Embedded links will not open: wrong security settings?

[Guest]

Greetings all!

I am running W2K and IE6 (obviously) and using SBC/Yahoo DSL as my ISP. A
couple of things are happening that are (I think) related.

1. Whenever we try to open a (what I'll call) secondary link on a page, IE
will not move forward to that page. Rather, the current window will go
inactive (gray bar at top) as if a new window is opening. A new window does
not open but you can see a new instance of IE in the Task Manager
applications window. This happens each time you click the link, even
right-clicking and choosing 'open in new window'.

2. In our email, the same thing happens w/ web links, and a similar thing
happens when we try to download files from our mail: it acts as if the file
is downloading (although we do not see the time remaining or file size) and
then it tries to save the file as an .html file with a different name.

Are there security settings that could be related to this? We've been using
both Ad-Aware and MS Antispyware Beta 1 and our machine has been staying
clean (as far as we can tell).

Thanks!

Greg

 

[Margaret]

Hi there,


Open Windows Explorer and click on Tools | Folder Options | File Types, then
scroll down to URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Click Advanced or Edit,
whatever the choice is there. You want to Edit the Open action for this file
type. The values should read as follows:

application:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(edit the path to your installation of IE as necessary)

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

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

 

[Guest]

Margaret,

Thanks for the reply. I added the text you provided below exactly as typed
(i.e. including the quotes for #1) but did not seem to help. The links that
don't work seem to be of various types, for example, the information links
you provided do not work for me from my home computer. Also, and I just
noticed this yesterday, if I have two instances of IE open and maximized, if
I click on the non-active instance in the task bar it will not become active;
I have to minimize the first and then maximize the other. In other words,
with both maximized, I can't switch back and forth using the task bar
placeholders...

Greg

Hi there,


Open Windows Explorer and click on Tools | Folder Options | File Types, then
scroll down to URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Click Advanced or Edit,
whatever the choice is there. You want to Edit the Open action for this file
type. The values should read as follows:

application:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(edit the path to your installation of IE as necessary)

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

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
--
Margaret
MSMVP
Please post all followup questions/replies to the newsgroup

Greetings all!

I am running W2K and IE6 (obviously) and using SBC/Yahoo DSL as my ISP. A
couple of things are happening that are (I think) related.

1. Whenever we try to open a (what I'll call) secondary link on a page,
IE
will not move forward to that page. Rather, the current window will go
inactive (gray bar at top) as if a new window is opening. A new window
does
not open but you can see a new instance of IE in the Task Manager
applications window. This happens each time you click the link, even
right-clicking and choosing 'open in new window'.

2. In our email, the same thing happens w/ web links, and a similar thing
happens when we try to download files from our mail: it acts as if the
file
is downloading (although we do not see the time remaining or file size)
and
then it tries to save the file as an .html file with a different name.

Are there security settings that could be related to this? We've been
using
both Ad-Aware and MS Antispyware Beta 1 and our machine has been staying
clean (as far as we can tell).

Thanks!

Greg

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
This sounds like another program, possibly malware, is interfering with IE.

Try a few easy steps first:
First, clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
files (and delete offline content when that dialog pops up) It's often
recommended that the TIF folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

Make sure that IE is the default browser:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#IE_Default

Uninstall unnecessary toolbars and other add-ons- IE> View> Toolbars.

Use toolbar Cop to remove suspicious or unnecessary BHOs or add-ons
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm

Go to http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm Work through the preliminary
cleaning
steps then post a HijackThis log to the forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
Read this important message first
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=4075

Be patient. It's a busy forum.

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]


"gak27" wrote in message

Margaret,

Thanks for the reply. I added the text you provided below exactly as typed
(i.e. including the quotes for #1) but did not seem to help. The links that
don't work seem to be of various types, for example, the information links
you provided do not work for me from my home computer. Also, and I just
noticed this yesterday, if I have two instances of IE open and maximized, if
I click on the non-active instance in the task bar it will not become active;
I have to minimize the first and then maximize the other. In other words,
with both maximized, I can't switch back and forth using the task bar
placeholders...

Greg

Hi there,
Open Windows Explorer and click on Tools | Folder Options | File Types, then
scroll down to URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Click Advanced or Edit,
whatever the choice is there. You want to Edit the Open action for this file
type. The values should read as follows:

application:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(edit the path to your installation of IE as necessary)

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

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
Margaret
MSMVP

"gak27" wrote in message