help! - cannot print or save web pages, cannot do "find files" in windows

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Anil Philip

I had IE5.5 installed on my machine at work (at Sprint). I
downloaded IE6.0 service pack 1 (upgrade) because the
browser kept faulting (at jsproxy.dll).
OS is Win2000 Professional edition.
I find the File|Save menu option is grayed out. So I
cannot save.
When I try to print the web page, the printer popup does
not happen. However I can print from MSWord.
I tried doing a repair from Add/Remove Programs, no luck.
I then uninstalled IE6.0 from Add/Remove Programs so it is
back at IE5.5. It still does not work.
I looked at other posts - content advisor is disabled.
More seriously, When I do Start|Search|Files or Folders
the search screen does not popup.
help!!! I do not want to re-image my computer (which is
what my company's tech support will do)
 
Can this help?

Save Target As and Print Target Commands Are Unavailable
When you right-click a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) link in Microsoft
Internet Explorer, the Save Target As and Print Target commands may be
unavailable.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=176316 (i. e. 5, 6.
W95/98/se/ME/NT4/XP/W2000 5/12/2003)
 
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, this does not
work - content advisor is not enabled in my browser as I
mentioned in my original post.
 
Also when I click the buttons "new post" or "post reply",
nothing happens. I am only able to post from my home
computer.
thanks,
Anil
 
Try, in order:

1. (Re-)Installing 5.6 Scripting Engine from
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

2a. Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

2b. Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

(WinXP users who have problems with 2a and 2b, see
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm)

3. Re-register all DLLs listed in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

4a. IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Enable third-party browser
extensions (uncheck & reboot).

4b. Find the hijacker that caused 4a to be checked (or if none were checked,
check for hijackware anyway):

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each and every
use, even "right out of the box". But even then, they can't catch
everything. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.
--
HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.mvps.org/

Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect
 
Hope these can help.

The File/Save on my Windows 98 will only be available if I make a change to
an opened file. The I can press the File/Save but going back to File/Save
immediately after I have saved the document it's no longer available.

Incorrect Settings in the Dcomcnfg.exe Tool
Unable to print from within Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=274696 (W2000 7/2/2003)
 
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