IE Links Missing

[Stu Michaels]

On many web pages, there are links to show additional content (not only
ads). IE has lost the ability to use these links. Every time I access such
web pages I get the message "Action canceled, Internet Explorer was unable
to link to the Web page you ...". I don't know when this stopped working.

I'm running XP home with SP2 and IE 6.

Needless to say this is quite annoying and, in some cases, I cannot access
content I need.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
These are probably being blocked by a HOSTS file or a program setup to block
ads.

To check the HOSTS file...
Make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and is
not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS file
at [C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If
there are entries you wish to disable, you can put the pound sign (#) in
front an entry to disable it. Then File> Save. Or you can rename the HOSTS
file to HOSTS.OLD to disable it.
More on the HOSTS file at http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/ and
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Check the settings of any security, privacy, ad-blocking programs that are
running. One of them may be blocking this content because it looks or acts
like ads.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

 

[Stu Michaels]

Don,
It was the HOSTS file. Thanks for your help.
Stu

Hi,
These are probably being blocked by a HOSTS file or a program setup to
block
ads.

To check the HOSTS file...
Make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and is
not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS
file
at [C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If
there are entries you wish to disable, you can put the pound sign (#) in
front an entry to disable it. Then File> Save. Or you can rename the HOSTS
file to HOSTS.OLD to disable it.
More on the HOSTS file at http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/ and
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Check the settings of any security, privacy, ad-blocking programs that are
running. One of them may be blocking this content because it looks or acts
like ads.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

On many web pages, there are links to show additional content (not only
ads). IE has lost the ability to use these links. Every time I access such
web pages I get the message "Action canceled, Internet Explorer was unable
to link to the Web page you ...". I don't know when this stopped
working.

I'm running XP home with SP2 and IE 6.

Needless to say this is quite annoying and, in some cases, I cannot
access
content I need.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Don Varnau]

You're welcome. Thanks for the update.

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

Don,
It was the HOSTS file. Thanks for your help.
Stu

Hi,
These are probably being blocked by a HOSTS file or a program setup to
block
ads.

To check the HOSTS file...
Make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and is
not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS
file
at [C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If
there are entries you wish to disable, you can put the pound sign (#) in
front an entry to disable it. Then File> Save. Or you can rename the HOSTS
file to HOSTS.OLD to disable it.
More on the HOSTS file at http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/ and
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Check the settings of any security, privacy, ad-blocking programs that are
running. One of them may be blocking this content because it looks or acts
like ads.

On many web pages, there are links to show additional content (not only
ads). IE has lost the ability to use these links. Every time I access such
web pages I get the message "Action canceled, Internet Explorer was unable
to link to the Web page you ...". I don't know when this stopped
working.

I'm running XP home with SP2 and IE 6.