"View Source" doesn't work...

[cubeman]

Why doesn't "View Source" work in IE6?

It just stopped working one day in IE5. When I upgraded to IE6, same
problem. When you click on "View Source", nothing happens. IE6 otherwise
works fine (as did 5)---doesn't freeze, no error messages, but NOTHING
HAPPENS at all.

[Disabling ZoneAlarm Pro makes no difference.]

In contrast, my Netscape Navigator 6.2 "View Page Source" works flawlessly.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer!

John

 

[Nick G]

1. The usual fix is to clear your Temporary Internet Files.

2. If you have a shortcut on your Desktop for Notepad, rename it to
something else.

Take a look at this Microsoft KB Article:
"Source Code Is Not Displayed When You Click Source on the View Menu in
Internet Explorer "
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306907

 

[Guest]

....this is a long shot, but this problem has happened to a
few of our developers...

Have you tried clearing your cache via Tools -> Internet
Options -> Delete Files. Not sure exactly why/how it
worked, but it did in our case.

Best wishes.