No IE6 Explorer bar

[Franco]

When I try to use Tools - Windows update I get this:-

Install the ActiveX control required to view the website
The website will not display correctly on your computer without this
control. To install it:
1. Right-click the Internet Explorer Information Bar. It's located just
below the address bar.
2. In the right-click menu, click Install ActiveX Control.
3. In the Security Warning dialog box, click Install

But I don't get the Info bar, I have installed SP2 although it was murder,
and I seem to be having a raft of other probs, ie, can't watch film trailers
on the apple site, can't download games for my daughter to play on the BBC
Cbeebies site, can't download a thing from any microsoft site, my system
restore seems to have disappeared. Any ideas?

Regards

Franco

 

[Guest]

I am having exactly the same trouble. It started last week, and I've tried
everything I can think of (I'm a novice).

 

[Ottmar Freudenberger]

When I try to use Tools - Windows update I get this:-

Install the ActiveX control required to view the website [...]
But I don't get the Info bar,

Did you update your machine with the latest security updates which
were published on October 11th? Try an "regsvr32 ole32.dll" from
with "Run" in the Start menu *after* you've shut down *all* IE
windows. Restart your machine afterwards.

HTH,
Freudi

 

[Guest]

Thanks- unfortunately it didn't fix it. The only thing I can think of is
that last week I installed Spy Sweeper, and that's around when it started.
I've tried "allowing" this content or that, but still nothing.

 

[Ottmar Freudenberger]

Thanks- unfortunately it didn't fix it. The only thing I can think of is
that last week I installed Spy Sweeper, and that's around when it started.

Hm, did you tried uninstalling this program temporarily and see
if that fixed your problem?

BTW: http://www.fiddlertool.com/useragent.aspx reports which headers
and capabilities for your IE?

Bye,
Freudi

 

[Guest]

this is what I get:


Your browser sent the following headers:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Connection=Keep-AliveAccept=*/*Accept-Encoding=gzip,
deflateAccept-Language=en-usHost=www.fiddlertool.comReferer=http://w...lorer.ie6.browser&fltr=User-Agent=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1)


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASPNET's HTTPBrowserCapabilities object reports that based on the
User-Agent, your Browser has the following capabilities:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Type = IE6
Name = IE
Version = 6.0
Major Version = 6
Minor Version = 0
Platform = WinXP
Is Beta = False
Is Crawler = False
Is AOL = False
Is Win16 = False
Is Win32 = True
Supports Frames = True
Supports Tables = True
Supports Cookies = True
Supports VBScript = True
Supports JavaScript = True
Supports Java Applets = True
Supports ActiveX Controls = True
SecEnhanced.


By the way, something you suggested seems to have cleared up one issue with
gifs not showing up, but this all started because my Yahoo! music program is
malfunctioning due to a system cofig problem. I think the two probs are
linked. You've been very helpful with all this, thank you!

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

this is what I get:


Your browser sent the following headers:

....

There is one thing wrong here: the lack of line breaks.
Is that the way the site showed you the response?
The second half of the report is formatted normally.

I have seen almost the same thing before as a diagnostic for a related
symptom and if that is what the problem site is seeing it could explain
why the User-Agent was not being seen correctly which in turn could
explain why the problem site was not preparing all the content you might
be expecting with IE6 browser on a normal connection.

The last time there was also indication that there was a proxy involved.
So please describe your connection path. E.g. proxy? firewall?
If you have diagnostics in such facilities see if you can detect where
the response is getting mangled.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---

 

[Ottmar Freudenberger]

Your browser sent the following headers:

[...]

These are ok, assuming, you've missed a line break (see Robert's posting).

That's happening after the installation of the updates from the October
Patch Day?

If true, you may give downloading
http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip a shot. Download the
ZIP file, extract it and double click the contained OLEfix.reg file.
Accept it merge into the registry. You may have to reboot your
machine afterwards.

HTH,
Freudi

 

[Guest]

After two weeks of messing with it every night, your patch (below) fixed it!
I don't know how to thank you both enough for your assistance. You've got a
friend in Boston. Thanks for everything!!

Dave K

Your browser sent the following headers:

[...]

These are ok, assuming, you've missed a line break (see Robert's posting).

That's happening after the installation of the updates from the October
Patch Day?

If true, you may give downloading
http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip a shot. Download the
ZIP file, extract it and double click the contained OLEfix.reg file.
Accept it merge into the registry. You may have to reboot your
machine afterwards.

HTH,
Freudi

 

[Ottmar Freudenberger]

After two weeks of messing with it every night, your patch (below) fixed it!

Fine

I don't know how to thank you both enough for your assistance.

You're welcome! And I thank "whatswrongnow" in the WU newsgroup for
posting about the REG file she received by MS Support!

Bye,
Freudi

 

[Guest]

Your browser sent the following headers:

[...]

These are ok, assuming, you've missed a line break (see Robert's posting).

That's happening after the installation of the updates from the October
Patch Day?

If true, you may give downloading
http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip a shot. Download the
ZIP file, extract it and double click the contained OLEfix.reg file.
Accept it merge into the registry. You may have to reboot your
machine afterwards.

HTH,
Freudi

Thank you as well. I have had the same problem for the last 5 days. You
have a friend in Sacramento, CA.