Well, I've had to go to my girlfriend's computer to ask this question because
I can no longer enter text via IE6 on my W98SE-based machine. Seems that
after I did some Norton clean-sweep activities, I can no longer click within
any text bars on any web page and get a blinking cursor whereby I can type
text. Everything else about the web page seems to be ok such as being able to
click on links and get the resulting pages. I simply cannot, no how, no way
enter any text.

I would simply reload IE6 but since I cannot talk via typing to a web site
in order to get the software, I cannot even do that? Any advice on how to go
about reloading IE6 when I cannot type text into a text field?
--
Jim H.

Let me add that the standard menu bar normally at the top of the IE6 window
is also absent (the bar with "File," "Edit," "View," etc) so I cannot even
peer inside "Tools/Internet Options" to see what's up with the IE6 settings.

Again, how can I go about reloading the IE6 software when my current IE6
(which runs) is both deaf and dumb?
--
Jim H.


"Jim H." wrote:

> Well, I've had to go to my girlfriend's computer to ask this question because
> I can no longer enter text via IE6 on my W98SE-based machine. Seems that
> after I did some Norton clean-sweep activities, I can no longer click within
> any text bars on any web page and get a blinking cursor whereby I can type
> text. Everything else about the web page seems to be ok such as being able to
> click on links and get the resulting pages. I simply cannot, no how, no way
> enter any text.
>
> I would simply reload IE6 but since I cannot talk via typing to a web site
> in order to get the software, I cannot even do that? Any advice on how to go
> about reloading IE6 when I cannot type text into a text field?
> --
> Jim H.

Go to Start...Run, type in "regsvr32 Mshtmler.dll" (no quotes), click Okay.

If no joy...

Cannot Type Text in Outlook Express or Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q235236

Long delay when tabbing from field to field in forms or delay when
entering/editing text
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/55.html

As for your other issue:

Menu bar/Toolbar Missing in Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555130

--

Jon Kennnedy, MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC, USA
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"Jim H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C078F1E2-19CD-41CE-8892-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well, I've had to go to my girlfriend's computer to ask this question
> because
> I can no longer enter text via IE6 on my W98SE-based machine. Seems that
> after I did some Norton clean-sweep activities, I can no longer click
> within
> any text bars on any web page and get a blinking cursor whereby I can type
> text. Everything else about the web page seems to be ok such as being able
> to
> click on links and get the resulting pages. I simply cannot, no how, no
> way
> enter any text.
>
> I would simply reload IE6 but since I cannot talk via typing to a web site
> in order to get the software, I cannot even do that? Any advice on how to
> go
> about reloading IE6 when I cannot type text into a text field?
> --
> Jim H.