That update is applied to my version of OE on the 12th November so it is a
possibility I will investigate further- however this is a day before the
problem showed.

I can't recall the PC rebooting at that point but it did following the
NVidia update. So it is possible that is the cause in my case. I won't get
the chance to uninstall that update tonight but I will report back as soon
as I have done it- hopefully tomorrow night.

Thanks very much for the info, I will let you know what happens.


btw does anyone have a link to IE6 on its own? If the solution isn't found
it shouldn't be too long until OE7 is out, apparently its out to the beta
testers as part of a larger package.




"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
news:eVU5mHz6FHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> You said Outlook without pics... .
>
> Well, if these are pics that come from websites I can understand that,
> pics in an html email could be links to graphics on the web and OE would
> use IE components to get them, so that may not be much of a clue, only
> confirmation (as is FireFox) that the fault is in part of IE rather than
> network connectivity in general. Is that what you mean or is there some
> other oddity going on with OE and pictures? (Or are you actually using
> Outlook the program?)
>
> Now, I've been playing with a number of older machines and have installed
> everal versions of 2000, XP, XP Pro and 2003 just to see how they compare,
> and looking at this one (2003) the most recent update for IE on about 12th
> October was KB896688 which leads to here....
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS05-052.mspx
>
> The FAQ explains the update, it does diable some functionality in some
> familiar looking .dlls.
>
> Now, I have a number of other updates for that date also which show in my
> add/remove programs (including updates checkmark) list but that's the only
> one to which I saw specific reference to IE, the others did not show up
> that way.
>
> What do you think about trying to uninstall that and then check the
> registry entries listed in the FAQ again to see if they change back? I
> wouldn't suggest you change them if not unless you are sure what you are
> doing, but it seems to me this might just be a possibility. I can't test
> this because none of the systems I've run through the updates etc have
> failed.
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
>
> "ImStumped" <ImStumped@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:622F77AF-68A5-4048-B3DF-E708A5C26FA1@microsoft.com...
>> I'm having the same problem with IE 6. Firefox works, outlook without
>> pics,
>> any other internet program that does not rely on IE. This started
>> happening
>> after the last set of updates in late October. The first time it
>> happened,
>> system restore back a week and a half (Oct 24) fixed it, happened again
>> after
>> updates installed, restore to setpoint before update install did not fix
>> it.
>> I have an ATI video card, Never had norton or Zone-Alarm installed, on
>> high
>> internet, using Windows Firewall, AVG 7 Anti-virus, Microsoft
>> Anti-Spyware
>> beta, Ad-Aware SE personal, Spybot S&D, found no viruses and removed all
>> spyware.
>>
>>
>> IE still doesn't work, and everything I have tried have (obviously) not
>> worked.
>
>

Removing the update made no difference.

One thing I've seen is that IE isn't getting as far as requesting a page-
the firewall doesnt ask for permission to allow connection when trying to
connect to a page.

I wonder if I can just get an IE download to install a new copy of it. I'll
have a look round the MS site in a day or so.




"ed" <M@sk.ed> wrote in message news:dlioq7$i8m$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> That update is applied to my version of OE on the 12th November so it is a
> possibility I will investigate further- however this is a day before the
> problem showed.
>
> I can't recall the PC rebooting at that point but it did following the
> NVidia update. So it is possible that is the cause in my case. I won't get
> the chance to uninstall that update tonight but I will report back as soon
> as I have done it- hopefully tomorrow night.
>
> Thanks very much for the info, I will let you know what happens.
>
>
> btw does anyone have a link to IE6 on its own? If the solution isn't found
> it shouldn't be too long until OE7 is out, apparently its out to the beta
> testers as part of a larger package.
>
>
>
>
> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
> news:eVU5mHz6FHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> You said Outlook without pics... .
>>
>> Well, if these are pics that come from websites I can understand that,
>> pics in an html email could be links to graphics on the web and OE would
>> use IE components to get them, so that may not be much of a clue, only
>> confirmation (as is FireFox) that the fault is in part of IE rather than
>> network connectivity in general. Is that what you mean or is there some
>> other oddity going on with OE and pictures? (Or are you actually using
>> Outlook the program?)
>>
>> Now, I've been playing with a number of older machines and have installed
>> everal versions of 2000, XP, XP Pro and 2003 just to see how they
>> compare,
>> and looking at this one (2003) the most recent update for IE on about
>> 12th
>> October was KB896688 which leads to here....
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS05-052.mspx
>>
>> The FAQ explains the update, it does diable some functionality in some
>> familiar looking .dlls.
>>
>> Now, I have a number of other updates for that date also which show in my
>> add/remove programs (including updates checkmark) list but that's the
>> only
>> one to which I saw specific reference to IE, the others did not show up
>> that way.
>>
>> What do you think about trying to uninstall that and then check the
>> registry entries listed in the FAQ again to see if they change back? I
>> wouldn't suggest you change them if not unless you are sure what you are
>> doing, but it seems to me this might just be a possibility. I can't test
>> this because none of the systems I've run through the updates etc have
>> failed.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "ImStumped" <ImStumped@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:622F77AF-68A5-4048-B3DF-E708A5C26FA1@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm having the same problem with IE 6. Firefox works, outlook without
>>> pics,
>>> any other internet program that does not rely on IE. This started
>>> happening
>>> after the last set of updates in late October. The first time it
>>> happened,
>>> system restore back a week and a half (Oct 24) fixed it, happened again
>>> after
>>> updates installed, restore to setpoint before update install did not fix
>>> it.
>>> I have an ATI video card, Never had norton or Zone-Alarm installed, on
>>> high
>>> internet, using Windows Firewall, AVG 7 Anti-virus, Microsoft
>>> Anti-Spyware
>>> beta, Ad-Aware SE personal, Spybot S&D, found no viruses and removed all
>>> spyware.
>>>
>>>
>>> IE still doesn't work, and everything I have tried have (obviously) not
>>> worked.
>>
>>
>
>
>

Here's A thought...

My Dad was looking at some knowledge base articles, and came across this one:

http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=883256

He looked at a few of the suggestions and solutions listed on that page, and
on a couple others. He started looking at ActiveX controls, and tried to look
at the settings in start/run/gpedit.msc. This computer would not open it up,
saying it could not be found. Then he went to the registry keys listed in the
above KB article, and even though there was nothing different, something in
what he did changed something, because when he logged into another account,
Microsoft Anti-Spyware popped up a window asking for approval of a browser
modification, and all of a sudden problem's solved.

We haven't the slightest idea of how our looking at registry keys and trying
to open gpedit.msc, when he changed nothing, caused the browser to be
"modified" and thereby fixed.

Can you guys think of anything??!

Not one of my better "Thinking" days I'm afraid, but that may have helped to
narrow a few possibilities down.

I suppose it is possible that this is connected with a registry entry not
being "Read' properly, your saving the registry by closing regedit may have
triggered something to be read that wasn't being read before...

Do post again if anything changes or changes back please.

Charlie

"BCG" <BCG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:508CEDA6-F450-4B81-AE48-E5C3E5833E8B@microsoft.com...
> Here's A thought...
>
> My Dad was looking at some knowledge base articles, and came across this
> one:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=883256
>
> He looked at a few of the suggestions and solutions listed on that page,
> and
> on a couple others. He started looking at ActiveX controls, and tried to
> look
> at the settings in start/run/gpedit.msc. This computer would not open it
> up,
> saying it could not be found. Then he went to the registry keys listed in
> the
> above KB article, and even though there was nothing different, something
> in
> what he did changed something, because when he logged into another
> account,
> Microsoft Anti-Spyware popped up a window asking for approval of a browser
> modification, and all of a sudden problem's solved.
>
> We haven't the slightest idea of how our looking at registry keys and
> trying
> to open gpedit.msc, when he changed nothing, caused the browser to be
> "modified" and thereby fixed.
>
> Can you guys think of anything??!

An update:

I tried everything suggested, everything I could find in the knowledgebase
and multiple sites and couldn't find anything that fixed this. Everything
but a reinstall.

I was planning the reinstall this week- but it has all started working
again- I haven't tried any fixes for days. I haven't looked yet but I'm
(only) guessing but perhaps there has been another update from MS that has
been applied and fixed it. Items linked in both IE and OE function
correctly.




"Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
news:eUGkUFZ7FHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Not one of my better "Thinking" days I'm afraid, but that may have helped
> to narrow a few possibilities down.
>
> I suppose it is possible that this is connected with a registry entry not
> being "Read' properly, your saving the registry by closing regedit may
> have triggered something to be read that wasn't being read before...
>
> Do post again if anything changes or changes back please.
>
> Charlie
>
> "BCG" <BCG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:508CEDA6-F450-4B81-AE48-E5C3E5833E8B@microsoft.com...
>> Here's A thought...
>>
>> My Dad was looking at some knowledge base articles, and came across this
>> one:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=883256
>>
>> He looked at a few of the suggestions and solutions listed on that page,
>> and
>> on a couple others. He started looking at ActiveX controls, and tried to
>> look
>> at the settings in start/run/gpedit.msc. This computer would not open it
>> up,
>> saying it could not be found. Then he went to the registry keys listed in
>> the
>> above KB article, and even though there was nothing different, something
>> in
>> what he did changed something, because when he logged into another
>> account,
>> Microsoft Anti-Spyware popped up a window asking for approval of a
>> browser
>> modification, and all of a sudden problem's solved.
>>
>> We haven't the slightest idea of how our looking at registry keys and
>> trying
>> to open gpedit.msc, when he changed nothing, caused the browser to be
>> "modified" and thereby fixed.
>>
>> Can you guys think of anything??!
>
>

Well I'm pleased to hear that, it is most annoying when things don't do any
good despite the symptoms fitting the usual pattern.

Charlie

"ed" <M@sk.ed> wrote in message news:dm9njs$bj9$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> An update:
>
> I tried everything suggested, everything I could find in the knowledgebase
> and multiple sites and couldn't find anything that fixed this. Everything
> but a reinstall.
>
> I was planning the reinstall this week- but it has all started working
> again- I haven't tried any fixes for days. I haven't looked yet but I'm
> (only) guessing but perhaps there has been another update from MS that has
> been applied and fixed it. Items linked in both IE and OE function
> correctly.
>
>
>
>
> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in message
> news:eUGkUFZ7FHA.2040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Not one of my better "Thinking" days I'm afraid, but that may have helped
>> to narrow a few possibilities down.
>>
>> I suppose it is possible that this is connected with a registry entry not
>> being "Read' properly, your saving the registry by closing regedit may
>> have triggered something to be read that wasn't being read before...
>>
>> Do post again if anything changes or changes back please.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> "BCG" <BCG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:508CEDA6-F450-4B81-AE48-E5C3E5833E8B@microsoft.com...
>>> Here's A thought...
>>>
>>> My Dad was looking at some knowledge base articles, and came across this
>>> one:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=883256
>>>
>>> He looked at a few of the suggestions and solutions listed on that page,
>>> and
>>> on a couple others. He started looking at ActiveX controls, and tried to
>>> look
>>> at the settings in start/run/gpedit.msc. This computer would not open it
>>> up,
>>> saying it could not be found. Then he went to the registry keys listed
>>> in the
>>> above KB article, and even though there was nothing different, something
>>> in
>>> what he did changed something, because when he logged into another
>>> account,
>>> Microsoft Anti-Spyware popped up a window asking for approval of a
>>> browser
>>> modification, and all of a sudden problem's solved.
>>>
>>> We haven't the slightest idea of how our looking at registry keys and
>>> trying
>>> to open gpedit.msc, when he changed nothing, caused the browser to be
>>> "modified" and thereby fixed.
>>>
>>> Can you guys think of anything??!
>>
>>
>
>