BUMP: IE6 new window freezes

[Matt Ion]

When opening a new window in IE6 on WinXP Pro, whether
by using "Open link in new window" or when done internally
via target= or Javascript, the new window's frame will come
up, and then freeze there indefinitely with no content.

It's quasi-transparent, meaning I can see what's behind
it, but if I drag it, it takes that snapshot of the
background with it.

If I click the Close button, it closes without fuss. If
I'm given the toolbar, I can click Stop, and it will then
fill in the URL and I can click Go or Reload and the
window WILL load normally. Unfortunately, that doesn't
work when Javascript opens a new toolbar-less window.


--
"The universe runs on the complex interweaving of three
elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest."
- G'Kar

Your friend and mine,
Matt Ion
Molten Image Media

 

[Don Varnau]

Matt,
See:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#hyperlinks
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window

Regards,
Don

 

[Matt Ion]

There we go, something in there did the trick. Had to reboot for it to take
effect, but it seems to be good now. I think the one thing that did it was
one of the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT reg keys mentioned in the Microsoft document:
of the three, the first one pointed at some different DLL rather than
URLMON.DLL.

Restoring that key didn't fix it immediately so I went through all the other
steps, including re-registering all the listed DLLs, and all the other
listed keys seemed to be intact, but as I say, none of the steps helped
until after a reboot, so I can't say for sure which one really did the job.
But, something did, and all is good now

Thanks, Don!

 

[Don Varnau]

You're welcome.
Don