Cannot view source code

[Carol H]

I am currently taking a college course in web design and
must have the ability to view the source code. When I
click on vew>source nothing happens. I did a search on MS
and got the following:
SYMPTOMS
You may not be able to view the source code of a Web page.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if your Cookies folder is located on
an NTFS partition and you do not have at least Change
permissions for the Cookies folder.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, configure your profile to use
permissions that include the Change permission for the
Cookies folder.

How do I do this. I am using a Del Inspiron 2650 laptop
and I am the only one that uses it. The laptop is
password protected so no one has been tampering. Of
course, I am set up as Administrator.
Any help here would truly be appreciated. So far this is
not an easy course and it is online, so I only have five
weeks of classes.

 

[*Vanguard*]

"Carol H" said in news:[email protected]:

I am currently taking a college course in web design and
must have the ability to view the source code. When I
click on vew>source nothing happens. I did a search on MS
and got the following:
SYMPTOMS
You may not be able to view the source code of a Web page.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if your Cookies folder is located on
an NTFS partition and you do not have at least Change
permissions for the Cookies folder.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, configure your profile to use
permissions that include the Change permission for the
Cookies folder.

How do I do this. I am using a Del Inspiron 2650 laptop
and I am the only one that uses it. The laptop is
password protected so no one has been tampering. Of
course, I am set up as Administrator.
Any help here would truly be appreciated. So far this is
not an easy course and it is online, so I only have five
weeks of classes.

Looks like you went off on a tangent. Go to Internet Options ->
Programs -> HTML Editor -> pick Notepad. Note that some sites will use
code that disables the right-click menu so you cannot then select View
Source (because you can't get the menu).

 

[Carol H]

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"Carol H" said in news:6c2a01c42f33$ead260f0 [email protected]:

Looks like you went off on a tangent. Go to Internet Options ->
Programs -> HTML Editor -> pick Notepad. Note that some sites will use
code that disables the right-click menu so you cannot then select View
Source (because you can't get the menu).

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I tried what you said and still nothing. I have tried

having notebook open and then clicking on view>source. I
even rebooted laptop after the change. Any other
suggestions?

 

[*Vanguard*]

"Carol H" said in news:[email protected]:
If you are truly taking a course in web design, why do you need to steal
other people's code? You wouldn't need to use the browser's View ->
Source (either by right-clicking or by using the View menu) if you were
trying to see your own accessible .htm files.

You could also see if downloading the page using File -> Save As lets
you save the web page to a file (or multiple files if you save in HTML
format since a subdirectory gets created containing the linked objects).


Right-click on your Cookies folder (%userprofile%\Cookies), Properties,
Security, and make sure your account has change permissions (actually it
should have all permissions). If you don't see the Security tab in
Properties, disable the "Use simple file sharing" option in Explorer's
Tools -> Folder Options -> View.

Presumably you are NOT using this as your primary account. This is a
*backup* administrative account. You should define your own admin-level
account and always logon under your own admin-level account. If your
profile gets corrupted and you only have the Administrator account (so
that is the account's profile that got corrupted), you may not be able
to logon anymore.

I tried what you said and still nothing. I have tried
having notebook open and then clicking on view>source. I
even rebooted laptop after the change. Any other
suggestions?

I don't know why you thought having Notepad open would help. The editor
used to view the source presented within the browser is by a defined
namespace in the registry as to the title for the context menu entry and
what server (i.e., program) to use.

In the Registry, does the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Default HTML Editor" key have a Description data item with a
value of "Notepad" (or whatever was selected in Internet Options ->
Programs -> HTML Editor)? Does the
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Default HTML
Editor\shell\edit\command" key have a Default data item with a value of
"C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe %1" (without the quotes)? If not, and if you
selected Notepad as the HTML Editor in Internet Options, then I suspect
you have other problems, like virus infection, spyware, or a hijacked
browser. When you make the change in the browser's configuration, these
registry keys should change to match.

Where is the file that you are trying to open (that you are viewing
within your browser)? What is the URL to the web page where you cannot
right-click and select View Source or cannot use the View -> View Source
menu?

You could also try using a text-only safe web browser to hit the web
site. SamSpade.org has a downloadable version of its utility in which
you can enter the URL and then click on the web button to safely view
that web site. You will see the HTTP headers along with a text-only
view of all HTML coding for that web site. Copy and paste.