Can't open links

[Linda]

When I am at some, not all, web sites and I scroll with my mouse till the
cursor turns into a hand, I try to open that link to read. (i.e.: the
calendar link at the AirTran web site, the sale details at the Dell web
site) The link won't open. Yet at other websites (i.e.: Microsoft website,
I can click on the title and the description will open) I am able.
I have disabled my pop-up blocker. I have emptied my cookies and offline
web content.
What can I do?

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
The "View Calendar" link at http://www.airtran.com/Home.aspx is a Javascript
link. I'm not sure which Dell link didn't work for you.

Try these steps:
Go to Internet Options> Security> Internet Zone, set it to Default.

Or, try the Internet Options> Security settings at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm#Setting

Clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
files (and delete offline content when that dialog pops up) It's often
recommended that the TIF folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

Important...
Check any third-party security programs to see if one of them is blocking
Javascript, scripts, scripting, active content. Norton Internet Security and
a number of other programs can be configured to block scripts. The Yahoo
toolbar or another pop-up blocker might be blocking these pages.

Try these two commands from Start> Run> cmd [enter]
regsvr32 vbscript.dll [enter]
regsvr32 jscript.dll [enter]

Reinstall the scripting engine. Go to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
for the appropriate download of Windows Script 5.6

Re-registering the DLLs listed in this article may help:
281679 - You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens
After You Click a Link: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]