I have reinstalled ie 7 and still do not have access to tabs feature. I shows up as gray on my File - New Tab but will not access. I have reinstalled 7 and have followed all the tech steps to correct the problem including reset on all feature from factory. Does anyone have a clue what I have missed.

You are posting in the Exchange server forum. You would have better luck in the Vista area: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=715&SiteID=17 But here is my suggestion anyway: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab band is missing completely There is are no known third party add-ins that cause this problem. First, make sure you that you are not using Classic display mode. If you are, switch to standard XP display mode. This should make the tabs appear and then you can switch back to normal mode. If that doesn't help, then invariably the cause isa damaged installation. In short, there are two files involved - xmllite.dll and ieui.dll (ieui.dll is also used by Quick Tabs). xmllite.dll and ieui.dll should both be in %windir%\system32. Troubleshooting steps - missing tab band: Ensure xmllite.dll and ieui.dll are in %windir%\system32. If xmllite.dll is missing download and install the XMLLITE update mentioned at the end of this article. If ieui.dll is missing you should uninstall IE7, reboot twice and reinstall again, this time following all the instructions above. Edit:regsvr32commands removed. If you are still having problems close Internet Explorer and run gpedit.msc. Navigate to User Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Windows Components --> Windows Explorer --> Force Classical View. Set Force Classical View to "Disable". Note there is also a "Turn off Tabbed Browsing" option at Navigate to User Configuration --> Administrative Templates --> Windows Components --> Internet Explorer. If IE7 still does not have a tab band after restarting go to the following web page and install the appropriate version of the xmllite update package available at this URL:http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915865 It should not be necessary to uninstall IE7 before installing the xmlliteupdate package. If your issue is not resolved after installing the update package (and rebooting twice), you can try uninstalling IE7, rebooting twice, then installing again, making sure you follow the pre-installation advice here:http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html ref:http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/24/203178.aspx