I actually got the original tip off my mate at work, having forgotten where the setting was. I then looked it up on Google to get a handy link. I'm talking about dealing with the internet annoyance which manifested iteself today by dragging me away from a web form I was filling in when I clicked on a link in Windows Media Player. Yes, I is talking about Reuse windows for launching shortcuts , otherwise known as "don't take me away from a web page that I don't bloody want to get taken away from" Here, check it out: http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1013 Oh, and if the link's broken, here's the short version: Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Browsing -> UNCHECK "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts" :))