session variables with two browsers

[max underwood]

we are using internet explorer 6, reading information from w2k iis asp. users
are opening two browsers so they can keep two sessions open with different
information. It is rare, but sometimes the the non-active browser will use
the session varibles from the active one. We have deleted local content and
cookies with no affect. any thoughts? Thanks

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max underwood
systemax corporation

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

Re: session variables with two browsers

This is determined by whether or not the client machine starts a new process
for the browser. Example, if you see only one iexplore.exe process running
but two browser windows, those two browser windows are sharing a single
process on the machine.

Ray at work

"max underwood" <maxunderwood@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
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> we are using internet explorer 6, reading information from w2k iis asp.
> users
> are opening two browsers so they can keep two sessions open with different
> information. It is rare, but sometimes the the non-active browser will use
> the session varibles from the active one. We have deleted local content
> and
> cookies with no affect. any thoughts? Thanks
>
> --
> max underwood
> systemax corporation
>[/color]

[Dave Anderson]

Re: session variables with two browsers

max underwood wrote:[color=blue]
> we are using internet explorer 6, reading information from w2k iis
> asp. users are opening two browsers so they can keep two sessions
> open with different information. It is rare, but sometimes the the
> non-active browser will use the session varibles from the active one.
> We have deleted local content and cookies with no affect. any
> thoughts?[/color]

Here's a thought: train your users to actually use two browsers (2 instances
of IE is not two browsers) or wean them from this practice altogether.

Internet Explorer has not had a user-configurable "browse in separate
process" option since version 5.01, which means IE decides on-the-fly
whether to share sessions between windows (not to mention frames). You do
not get to choose when.

That said, there will never be any confusion over which session is which if
the user is toggling between IE and one of these:

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

http://www.opera.com/

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[maurodev]

Re: session variables with two browsers


Hi,

we've also seen this, but thought maybe we were not correctly clearin
local content.

Is there some way to configure the client PC to run each browser i
its' own process?

Thanks,

Mauro Ciacci


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[Dave Anderson]

Re: session variables with two browsers

maurodev wrote:[color=blue]
> we've also seen this, but thought maybe we were not correctly clearing
> local content.
>
> Is there some way to configure the client PC to run each browser in
> its' own process?[/color]

Each browser already runs in its own process. Multiple instances of the same
browser may or may not. If you want concurrent sessions, use two different
browsers.


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[Patrice]

Re: session variables with two browsers

As a side note, I wonder it couldn't be included in the application. If they
need another account I would say this is because the application should have
a mean to grant some additional rights on these items to the user primary
account (instead of using another account)...

Much like those mail applications where you can give rights to your mailbox
to other users...

Patrice


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>
> Hi,
>
> we've also seen this, but thought maybe we were not correctly clearing
> local content.
>
> Is there some way to configure the client PC to run each browser in
> its' own process?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mauro Ciaccio
>
>
>
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[Mark Schupp]

Re: session variables with two browsers

try adding -new to the command line in the shortcut they use to launch IE.
as in:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplo re.exe" -new

This used to start the browser in a new process, not sure if it works with
IE6. This will likely not affect instances created by ctrl-N or by links
with target="_blank" .

There might be a system-wide setting you could make somewhere but that would
cause child windows created by a browser instance to not share the parent's
session (some applications depend on that).

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--Mark Schupp
Head of Development
Integrity eLearning

https://www.ielearning.com

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>
> Hi,
>
> we've also seen this, but thought maybe we were not correctly clearing
> local content.
>
> Is there some way to configure the client PC to run each browser in
> its' own process?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mauro Ciaccio
>
>
>
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[max underwood]

Re: session variables with two browsers

Ray, do you have any thoughts on how to make sure the user is in a separate
process?

"Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:
[color=blue]
> This is determined by whether or not the client machine starts a new process
> for the browser. Example, if you see only one iexplore.exe process running
> but two browser windows, those two browser windows are sharing a single
> process on the machine.
>
> Ray at work
>
> "max underwood" <maxunderwood@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D0786F5-F771-4304-AE49-D30EC1F31322@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> > we are using internet explorer 6, reading information from w2k iis asp.
> > users
> > are opening two browsers so they can keep two sessions open with different
> > information. It is rare, but sometimes the the non-active browser will use
> > the session varibles from the active one. We have deleted local content
> > and
> > cookies with no affect. any thoughts? Thanks
> >
> > --
> > max underwood
> > systemax corporation
> >[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

Re: session variables with two browsers

Have you looked at the other responses with suggestions?

Ray at work

"max underwood" <maxunderwood@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ray, do you have any thoughts on how to make sure the user is in a
> separate
> process?
>
> "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> This is determined by whether or not the client machine starts a new
>> process
>> for the browser. Example, if you see only one iexplore.exe process
>> running
>> but two browser windows, those two browser windows are sharing a single
>> process on the machine.
>>
>> Ray at work
>>
>> "max underwood" <maxunderwood@d iscussions.micr osoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6D0786F5-F771-4304-AE49-D30EC1F31322@mi crosoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > we are using internet explorer 6, reading information from w2k iis asp.
>> > users
>> > are opening two browsers so they can keep two sessions open with
>> > different
>> > information. It is rare, but sometimes the the non-active browser will
>> > use
>> > the session varibles from the active one. We have deleted local content
>> > and
>> > cookies with no affect. any thoughts? Thanks
>> >
>> > --
>> > max underwood
>> > systemax corporation
>> >[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]