Ron

Try opening a new browsing tab (click that short little tab segment to the far right of any open browing tabs) before going to your favorites and you should be able to open whatever you want without closing (just hiding) xmarks. Alternatively you could always just open a whole second IE browser before going searching elsewhere, like your favorites. Saves having to back track with the back arrow a lot. Lastly you can always right click over a favorite and choose "open in new window" to get a second browser windoe to open without closing the one you are in or navigating away from it.

Happy hunting.

jeff