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[C Tate]

Why can't I view the source of web pages in IE6?

 

[Martin C]

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.) Bigger isn't necessarily better.

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

Hope this helps.

Martin

 

[Guest]

I have been seing this behavior as well for quite a while, but none of the suggestions that I see here, and there are many, does the trick. I have to reboot to make it work again. So, that means that Notepad _is_ installed, that it is _not_ a full cache (emptying the cache alone does not help) and I also don't have notepad.exe on my desktop
Any other ideas?

 

[Guest]

Actually, I have to take that back. Clearing the cache did fix the problem, but not until I refreshed the page. When I just tried to view source again, it still did not work.