IE6 Doesnt Work

[nominaladversary]

MY internet explorer decided to stop working...like i can open it but,
it doesnt even say "error page cannot be displayed", it just loads a
nice white screen.
I use firefox and sometimes MSN now, but i need IE for
somethings...such as updates...coudl anyone point me in a right
direction to solve this?
I tried like system restore (i use XP), and i tried installing another
version, and it didnt work, i even edited the registry...that didnt
work, ovbiously microsft help is like an oxi-moron. =)

 

[PA Bear]

Did you try like checking for hijackware?

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

MY internet explorer decided to stop working...like i can open it but,
it doesnt even say "error page cannot be displayed", it just loads a
nice white screen.
I use firefox and sometimes MSN now, but i need IE for
somethings...such as updates...coudl anyone point me in a right
direction to solve this?
I tried like system restore (i use XP), and i tried installing another
version, and it didnt work, i even edited the registry...that didnt
work, ovbiously microsft help is like an oxi-moron. =)

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

5. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web page
after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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 OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Leythos]

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

5. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web page
after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

Just so that you know, we had 3 corrupt computers for residents this
year, each did the white screen, nothing on Windows Update site, and all
click buttons did not respond when going to sites. FireFox worked fine.
We tried all of the above, even following all MS recommended paths, even
spent 2 hours on the phone with MS (we're a MS partner so it was free)
and were unable to get IE working again....

Since the problem was the result of a virus/malware removal, even doing
an IE reinstall didn't work and we figured with all that time it was
better to just reload Windows on their machines. In this case, we didn't
do a repair/reinstall, we did a full Wipe/install - which was the best
path for a compromised machine. They now have fully working and
protected computers and it's all fine, but we were unable to fix the IE
problem until we wiped/reinstalled.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Just so that you know, we had 3 corrupt computers for residents this
year, each did the white screen, nothing on Windows Update site, and
all click buttons did not respond when going to sites. FireFox worked
fine. We tried all of the above, even following all MS recommended
paths, even spent 2 hours on the phone with MS (we're a MS partner so
it was free) and were unable to get IE working again....

Since the problem was the result of a virus/malware removal, even
doing an IE reinstall didn't work and we figured with all that time
it was better to just reload Windows on their machines. In this case,
we didn't do a repair/reinstall, we did a full Wipe/install - which
was the best path for a compromised machine. They now have fully
working and protected computers and it's all fine, but we were unable
to fix the IE problem until we wiped/reinstalled.

Sorry to hear that.

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

 

[Peter Foldes]

And did you re-install the Google Toolbar also?

 

[PA Bear]

<guffaw>

And did you re-install the Google Toolbar also?

 

[nominaladversary]

Hey guys thanks for the help, i actually needed a combo of ur
ideas...odd, but now it works...thankS!
I think Mozilla is better though...