"View Source" is hijacked?

[Chopah]

I run XP Home and IE 6.0.2900 and SP2.

Lately when I'm looking at a web site, and click on "View Source", instead
of seeing the html source, I get Notepad opening a blank document called
Peek.txt.

What the heck is going on?

How do I fix this mess?

I have Norton AV, Zone Alarm, and anti spyware.

Thanks in advance.

C.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

View Source Not Working in Internet Explorer
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1246/

Source Code Is Not Displayed When You Click Source on the View Menu in
Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306907

"View source" doesn't work
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/20.html

Change and/or Add an HTML Editor (Line 132)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I don't remember who suggested this, but..... If you have a shortcut to
Notepad.exe on your desktop, delete it. For some reason it can interfere
with the the View Source in IE if your HTML Editor is Notepad. I have no
earthly idea why.

Look for NoViewSource set to 1 in these two keys. If set to 1, change it to
0 (zero)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions

NoViewSource
0 = disable restriction
1 = enable restriction


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Chopah]

Hi Wesley:

I tried this one first...

"I don't remember who suggested this, but..... If you have a shortcut to
Notepad.exe on your desktop, delete it. For some reason it can interfere
with the the View Source in IE if your HTML Editor is Notepad. I have no
earthly idea why."

This immediately fixed the problem, no re-boot needed, thank you.

I guess windows uses notepad to display the "source" and gets confused.

Thanks again.

Chopah

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Cool.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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