Get blank window when linking from other apps

[Guest]

Whenever I try to access a URL from another app (e.g., AIM), it just opens a
blank IE window, with no URL listed or anything. This wasn't a problem until
I encountered a wizard that automatically links to a download website without
giving you the URL in a floater balloon, so because of my bug I can't
download a patch I need for one of my applications because I can't find out
the URL. Links work just fine when I'm in IE; it's just when I'm linking
from other apps. Anyone know how to solve this problem? (If possible, I
would like to solve this problem, not get another browser.) Thanks!!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Whenever I try to access a URL from another app (e.g., AIM), it just
opens a blank IE window, with no URL listed or anything. This wasn't
a problem until I encountered a wizard that automatically links to a
download website without giving you the URL in a floater balloon, so
because of my bug I can't download a patch I need for one of my
applications because I can't find out the URL. Links work just fine
when I'm in IE; it's just when I'm linking from other apps. Anyone
know how to solve this problem? (If possible, I would like to solve
this problem, not get another browser.) Thanks!!

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

5. If you are using WinXP try this:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE_Default_Browser.reg


You can also try this:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC (msconfig for WinXP).
Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk' ("Expand File" for WinXP).
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 (i386 for WinXP) folder of your installation CD-ROM
(typically D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs (Windows\i386 for
WinXP) folder, as the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System (C:\Windows\System32
for WinXP), and click OK. System File Checker (or msconfig) 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.

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[Guest]

Thanks for responding! I have already tried that fix and it didn't help. I
also tried the advice in the XP link... no dice. If I understand right, I
think that is a fix for the problem of links not working within IE. My
problem is that links from other applications, and only from other
applications, open blank IE windows. Is this a problem with the way IE
interfaces with other programs? Should I just reinstall IE, or is that
unlikely to solve my problem? Thanks again!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Thanks for responding! I have already tried that fix and it didn't
help. I also tried the advice in the XP link... no dice. If I
understand right, I think that is a fix for the problem of links not
working within IE. My problem is that links from other applications,
and only from other applications, open blank IE windows. Is this a
problem with the way IE interfaces with other programs? Should I
just reinstall IE, or is that unlikely to solve my problem? Thanks
again!

That fix is for links anywhere. When I wrote it I was specifically thinking
of OE, but it would be true of links in any program.

I'd be surprised if re-installing helped, but I certainly can't say that it
won't.

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[Guest]

I take that back; it did work! Turns out I just had to click on the registry
values and not just leave them sitting on my desktop. Duhhh!! Thanks so
much; I really appreciate it!!

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I take that back; it did work! Turns out I just had to click on the
registry values and not just leave them sitting on my desktop.
Duhhh!! Thanks so much; I really appreciate it!!

Thanks for the feedback!
I was worried about it not working.

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