3.6: Make links in drop down open in new window?

[dontpanic]

I seem to not be able to make the links in my drop down menus open in a new window. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I have no problem doing this if I put the link directly on the navbar, just in a drop down... Thanks!

My code bits from the navbar:

PHP Code:

<td id="partners" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#partners">Partners</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("partners"); </script></td> 


PHP Code:

 <!-- partners menu -->
 <div class="vbmenu_popup" id="partners_menu" style="display:none">
  <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
 
  <tr><td class="thead">Area51 Network</td></tr> 
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_option">MCSE World</td></tr> 
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.midsouthphotos.com" target="_blank">MidSouth Photos</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.riverkingsfans.com" target="_blank">RiverKings Fans</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td class="thead">Partner Sites</td></tr> 
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.brainbeacon.com" target="_blank">Brian Beacon</a></td></tr>
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.securelyspeaking.com" target="_blank">Securely Speaking</a></td></tr> 
  <tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="http://www.tech-unity.com/.com" target="_blank">Tech-Unity</a></td></tr> 
 
  </table>
 </div>
 <!-- partners menu -->