# Ie.start & ie.new

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-start-ie-new/150577>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 10, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-start-ie-new/150577 "2008-10-10T06:04:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vijaypatel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vijaypatel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vijaypatel)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-start-ie-new/150577/1 "2008-10-10T06:04:12Z")

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Hello,

I am a beginner to Ruby & Watir, as new as three days 🙂 I am facing  
some beginner issues …  
When trying to use ie.new or ie.start, a fresh IE opens up and when  
using ie.goto on that object opens a new IE browser to navigate to the  
site. I tried physically typing the url on the blank / fresh browser  
that ruby opens up after ie.new or ie.start but I get this error “For  
your computers security, websites that are in different security zones  
should open up in different windows”.

Is there some stting changes that will solve this problem as clearly  
none of you guys are facing this issue with a ie.new or ie.start.

The below code will cause the same problem,

require ‘watir’ # the watir controller

# set a variable

test\_site = ‘[http://www.google.com](http://www.google.com)’

# open the IE browser

ie = Watir::IE.new # this opens up a blank . fresh / new browser  
ie.goto(test\_site) # This opens up another browser

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**Author:** ![vijaypatel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/9fc29f/32.png) [@vijaypatel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vijaypatel)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-start-ie-new/150577/2 "2008-10-10T23:40:34Z")

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On Oct 9, 10:03 pm, Vijay P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ## ie.goto(test\_site) # This opens up another browser
> 
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

search the watir mailing list for an answer. Its been asked several  
times before. Its something to do with vista.

Paul