Hi Brian - Well, maybe we can "brute force" it.
1. Go to Start|Run and enter one line at a time (or even easier, open a DOS
box and copy the following in its entirety and then paste it into the box):
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 comcat.dll
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll
regsvr32 Shell32.dll
regsvr32 Msoeacct.dll
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\Msoe.dll"
regsvr32 msjava.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 browseui.dll
regsvr32 Stdole2.tlb
regsvr32 Olepro32.dll
regsvr32 Msjet40.dll
regsvr32 pdm32.dll
regsvr32 Msjtor40.dll
regsvr32 Dao360.dll
with a Return after each .dll. You'll get a message about successful
completion of the re-registration process after each one, then enter the
next (with the DOS box they'll be continuous except for the last one).
Since you use Win98x, you'll get an error on Shell32.dll; just ignore it.
Only the ME, Win2k and XP versions of windows have shell32 as an object that
needs registering. (******Brian, for these earlier operating systems, run
"regsvr32 shdoc401.dll " instead of "regsvr32 Shell32.dll".*****)
Depending on your system, you may also get "not found" error messages on the
last two - if so, ignore them.
Re-start your computer when you've finished.
2. Some links to additional possible solutions are given here:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window
Also see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679 for certain registry
checks that can be made.
3. You can also do the following, but BE AWARE that it will reset to the
default Homepage and Search. Go to: IE/Tools/Internet Options/Programs/
and click Reset Web Settings.
4. And now go to Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types. Scroll
down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol/Advanced/Edit. Under Application
used to perform action it should read: "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes. It may be "%SystemDrive%:\Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft
Internet" for NT4. )
DDE should be set to: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
Application should say: IExplore
DDE application not running should be blank
Topic should be: WWW_OpenURL
The above settings should also be there for URL:Gopher.
Here's a more detailed procedure for this if you have difficulty, courtesy
of Robert Aldwinckle:
"1. Find Files for E:\Program Files\iexplore.exe
(That's a partial path I'm giving it to just get there quicker.)
2. Use Alt-Enter to open the Properties for that file
3. Click on the Location: field. Select it all (Shift-F10,A)
4. Copy it to the clipboard. (Shift-F10,C)
5. Open Folder Options and navigate to
Editing action for type: URL: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
6. In the box labeled Application used to perform action (Alt-L)
highlight everything _between_ the first doublequote and the
last backslash. NB: leave unhighlighted the characters I mention
and everything after the last backslash.
7. Press Ctrl-v
8. Close the dialogs.
....
If there are other protocols you need fixed do them in the same way.
Here's what my procedure is based on. It will give you a
bit more detail about step 5 which is OS dependent.
FWIW I start Folder Options using my Start menu
(Win,s,f) (I'm using Windows NT + WDU.)
OLEXP: Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not Start Web Browser
(Q177054)"
See if that helps. If not, post back - there's one more thing we can try.
--
Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
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