IE6 Unable to open alternate window

[Karl]

When on a website and I attempt to click on a link that
typically opens an alternate window nothing happens. So I
am unable to download anything from the web such as
critical updates and such. This also (assuming here) is
preventing me from updating with Norton Antivirus...so my
laptop. I downloaded Netscape which is working fine but I
can not perform updates without IE.
Any suggestions? I have tried unistalling and reinstalling
but it does not seem to be helping me out.
Thanks in advance,
Karl

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

When on a website and I attempt to click on a link that
typically opens an alternate window nothing happens. So I
am unable to download anything from the web such as
critical updates and such. This also (assuming here) is
preventing me from updating with Norton Antivirus...so my
laptop. I downloaded Netscape which is working fine but I
can not perform updates without IE.
Any suggestions? I have tried unistalling and reinstalling
but it does not seem to be helping me out.
Thanks in advance,
Karl

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

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[Guest]

SNIP...>

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

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

Frank,

Thanks for taking a look at this...I could have more
problems then I first believed. Looking through the
knowledge base I found that (protocol) info and all is in
place...still no changes but then when I tried running
regsvr32 urlmon.dll I got a error message Could not find
file (or one of its compenents) So I went to dll-files.com
to start finding these libraries...what a can of worms
that is...hundreds to choose from.
Anyway if you know of a short cut to this problem please
let me know

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Frank,

Thanks for taking a look at this...I could have more
problems then I first believed. Looking through the
knowledge base I found that (protocol) info and all is in
place...still no changes but then when I tried running
regsvr32 urlmon.dll I got a error message Could not find
file (or one of its compenents) So I went to dll-files.com
to start finding these libraries...what a can of worms
that is...hundreds to choose from.
Anyway if you know of a short cut to this problem please
let me know

Windows version?

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