thanks, couldn't find it. more specifically it is one step done from there:
inet props, tabs, window: when new tab is opened: your first home page
"rob^_^" wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Tools>Internet Options - General tab, Tabbed Browsing 'Settings' button.
>
> Sounds like you have turned off tabbed browsing sometime. Maybe with the
> Reset.
>
> Regards.
>
> "Dan" wrote in message
> news:8693FE7A-05AE-43B1-A630-F0DF61284CD0@microsoft.com...
> > hi, wondering how to set new tab to open to a web page. had that set
> > before,
> > but had to reset my IE8, lost settings. thanks
> >