Possible solution for IE not spawning windows

[Guest]

I posted last week about a problem I was having with IE not opening new
windows when required; I think I've found a solution, and thought I'd post it
in case anyone else is running into this very frustrating problem.

Every time I needed IE to spawn a new window (right-click "Open In New
Window", run a URL from the Run box, click a link in email, etc), IE would
freeze. I was supplied many suggestions by folks on the NGs as well as
through research in the Knowledge Base, and *none* (and believe me, I tried
them all) of these very thoughtful suggestions -- registry fixes, checkboxes
in IE, registration of DLLs, etc -- solved the problem.

However, through experimentations I eventually narrowed it down to patch
KB873377 (Update Rollup for IE6SP1). A couple months ago I'd been getting
error 0x80072F78 on Windows Update, and patch KB873377 solved the problem.
Come to find, however, that an unexpected side effect of the patch is that it
keeps IE windows from spawning as well -- so now I have a choice: I can
either get to Windows Update, or I can have windows open when I need them to.
It's an okay solution for me -- I don't need Windows Update all that often,
and can just intall and subsequently uninstall the patch when necessary --
but it's not necessarily a "fix" per se -- just a workaround.

So: if you're having the same problem and none of the fixes proposed online
solve it, and you have patch KB873377 installed, try uninstalling it.

But to all you knowledgeable people out there: can anyone tell me why this
happens, and is there any middle ground? Any way to have the best of both
worlds? At this point I feel like I'm just whining, but I'd really like to
be able to run WU when I need to, and to open it in a new window when I want
to.

LB

ps -- I'm running XPSP1a on all the machines I've been working on. Don't
know if this works or not on other OS's or varations.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Linda

Try the following and see if it helps, after reinstalling the patch. If
not, you can always uninstall the patch again:

Opening new browser window. For opening links in a new window

Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab>uncheck 'reuse windows for launching
shortcuts'


and......



How to open Multiple Browser Windows
http://navigators.com/multiple_browsers.html



also.....



Unable to open new window

Courtesy of Sandi -

Yahoo Companion can, for some people, stop Ctrl N and 'open in new window'
from working. If you have it, Uninstall to test.


Also, some other programmes that control pop up windows and advertisements
can prevent this facility from working. Disable all third party internet
related programmes and test.

Special note for users of a 'branded' version of IE6 or a customised version
created using IEAK (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ieak/default.asp)

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type: regsvr32 urlmon.dll



If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the above,
please post back to this thread with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[Guest]

Hi, Jan -- thanks for posting.

Yep, these are all things I've seen and tried before, and none of them seem
to work. At this point I'm pretty satisfied with the workaround that I found
-- I've been struggling with this problem for a week, so I'm just happy to
have it resolved. I'm pretty much just curious if anyone else can verify my
findings elsewhere.

Again, thanks for your effort.

 

[Jan Il]

Hi, Jan -- thanks for posting.

Yep, these are all things I've seen and tried before, and none of them seem
to work. At this point I'm pretty satisfied with the workaround that I found
-- I've been struggling with this problem for a week, so I'm just happy to
have it resolved. I'm pretty much just curious if anyone else can verify my
findings elsewhere.

Again, thanks for your effort.

You're very welcome!

Jan
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that's why they're so contagious.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

However, through experimentations I eventually narrowed it down to patch

KB873377 (Update Rollup for IE6SP1). ....
So: if you're having the same problem and none of the fixes proposed online
solve it, and you have patch KB873377 installed, try uninstalling it. ....
is there any middle ground?

What did you revert to? Look at the modules involved and check their versions.
If you started off with MS04-038 (834707) you would now have the non-hotfix
version of the latest cumulative security updates. Your case would be an example
of why the Rollup is an optional fix--the integration testing of all hotfixes is too complex
to provide satisfactory security patches in the same modules in a timely manner.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-038.mspx

Hint: expand the FAQ and Security Update Information sections


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle