techie help please?

[sparkdeco]

I have just purchased a dell optiplex 755 with xp professional on it.
On my old pc I had windows ordinary XP and had dowloaded the IE explorer 7 to have the tabbed windows.
Anyhow, now downloaded and deleted explorer 7 twice because each time it's downloaded, the tabs are not there. Defaults back to standard explorer.
Anyone know what could be the problem please?
thanks Dawn

[bykimbo]

Have you checked your tools > options > tab settings when in the apparently tabless IE7?

[sparkdeco]

Have you checked your tools > options > tab settings when in the apparently tabless IE7?

yes, tab browsing is enabled with the green tick, but i can only get a brand new page

[bykimbo]

I don't know about *green* ticks, I just have a selection of text boxes on my options. But this is what mine looks like, and control/T produces a new tab, if that's any help. Sorry, I don't use IE except for testing code, so I'm not much help!

[sparkdeco]

thanks Kimbo, but mine read the same as yours. A mystery this one cos can't understand why it doesn't work

[bykimbo]

Hope an XP geek is along in a minute!

[kengillam]

Have you also downloaded the latest service pack, that may be a possible cause, he says clutching furiously at straws

[sparkdeco]

hi Ken,
yes i downloaded the service pack 3.

[kengillam]

Pass

[sparkdeco]

Pass

aaggggh!!!

I have now deleted the blinking thing for the 3rd time. I am hoping someone might have an answer by time I decide to go ahead just once more