That Damn WindowsIE6

[Euly]

I have seen posts on this topic before and even had a related problem of my
own from time to time. However, this time I'm stumped.

I cannot access selected websites, by loading IE6, in any way or fashion.
Since Sept. 03 2004, I only get the message, "The Page Cannot Be Displayed"
whenever I click a desktop shortcut, a link or from the Favorites list.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Ask them in one of the IE groups.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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|I have seen posts on this topic before and even had a related problem of my
| own from time to time. However, this time I'm stumped.
|
| I cannot access selected websites, by loading IE6, in any way or fashion.
| Since Sept. 03 2004, I only get the message, "The Page Cannot Be
Displayed"
| whenever I click a desktop shortcut, a link or from the Favorites list.
|
|
| --
| ujhardy
|
|

 

[Lebesgue Measure]

Hi!
I wonder if downloading and installing "Mozilla" web
browser could help? In case that you decided to do so
install it as ONLY web browser, nothing else.
Now it seems that Linux is pushing MS away; fortunately!

 

[Rob Stow]

Hi!
I wonder if downloading and installing "Mozilla" web
browser could help?

I use Mozilla's "FireFox" as my browser. Great
product that lets you do away with all of the
security holes in crapware like IE. The only
thing I ever use IE for is WindowsUpdate - IE
is simply too dangerous to use for anything else.

However, I am curious about what problems you might
be having that you think Mozilla could help you with.

In case that you decided to do so
install it as ONLY web browser, nothing else.

With W2K you have no choice in the matter - MS has
screwed you over royally and there is no way to get
rid of crapware like IE and OE. What you can do
is set Mozilla or FireFox to be your default browser.

Now it seems that Linux is pushing MS away; fortunately!

Huh ?

 

[Charles Otstot]

I use Mozilla's "FireFox" as my browser. Great
product that lets you do away with all of the
security holes in crapware like IE. The only
thing I ever use IE for is WindowsUpdate - IE
is simply too dangerous to use for anything else.

However, I am curious about what problems you might
be having that you think Mozilla could help you with.


With W2K you have no choice in the matter - MS has
screwed you over royally and there is no way to get
rid of crapware like IE and OE. What you can do
is set Mozilla or FireFox to be your default browser.


Huh ?

How did either of your posts address *correcting* the poster's issues? You
provided a way to accomplish the requested task with another product, but
didn't even address correcting the problem. FWIW, Dave's suggestion of
sending the question to the IE groups was a heckuva lot more helpful (I'll
abstain from offering advice, as I don't know IE well enough to troubleshoot
the app remotely.)

 

[Rob Stow]

How did either of your posts address *correcting* the poster's issues?

What issue ? The poster did not say anything about
what the "issue" is ?

I at least asked the OP what his IE problem is while
everyone else did bugger all.

You
provided a way to accomplish the requested task with another product,

No I didn't. I expressed approval for a product
the OP himself mentioned. I couldn't provide
"a way to accomplish the requested task" because
the OP himself did not say what that task is.

but
didn't even address correcting the problem. FWIW, Dave's suggestion of
sending the question to the IE groups was a heckuva lot more helpful

He sent the OP to another newsgroup without knowing what
the OP's problem is and you think that is a good thing ?

Because of MicroSoft's idiotic decision to make IE
inseparable from W2K and XP, a lot of problems people
*think* are caused by IE are really problems with the
OS.

 

[Danny Mingledorff]

I have seen posts on this topic before and even had a related problem of my
own from time to time. However, this time I'm stumped.

I cannot access selected websites, by loading IE6, in any way or fashion.
Since Sept. 03 2004, I only get the message, "The Page Cannot Be Displayed"
whenever I click a desktop shortcut, a link or from the Favorites list.

Have you checked your HOSTS file to see if it has been modified?

....danny

 

[Euly]

Is there any reason to believe there will be no problem completing any and
all banking operations with Foxfire or Opera?

 

[Rob Stow]

Is there any reason to believe there will be no problem completing any and
all banking operations with Foxfire or Opera?

Banking tends to be done mostly by Java.

Make sure you have the right Java version - as
determined by your bank - and you should be OK.

Don't be surprised if you have to go to Sun's site
and download an older version. Banks tend to do a
lot of validation - for both security and accuracy
reasons - and they will only let you use versions
that they have approved. All that testing means that
they very often have not yet validated the latest version.

 

[Euly]

Thanks once again,Rob, I appreciate the additional advice. You have
explained why I had trouble completing
a recent transaction.

 

[Kevin D. Quitt]

With W2K you have no choice in the matter - MS has
screwed you over royally and there is no way to get
rid of crapware like IE and OE.

* Eliminate Outlook Express in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/8/37.ASP

Rename the following folders to old_*

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Identities
or
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Address Book
or
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Address
Book

Delete the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB

Each of the following files will be in the default folder (usually
\Winnt\System32) and in \Winnt\System32\Dllcache as well as the
Winnt\ServicePackFile folder. For each file, rename the file in both
folders (there should be no CD in the drive), click on Cancel in
response to the prompt about Windows file protection, and click on Yes
to the prompt about unrecognized file versions.

csapi3t1.dll
directdb.dll
inetcomm.dll
msimn.exe
msoe.dll
msoeacct.dll
msoeres.dll
msoert2.dll
oeimport.dll
oemig50.exe
oemiglib.dll
setup50.exe
wab.exe
wab32.dll
wab32res.dll
wabfind.dll
wabimp.dll
wabmig.exe

Simple, eh?

 

[Rob Stow]

* Eliminate Outlook Express in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/8/37.ASP

Rename the following folders to old_*

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Identities
or
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Address Book
or
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Address
Book

Delete the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WAB
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB

Each of the following files will be in the default folder (usually
\Winnt\System32) and in \Winnt\System32\Dllcache as well as the
Winnt\ServicePackFile folder. For each file, rename the file in both
folders (there should be no CD in the drive), click on Cancel in
response to the prompt about Windows file protection, and click on Yes
to the prompt about unrecognized file versions.

csapi3t1.dll
directdb.dll
inetcomm.dll
msimn.exe
msoe.dll
msoeacct.dll
msoeres.dll
msoert2.dll
oeimport.dll
oemig50.exe
oemiglib.dll
setup50.exe
wab.exe
wab32.dll
wab32res.dll
wabfind.dll
wabimp.dll
wabmig.exe

Simple, eh?

No. But I'm going to give it a try anyway.

Due to work policies, I can't do it everywhere
even if I had the time, but I can darned well
do whatever it takes to get that crapware off
of my home computer.

 

[Kevin D. Quitt]

No. But I'm going to give it a try anyway.

I don't rename the files, I delete them. It's faster and easier. I use a
batch file with lines like:

c:> del /s wabimg.exe

It's fast enough to delete all copies before windows can replicate them.