My code causes URL to open in 2 different tabs, why?

Question

As person helped me to figure out how to start open URL in default browser now I am having bit of a problem which causes to open URL in 2 different tabs when clicked. What could be the cause for this?

EDIT: I think it's good to point out that I am using a ListView in detailed mode. So when user clicks column with URL, it should open a single window in the browser.

lvWeb.MouseMove += new MouseEventHandler(lvWeb_MouseMove);
lvWeb.MouseUp +=new MouseEventHandler(lvWeb_MouseUp);

private void lvWeb_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    var hit = lvWeb.HitTest(e.Location);
    if (hit.SubItem != null && hit.SubItem == hit.Item.SubItems[1]) 
        lvWeb.Cursor = Cursors.Hand;
    else lvWeb.Cursor = Cursors.Default;
}

private void lvWeb_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    var hit = lvWeb.HitTest(e.Location);
    if (hit.SubItem != null && hit.SubItem == hit.Item.SubItems[1])
    {
        var url = new Uri(hit.SubItem.Text);
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url.ToString());
    }
}

not exactly your answer but worth looking at: http://ryanfarley.com/blog/archive/2004/05/16/649.aspx . Discusses an alternative method of opening the default browser without 'hijacking' current session. — robasta, Dec 20 '11 at 10:44
Does the same thing happens if you use any URL and any other browsers being set as default usage? — Zenwalker, Dec 20 '11 at 10:45
@Robert Dondo, this should be an answer. It seems like it solved my problem. — HelpNeeder, Dec 20 '11 at 11:52

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '11 at 21:24

As one person sugested, I have visited the article which did the trick and it works as following:

    private string getDefaultBrowser()
    {
        string browser = string.Empty;
        RegistryKey key = null;
        try
        {
            key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey(@"HTTP\shell\open\command", false);

            //trim off quotes
            browser = key.GetValue(null).ToString().ToLower().Replace("\"", "");
            if (!browser.EndsWith("exe"))
            {
                //get rid of everything after the ".exe"
                browser = browser.Substring(0, browser.LastIndexOf(".exe") + 4);
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            if (key != null) key.Close();
        }
        return browser;
    }

    private void lvWeb_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        var hit = lvWeb.HitTest(e.Location);
        if (hit.SubItem != null && hit.SubItem == hit.Item.SubItems[1])
        {
            var url = new Uri(hit.SubItem.Text);
            //System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url.ToString());

            Process p = new Process();
            p.StartInfo.FileName = getDefaultBrowser();
            p.StartInfo.Arguments = url.ToString();
            p.Start();
        }
    }

My code causes URL to open in 2 different tabs, why?

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