IE6 does not load some pages--FireFox does fine

[Alan]

Lately ( possibly after installing service pack2) I have been having
problems with IE6 not loading many pages when I go on the internet.
I've never had a problem before with it and my XP Home Edition. I
simply get a blank page and I believe it says "done" at the bottom.
No error messages. I have tried to repair to no avail. I haven't
noticed that these non-loadable pages are of any particular type. As
a matter of fact, it seems like hit or miss with the same pages. I
checked most ( if not all) the settings and all seems to be OK.
I can easily work with Mozilla Firefox with no problems at all.
Some programs automatically default to IE6 and if I can't load the
page I end up copy/paste the url into Firefox and I'm fine. Again,
this happened right ( or soon) after I installed service pack 2 for
XP, and I have not rerad anything from Microsoft or anywhwere else how
I may fix this problem. I do not want to reinstall Windows all over
again unless it is my LAST hope. Anybody got a suggestion or two? I
would be very thnkful for some kind of clue to this.
Thanks,
Al

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Lately ( possibly after installing service pack2) I have been having
problems with IE6 not loading many pages when I go on the internet.
I've never had a problem before with it and my XP Home Edition. I
simply get a blank page and I believe it says "done" at the bottom.
No error messages. I have tried to repair to no avail. I haven't
noticed that these non-loadable pages are of any particular type. As
a matter of fact, it seems like hit or miss with the same pages. I
checked most ( if not all) the settings and all seems to be OK.
I can easily work with Mozilla Firefox with no problems at all.
Some programs automatically default to IE6 and if I can't load the
page I end up copy/paste the url into Firefox and I'm fine. Again,
this happened right ( or soon) after I installed service pack 2 for
XP, and I have not rerad anything from Microsoft or anywhwere else how
I may fix this problem. I do not want to reinstall Windows all over
again unless it is my LAST hope. Anybody got a suggestion or two? I
would be very thnkful for some kind of clue to this.
Thanks,
Al

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Guest]

This is slightly related but I've been trying to research the solution for a
week and would love a simple answer if anyone could supply it. I also have
Xp Home Edition.

When I open certain pages, part of them have a message: Windows cannot open
this (I'm paraphrasing) But it does definitely say :check your browser.
Believe me, I've been checking it. Maybe it's the advertisements that would
have been in those parts of the pages? But to see that message all over the
pages is strange.

Also, how does one turn off the little red X (placeholders). Maybe that's
part of it?

SOmething is blocking some images. Sorry not to be clearer than that. I
need images to be coming through clearly like they used to.

Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

This is slightly related but I've been trying to research the
solution for a week and would love a simple answer if anyone could
supply it. I also have Xp Home Edition.

When I open certain pages, part of them have a message: Windows
cannot open this (I'm paraphrasing) But it does definitely say
:check your browser. Believe me, I've been checking it. Maybe it's
the advertisements that would have been in those parts of the pages?
But to see that message all over the pages is strange.

Also, how does one turn off the little red X (placeholders). Maybe
that's part of it?

SOmething is blocking some images. Sorry not to be clearer than
that. I need images to be coming through clearly like they used to.

Thanks.

First, what is the exact error message.

For the red X, first go to Tools | Internet Options Advanced and scroll down
to multimedia. Make sure that Show Pictures is checked and Show
Placeholders is not checked.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/redx.htm

Most of the contents of this page are from Don Varnau and Mike Burgess

There are many possible causes and solutions.
Try the quick, easy fix first. Clear the IE cache from IE> Tools> Internet
Options> General> Delete files and Delete offline content. Reset the TIF
folder size to about 50MB (Settings button) and clear it occasionally.

Next...
283807 - Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807
Note: Repairing IE instead of reinstalling may work
194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool (Windows
95,98,98SE,ME,NT4-SP1,SP2,2000-SP1,SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=194177
318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

221134 - Some Images, Contents, or Controls May Not Be Displayed When
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221134
- - - - -
Additional information from Mike Burgess:

Are you using a Firewall or "filtering software"?

Several of these are known to cause problems:
1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]
Reset "Ad Blocking" and "Cookie Control" to "medium"
"Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS)[Enable Browser Privacy - enabled]
Active Content - "Allow All Script To Execute"
Problem: some sites cannot detect the 128 bit encryption
Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.
[more info]
Web Pages Display a Red "X" Instead of a Graphic
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316545 [Norton Products]

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referrer"
or contains entries that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the desired
site.

5) Cookie blocking software that are blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers that are stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following registry entry is not corrupt:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)"

Note: "Win32" = Windows 98\ME
Other versions = (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0

To check your "User Agent":
Paste the below into the Address Bar and view the output:

javascript:navigator.userAgent

[Example WinME output]
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)
- - - - -
Other possibilities at http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/ieimage.htm
and
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#jpg_gif

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply. Read them all. Didn't seem to apply. Here's the
message I get, verbatim. (Here's the set-up, beforehand: I have a search
engine which finds items for me in Google, Yahoo, etc. When it finds certain
items I want it to open, it says:

Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The page
might be temporarily unavailable.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you have visited this page previously and you want to view what has been
stored on your computer, click File, and then click Work Offline.

For information about offline browsing with Internet Explorer, click the
Help menu, and then click Contents and Index.


SO. That's why I brought it here. Thanks

This is slightly related but I've been trying to research the
solution for a week and would love a simple answer if anyone could
supply it. I also have Xp Home Edition.

When I open certain pages, part of them have a message: Windows
cannot open this (I'm paraphrasing) But it does definitely say
:check your browser. Believe me, I've been checking it. Maybe it's
the advertisements that would have been in those parts of the pages?
But to see that message all over the pages is strange.

Also, how does one turn off the little red X (placeholders). Maybe
that's part of it?

SOmething is blocking some images. Sorry not to be clearer than
that. I need images to be coming through clearly like they used to.

Thanks.

First, what is the exact error message.

For the red X, first go to Tools | Internet Options Advanced and scroll down
to multimedia. Make sure that Show Pictures is checked and Show
Placeholders is not checked.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/redx.htm

Most of the contents of this page are from Don Varnau and Mike Burgess

There are many possible causes and solutions.
Try the quick, easy fix first. Clear the IE cache from IE> Tools> Internet
Options> General> Delete files and Delete offline content. Reset the TIF
folder size to about 50MB (Settings button) and clear it occasionally.

Next...
283807 - Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807
Note: Repairing IE instead of reinstalling may work
194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool (Windows
95,98,98SE,ME,NT4-SP1,SP2,2000-SP1,SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=194177
318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

221134 - Some Images, Contents, or Controls May Not Be Displayed When
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221134
- - - - -
Additional information from Mike Burgess:

Are you using a Firewall or "filtering software"?

Several of these are known to cause problems:
1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]
Reset "Ad Blocking" and "Cookie Control" to "medium"
"Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS)[Enable Browser Privacy - enabled]
Active Content - "Allow All Script To Execute"
Problem: some sites cannot detect the 128 bit encryption
Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.
[more info]
Web Pages Display a Red "X" Instead of a Graphic
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316545 [Norton Products]

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referrer"
or contains entries that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the desired
site.

5) Cookie blocking software that are blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers that are stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following registry entry is not corrupt:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)"

Note: "Win32" = Windows 98\ME
Other versions = (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0

To check your "User Agent":
Paste the below into the Address Bar and view the output:

javascript:navigator.userAgent

[Example WinME output]
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)
- - - - -
Other possibilities at http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/ieimage.htm
and
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#jpg_gif

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Thanks for your reply. Read them all. Didn't seem to apply. Here's
the message I get, verbatim. (Here's the set-up, beforehand: I have a
search engine which finds items for me in Google, Yahoo, etc. When
it finds certain items I want it to open, it says:

Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested.
The page might be temporarily unavailable.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you have visited this page previously and you want to view what
has been stored on your computer, click File, and then click Work
Offline.

For information about offline browsing with Internet Explorer, click
the Help menu, and then click Contents and Index.


SO. That's why I brought it here. Thanks

This is slightly related but I've been trying to research the
solution for a week and would love a simple answer if anyone could
supply it. I also have Xp Home Edition.

When I open certain pages, part of them have a message: Windows
cannot open this (I'm paraphrasing) But it does definitely say
check your browser. Believe me, I've been checking it. Maybe it's
the advertisements that would have been in those parts of the pages?
But to see that message all over the pages is strange.

Also, how does one turn off the little red X (placeholders). Maybe
that's part of it?

SOmething is blocking some images. Sorry not to be clearer than
that. I need images to be coming through clearly like they used to.

Thanks.

First, what is the exact error message.

For the red X, first go to Tools | Internet Options Advanced and
scroll down to multimedia. Make sure that Show Pictures is checked
and Show Placeholders is not checked.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/IE/redx.htm

Most of the contents of this page are from Don Varnau and Mike
Burgess

There are many possible causes and solutions.
Try the quick, easy fix first. Clear the IE cache from IE> Tools>
Internet Options> General> Delete files and Delete offline content.
Reset the TIF folder size to about 50MB (Settings button) and clear
it occasionally.

Next...
283807 - Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283807
Note: Repairing IE instead of reinstalling may work
194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool (Windows
95,98,98SE,ME,NT4-SP1,SP2,2000-SP1,SP2)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=194177
318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

221134 - Some Images, Contents, or Controls May Not Be Displayed When
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221134
- - - - -
Additional information from Mike Burgess:

Are you using a Firewall or "filtering software"?

Several of these are known to cause problems:
1) Zone Alarm Pro [Private Header Info - enabled?]
Reset "Ad Blocking" and "Cookie Control" to "medium"
"Mobile Code Control" = Off

2) Symantec (ISS\NIS)[Enable Browser Privacy - enabled]
Active Content - "Allow All Script To Execute"
Problem: some sites cannot detect the 128 bit encryption
Solution: Completely remove and reinstall NIS.
[more info]
Web Pages Display a Red "X" Instead of a Graphic
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316545 [Norton Products]

3) Any "ad blocking" software that blocks "http_referrer"
or contains entries that are blocking access to the desired site.

4) HOSTS file that contains entries that are blocking access to the
desired site.

5) Cookie blocking software that are blocking "required" Cookies.

6) Pop-up blockers that are stripping header\url info.

7) WebWasher Standard Filter/URL Filter

8) Make sure the following registry entry is not corrupt:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings]
"User Agent"="Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)"

Note: "Win32" = Windows 98\ME
Other versions = (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0

To check your "User Agent":
Paste the below into the Address Bar and view the output:

javascript:navigator.userAgent

[Example WinME output]
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90)
- - - - -
Other possibilities at http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/ieimage.htm
and
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#jpg_gif

Check for a file named HOSTS with no extension (not Hosts.sam). It may be a
hidden file. Open it with Notepad and remove any line referencing the site.
Or, rename HOSTS to OLDHOSTS

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Thanks for your reply. Read them all. Didn't seem to apply. Here's
the message I get, verbatim. (Here's the set-up, beforehand: I have a
search engine which finds items for me in Google, Yahoo, etc. When
it finds certain items I want it to open, it says:

Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested.
The page might be temporarily unavailable.

Then I have no idea.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Wiseman]

Hey thanks!!
I thought I did that first solution, but it could've been a different entry
in the "run" window. It seems that I have IE6 running all the url's I task
it to. But I still have the others to check out if I get stuck again.
Thanks Frank ( and all).

Al