Can't open links in IE or email

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Help!! Lately I can't open links in Internet Explorer or in my email. It
started the other day when I saw an error message about win32, but haven't
seen the error message since. I tried to do a system restore to a date prior
to the error message, but it was unsuccessful. Another annoyance is that my
Yahoo Messenger email alert doesn't work anymore.

I defragmented my harddrive, and ran Ad-Aware to remove any spyware. I'm
stuck and frustrated!!

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
 
Jan said:
Help!! Lately I can't open links in Internet Explorer or in my email. It
started the other day when I saw an error message about win32, but haven't
seen the error message since. I tried to do a system restore to a date prior
to the error message, but it was unsuccessful. Another annoyance is that my
Yahoo Messenger email alert doesn't work anymore.

I defragmented my harddrive, and ran Ad-Aware to remove any spyware. I'm
stuck and frustrated!!

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Click to expand...


Hyperlinks
Open "run" and type in regsvr32 urlmon.dll click ok
then open Internet Explorer and go to Tools>Internet Options>Programs and
click on 'Reset Web Settings...' Try the hyperlinks again.
 
Hi,
Thanks for your answer. I tried your suggestion, and it didn't help. :(
When I click on a link in email or on a website, it my cursor freezes on the
"hand" for a minute or so while hovering over the email or webpage, and then
it just goes back to the "arrow" as if I hadn't tried to open the link at
all.

I can't do searches in Google or Yahoo because I can't open the links found
by the search engine.

Frustrating!
 
Wesley said:
No Links
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Hyperlinks Do Not Work in Outlook Express or in Word
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823301
Click to expand...

Wesley I am glad to read this post as I have had this difficulty for some
time now. I have tried many fixes including the one you just posted and it
seems that this does not take. Sometimes the link will connect other times
the same link will not. I just followed this procedure. Nothing was fixed
until I rebooted. After start up the links that did not connect now did.
Within only a few minutes I return to find the links no longer work. I can't
figure out if this started after SP2 or not but the only way I get around
this is to copy and paste. If you have any other ideas I am still looking
for a permanent fix.

J.
 
Hello Jan,
Try this: http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

--Rino

I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it helped me before.


Help!! Lately I can't open links in Internet Explorer or in my email. It
started the other day when I saw an error message about win32, but haven't
seen the error message since. I tried to do a system restore to a date prior
to the error message, but it was unsuccessful. Another annoyance is that my
Yahoo Messenger email alert doesn't work anymore.

I defragmented my harddrive, and ran Ad-Aware to remove any spyware. I'm
stuck and frustrated!!

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
 
I also tried the things listed in the articles you posted, and I seem to be
in the same situation as John. Occasionally a link will open (though it takes
way too long,) but most of the time, I have to paste links in the address bar.
 
Jan said:
I also tried the things listed in the articles you posted, and I seem
to be
in the same situation as John. Occasionally a link will open (though
it takes way too long,) but most of the time, I have to paste links
in the address bar.
Click to expand...

Jan have you ever had Foxfire installed on your system by any chance? I did
and I am trying to eliminate possibilities of some applications causing
this. This may have started for me after removing Foxfire form my system

Thanks.
J.
 
The dns server assigned by your isp's DHCP server, may be down...and non
cached name/ip translation is impossible. This happened yesterday for Comcast
Cable customers.

Solution:
Asign and use another DNS server:

Go to your Network Connections
Right click on your internet connection (probably first one listed)
Select Properties
Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the list
Click Properties
Select the option : "Use the following DNS server addresses"
Enter 4.2.2.2
Click OK
Click OK
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

If that doesnt work, go back and restore the option to "Obtain DNS server
address automatically"

GL
 
Hi John,
I do have Foxfire, and have been using it as an alternative to IE since I've
been having the trouble. I haven't changed anything having to do with Foxfire
lately, and I've had it for a long time, so I wouldn't think that it has
anything to do with the problem, though at this point, nothing would surprise
me.

I hope you have success with the problem! (And then you can share the
solution with me!! ;-) Let me know if you figure something out!
 
Hello Jan & John,
Here's my instruction or guide for the URL I gave --- try it again.
Open Windows Explorer and click on Tools > Folder Options > File Types, then
scroll down to URL: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and click it. Click Advanced or Edit button, whatever the choice is there. Click
Edit button the Open action for this file type. The values should read as follows:

Application used to perform action:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Make line by lines change and copy the correct one below, usually #3 line has changed --- delete it, NOTHING must be written in
line #3.)

[ / ] DDE:
#1: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2: IExplore
#3: <blank>
#4: WWW_OpenURL

To exit; Click OK twice and click Close.

Now try open your links for OE and IE.


Also see the following MS Knowledge Base articles:

Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not Start Web Browser
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q177/0/54.asp

Nothing Happens When You Click a Link in Outlook Express [Q176581]
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/5/81.asp

Q260238 - OLEXP: Hyperlinks in Outlook Express May Not Be Active:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q260/2/38.ASP

OLEXP: "Send To" and E-mail Links Do Not Work w. Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306098

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You
Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;281679

--Rino
I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it helped me before.




Hello Jan,
Try this: http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

--Rino

I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it helped me before.


Help!! Lately I can't open links in Internet Explorer or in my email. It
started the other day when I saw an error message about win32, but haven't
seen the error message since. I tried to do a system restore to a date prior
to the error message, but it was unsuccessful. Another annoyance is that my
Yahoo Messenger email alert doesn't work anymore.

I defragmented my harddrive, and ran Ad-Aware to remove any spyware. I'm
stuck and frustrated!!

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
 
Jan said:
Hi John,
I do have Foxfire, and have been using it as an alternative to IE
since I've been having the trouble. I haven't changed anything having
to do with Foxfire lately, and I've had it for a long time, so I
wouldn't think that it has anything to do with the problem, though at
this point, nothing would surprise me.

I hope you have success with the problem! (And then you can share the
solution with me!! ;-) Let me know if you figure something out!
Click to expand...

I am not sure it does not have anything to do with Foxfire. I have read of
others that are having the same problems once they installed Foxfire. I
started having them only after I installed it so I removed it but the
problem still remains. I will keep you in mind if I find a solution so if
you learn of a fix you can post back also.

Thanks.

J.
 
Hello Jan & John,
Here's my instruction or guide for the URL I gave --- try it again.
Open Windows Explorer and click on Tools > Folder Options > File
Types, then
scroll down to URL: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and click it. Click
Advanced or Edit button, whatever the choice is there. Click Edit
button the Open action for this file type. The values should read as
follows:

Application used to perform action:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Make line by lines change and copy the correct one below, usually #3
line has changed --- delete it, NOTHING must be written in line #3.)

[ / ] DDE:
#1: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2: IExplore
#3: <blank>
#4: WWW_OpenURL

To exit; Click OK twice and click Close.

Now try open your links for OE and IE.
Click to expand...

thanks for the help Rino.
I have followed this procedure several times in the past to find there was
nothing that looked different. The problem is that there are SOME links that
open while others do not. I have not read anything about some links not
working or this happening randomly. After trying to debug I was able to get
some of the links that did not open to now open while others still do not.
All the links you supplied now do connect but this one does not
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/TripViewFrameSetGuest.asp?TripID=1156

Maybe someone can see a difference between the ones you posted and this
one.

J.
ps
I thought HTML was not a desirable format for usenet. How do I reply in
plain text and how did I get this blue?
Also see the following MS Knowledge Base articles:

Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not Start Web Browser
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q177/0/54.asp

Nothing Happens When You Click a Link in Outlook Express [Q176581]
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/5/81.asp

Q260238 - OLEXP: Hyperlinks in Outlook Express May Not Be Active:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q260/2/38.ASP

OLEXP: "Send To" and E-mail Links Do Not Work w. Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306098

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After
You
Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;281679

--Rino
I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it
helped me before.




Hello Jan,
Try this: http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

--Rino

I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it
helped me before.


Help!! Lately I can't open links in Internet Explorer or in my email.
It
started the other day when I saw an error message about win32, but
haven't
seen the error message since. I tried to do a system restore to a
date prior
to the error message, but it was unsuccessful. Another annoyance is
that my
Yahoo Messenger email alert doesn't work anymore.

I defragmented my harddrive, and ran Ad-Aware to remove any spyware.
I'm
stuck and frustrated!!

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Click to expand...
 
ps
I thought HTML was not a desirable format for usenet. How do I reply
in plain text and how did I get this blue?
Click to expand...

OK, forget that, I managed to change my OE settings not to reply in HTML.

J.
 
Hello Jan & John,
Here's my instruction or guide for the URL I gave --- try it again.
Open Windows Explorer and click on Tools > Folder Options > File
Types, then
scroll down to URL: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol and click it. Click
Advanced or Edit button, whatever the choice is there. Click Edit
button the Open action for this file type. The values should read as
follows:

Application used to perform action:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Make line by lines change and copy the correct one below, usually #3
line has changed --- delete it, NOTHING must be written in line #3.)

[ / ] DDE:
#1: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2: IExplore
#3: <blank>
#4: WWW_OpenURL

To exit; Click OK twice and click Close.

Now try open your links for OE and IE.


Also see the following MS Knowledge Base articles:

Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not Start Web Browser
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q177/0/54.asp

Nothing Happens When You Click a Link in Outlook Express [Q176581]
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q176/5/81.asp

Q260238 - OLEXP: Hyperlinks in Outlook Express May Not Be Active:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q260/2/38.ASP

OLEXP: "Send To" and E-mail Links Do Not Work w. Outlook Express:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306098

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After
You
Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;281679

--Rino
I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it
helped me before.




Hello Jan,
Try this: http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

--Rino

I am not an MVP or VIP -- I am only ME. Info provided as is.
If it helps, great! If not, sorry, don't kill the messenger as it
helped me before.
Click to expand...

OK, here is another situation. I go to the group alt.cellular.Nextel and
view a post that has several links that connect fine then the next time
(seconds later)and from that point on they do not connect. I post the same
links to this group and read my posts to see that the same links now connect
but do not in the alt.cellular.nextel group. Same links but the only
difference is they appear in a different group. The same server for both
groups. This also happens on the MS server.
Any comments or suggestions will be welcome.

J.
 
John,

See if this helps...

Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | Click OK | Programs tab |
Reset Web Settings button | Click Apply | Click OK

[[Click this to reset the default Internet Explorer settings for your home
and search pages, and prompt to make Internet Explorer your default browser.
Note: This only resets these settings if you have installed another Web
browser after installing Internet Explorer and Internet Tools, and that
browser has changed the default settings.]]

You may also want to check:
Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser

[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to remain your default
Internet browser, even if you install additional Internet browsing software.
When this check box is selected, each time Internet Explorer starts it
checks to make sure it is still registered as the default Internet browser.
If another program is registered as the default browser, Internet Explorer
asks whether you want to restore Internet Explorer as your default
browser.]]

Also see...
Setting Internet Explorer as the default browser - Windows 9x/2000/XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#defbrowser

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
Wesley said:
John,

See if this helps...

Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | Click OK | Programs tab |
Reset Web Settings button | Click Apply | Click OK

[[Click this to reset the default Internet Explorer settings for your
home and search pages, and prompt to make Internet Explorer your
default browser. Note: This only resets these settings if you have
installed another Web browser after installing Internet Explorer and
Internet Tools, and that browser has changed the default settings.]]

You may also want to check:
Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default
browser

[[Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to remain your default
Internet browser, even if you install additional Internet browsing
software. When this check box is selected, each time Internet
Explorer starts it checks to make sure it is still registered as the
default Internet browser. If another program is registered as the
default browser, Internet Explorer asks whether you want to restore
Internet Explorer as your default browser.]]

Also see...
Setting Internet Explorer as the default browser - Windows 9x/2000/XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#defbrowser
Click to expand...

Still having the problem. Sometimes the link will open and other times not.
I will go back to copy/paste which is not that big a deal. I use Agent also
that works great but I still like OE best.

Thanks

J.
 
please helme, from last 3-4 days my Yahoo Messenger email alert doesn't work
anymore.
any solution???
thanx !!
 
I followed your instructions for regsvr32..but the last msjava.dll could not
be found? Should that matter? any suggestions?
 
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