Can not open new browser window - blank

[Tom Gustafson]

Hello,

This problem just started this evening and is driving me
nuts. I am running Windows XP SP1. Whenever I right-click
on a link and pick "Open in new window", a new window will
open, but the page will never load. If I press Stop and
then Reload, the page will load correctly. This makes it
difficult since many links like to open in new windows, and
if they have the navigation buttons hidden (Like the
microsoft support site :^/), there is nothing I can do.

Also, I wanted to try and re-install IE SP1, but there is
no entry in the Add/Remove Programs for Internet Explorer
and the Update program will not do anything and quits
saying I have the most up to date IE. ARG!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type:

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

3. Click OK, and then click OK again when you receive the following message:

DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded.


4. If that doesn't fix it, see this article:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window


You can also try this:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC (SFC /SCANNOW for Win2K or WinXP).
Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk'.
Type oleaut32.dll, not worrying about its location. Then, click Start.

Next to 'Restore From', type in or browse for the file's location, which is
probably in the Win98 folder of your installation CD-ROM (typically
D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs folder, as the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System, and click OK. System
File Checker looks for the file, saves it as you requested, and then tells
you that 'the file has been successfully extracted'.

You may need to reboot.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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