very quick reply!
>
> No, the issue with not with the tabbed browsing.
> Nothing happens when I click on Right Click->Close
> Or just click on the task bar IE button to minimize the window.
> This does not happen always. Just frequently that it has become
> irritating.
>
> On a side note: What is Windows Shell?
>
>
>
> " Keith Miller (MVP)" <k.miller@NOSPAM.mchsi.com> wrote in message
> news:E5445508-3CFC-4E91-83EE-F490DA3F5566@microsoft.com...
>> On the Close issue, if you are using tabbed browsing & have more than one
>> tab open, a confirmation message ("Do you want to close all tabs") will
>> inhibit closing until it is dismissed.
>>
>> In the Internet Options dialog, on the 'General' tab, you can click the
>> 'Settings' button in the 'Tabs' section and clear the checkbox labeled
>> "Warn me when closing multiple tabs"
>>
>>
>> --
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Keith
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gaurav Pandey" <gaurav_dell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:86716094-57B3-40B6-9886-8346BF580B28@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am facing a very minor however irritating issue with IE on my Vista.
>>>
>>> On the task bar, when I right click->Close nothing happens.
>>> "Sometimes" when I click on the IE button on the task bar, the window
>>> does not minimize.
>>>
>>> Not sure on what the issue is?
>>>
>>> Did anyone else face this issue too?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

[Hinkhig]

Hi,

Did you manage to find an answer to this as I am experiencing the same
problem, only it is happening all the time.

Thanks,
Jo


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Hinkhig

[gggirl]

hello all,

does anybody have any suggestions on this one?
i have exactly the same problem.
I have Vista Ultimate 32 bit, IE 7.0.6001.18000
on Lenovo x61 tablet pc
right now i think i always have this problem, not just sometimes.
and only for IE (can't right click on taskbar icon to close or
minimize).
it will just play a alert Ding sound and do nothing else.


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gggirl

[lcs]

Hi,

I have experience this problem a few months ago, thought it was some virus and I did a recovery for my notebook. It works fine after that.

But this problem came back recently, thinking might be caused by some programs.

Trying to think back what program I have installed.

Only then I realised that I did a installation of a tablet software a few months ago and only recently. I try and uninstall it.

And it works fine after that.

Hopes this info helps.


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CS

[norman1986]

I have the same issue...windows ultimate 64-bit! right click close
doesnt work!!!


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norman1986

[feerof]

i also have the same problem, though i don't use IE, i still want to
know why this is happening. Every time you want to close the application
using the right click on the taskbar, it would respond with a "ding"
indicating that it couldn't complete the task. what could possibly be
related to this problem?

I'm running vista home basic 32-bit on my tx2500 tablet pc


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feerof

[LR727]

WORKAROUND:
I've figured out that if you minimize the window first, you can then right-click close the window. If you have tabs open, you'll still be prompted as expected, but at least you can right-click close the window.

If you've already got your mouse at the taskbar, just left click it first to minimize, then right-click....

[feerof]

LR727, thanks, i didn't actually find that! LOL! maybe microsoft
implemented this as a safety feature for those who close tabs that they
think are popups or w/e... i don't know LOL


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feerof