View Source Doesn't Work

[RickD]

When I select 'Source' from the 'View' menu, I am supposed
to get a text window that shows the HTML source code for
the current page. This rarely works for me (less than ten
percent of the pages I visit). Can anyone tell me why IE6
fails to respond to the 'View Source' command and how I
can fix it?

 

[DVarnau]

Rick,
First, clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
files (and delete offline content.) It's often recommended that the TIF
folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

If you have a shortcut to Notepad.exe on the desktop, rename it.

Additional information at
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#view_source
and
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/iescrcod.htm

Don