How To Keep Reply Box on Top

[corkyg]

This is something that has been annoying me for weeks since IE8 came along. Whenever I open a REPLY box, after a few seconds it drops behind the exisiting window. I then have a choice of clicking on the reply in the task bar or minimizing the main IE8 window. I have tried all sorts of settings in Internet Tools, but nothing seems to do the job.

I have tried turning off tabbed browsing - no help. Compatibility setting/mode - no help.

Any ideas? Am I the only one with the problem?

BTW - the OS is XP Pro/SP3 with all updates current.

 

[Snapster]

IE8 here, opens new window over top, stays top. Do you have any toolbars, antivir/popup blockers etc installed ?

 

[corkyg]

Several toolbars - but not popup blocker. I turned that off. Anyway, I am developing a procedural solution that is becoming almost automatic. When I click on REPLY I minimize the main screen ASAP and the reply box is right there.

It happens in both Vista and XP Pro - but not Win7. All have the same toolbars. Curious!

OK - I turned all toolbars off - makes no difference at all. ???

 

[GaryJohnson]

Try running IE8 with no add-ons, and see if it still does it.

iexplore.exe -extoff

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: GaryJohnson
Try running IE8 with no add-ons, and see if it still does it.
iexplore.exe -extoff

By that I assume you mean remove the add on tool bars like Google, Roboform, etc.? I did that and it has no effect.

 

[GaryJohnson]

-extoff is a command line switch that starts IE with no add-ons. Are you sure you disabled all of the add-ons?

If you do a start-> run... and put "iexplore.exe -extoff" it will start IE8 with absolutely no add-ons. This is the best way to be sure you got them all.

 

[corkyg]

So far, that seems to be working. I then turned them on changing "off" to "on" in the command line, and it seems to be working - at least on my laptop. Will check my main system when I get home. Thanks for the tip.