IE8 Issue with Windows 7

So like everyone when I open IE8 in Windows seven, it goes to my homepage, however when I select a link in my favorites folder it opens a new tab to go to that link. When in that new tab and I select a favorite it does not open a new tab, but opens the link in the tab currently showing. If I click the button that opens a new tab at the homepage and then go to a link in my favorites, it again opens a new tab to do this leaving my homepage tab untouched. If I open a newtab to homepage and then navgate away from the homepage and then click on a link in my favorites it goes to that link in the current open tab. What I want to know is how to have favorites open n current tab all the time, like firefox does, without having to navigate away from the homepage manually first

hi all

cyrorm change your homepage to Google or yahoo
and try again , look round in the options for EI 8
make a new user account and try it again in there
and report back :)

later
Saakeman

Changing my homepage from bing to google did not change the way IE is working. Under a new user, the issue does not occur.

Noticed something just now, this issue does not occur if the link is to an external website, only to a website inside my domain.

My favorites always open in the current tab whether the favorite I'm going to is local or not. My tab settings options are: 1) When a new tab is opened...open the new tab page, 2)Open pop-ups in a new tab, 3)Links open new tab in current window.

When I use those settings, I get the sme results.

I had all my settngs mimic those of a friend, using same version of Windows, all updates applied, even exact same computer model and internal hardware, and his does not do this, but mine does.