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Firefox doesn't exit when I close the last tab, just by doing some customization in about:config. But now, my company has to work with some website that only works well on Internet Explorer. I currently use Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP SP3. So, how do I prevent Internet Explorer 8 from exiting when closing the last tab? I've searched for such a feature for a while but found nothing helpful.

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I gave up with my "customization habit", now I'm trying to live with IE world, ... phew...

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The obvious question is why leave a program running that isn't doing anything? – uSlackr Sep 14 '11 at 12:59
On my IE8, it's not possible to close the last tab. There's no X on the tab, and the "Close tab" option is grayed out on the right-click menu - after you close the second-to-the-last tab. – bwall Sep 14 '11 at 13:04
@uSlackr: my Firefox just open-a-new-blank-tab when I close the last tab. – LongTTH Sep 14 '11 at 17:31
@bwall: on my IE8, I can use Ctrl+W or Alt+F+C to close the last tab, so I posted this question. – LongTTH Sep 14 '11 at 17:32
Why not just manually open a blank tab before closing the last tab? Or open a blank tab when the browser starts, and just never close it, or use it. – Zoredache Sep 15 '11 at 4:17
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Many tries then I found that there is no way to do this thing!
Finally, I gave up with my "customization habit", now I'm trying to live with IE world, ... (:-|)

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