IE can't Open a New Window.

[FishyFred]

I click on a link in IE. It works fine, if the link uses the
same window.

But if the link tries to open a new window, the window is
blank, no URL in address box, and the e on the image on the
button on the tool bar at the bottom of the screen is light
blue instead of being dark blue as in windows that work.

I'm running Windows 98 SE with IE 6.0, and I reinstalled
Windows but it did not help.

FishFred

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I click on a link in IE. It works fine, if the link uses the
same window.

But if the link tries to open a new window, the window is
blank, no URL in address box, and the e on the image on the
button on the tool bar at the bottom of the screen is light
blue instead of being dark blue as in windows that work.

I'm running Windows 98 SE with IE 6.0, and I reinstalled
Windows but it did not help.

FishFred

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'.
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 folder of your installation CD-ROM (typically
D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs folder, as the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System, and click OK. System
File Checker 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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[FishyFred]

I click on a link in IE. It works fine, if the link uses the
same window.

But if the link tries to open a new window, the window is
blank, no URL in address box, and the e on the image on the
button on the tool bar at the bottom of the screen is light
blue instead of being dark blue as in windows that work.

I'm running Windows 98 SE with IE 6.0, and I reinstalled
Windows but it did not help.

FishFred

Later I uninstalled Windows 98 SE and reinstalled it. My pro-
blem is solved, and I did not have to reinstall any programs
or restore data files, it was kind of painless.

Of course I did back up my data files before I reinstalled
Windows.

Your mileage may, of course, vary.

FishyFred