"view source" function no longer works

[Steve]

I have often used a function called "view source" which
is available by right-clicking on a web page, and
selecting "view source" from the menu. (it is also
available by clicking on the "view" menu on the top of
the window, and selecting "view source" from that menu).
This used to open a new window into notepad.exe, which
contained all the .html from the webpage. This would
assist in locating bad weblinks and so forth. However,
this function now appears to just open a new "windows
explorer" window. This seems to have coincided with a
recent "Windows Update" that I allowed to download into
my Windows XP (home) system, though it could be
coincidental that I only noticed this change now. If
anyone has any suggestions with how to restore the "view
source" function to open into "notepad" instead of simply
opening another instance of a Windows Epxlorer browser
window, that would be most excellent. Thank you.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Steve,
There may be several reasons .........

1) If a shortcut exists on the Desktop for Notepad, rename it.
2) Some users have reported Quick View Plus to be the culprit?
[or]
Close all instances of OE and IE
Control Panel | Internet Options | General tab | Delete Files button
Also select the option: "Delete all offline files"
Then click the "Clear History" button, while you're at it ......
Reset the TIF cache size to 50 mb. Click Apply\Ok

[more info]
How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
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Source Code Is Not Displayed When You Click Source on the View Menu in IE
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306907

For "https" pages:
Make sure 'Do not save encrypted pages to disk' is unchecked
Internet Options | Advanced
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