Re: Link window opens, then immediately closes

Thanks, Jan - I tried all of your suggestions, but none of them have solved
the problems. I'm using Windows XP, Service Pack 2 and IE 6.0, SP 2. Can
you think of anything else I can try?

Thanks!!




"Jan Il" wrote:

> Hi Kim :-)
>
> You don't mention the version of Windows you are using so I can only guess
> at a suggestion. Try the following and see if it helps:
>
> Go to Start>Run> and register the following dll's by using
> regsvr32 command. Try the first 2, then see if it resolves the problem. If
> not then register the rest of the .dll's:
>
> regsvr32 urlmon.dll
> regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
> regsvr32 scrrun.dll
> regsvr32 msxml.dll
> regsvr32 mshtml.dll
> regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
> regsvr32 browseui.dll
> regsvr32 msjava.dll
>
> You can update your scripting engine. For 2000 and XP go to
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> The install includes a new jscript.dl
>
> also
>
> Go to http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html.
> Download J2SE v 1.4.2_06 JRE. (Make sure you get the JRE file, not the SDK
> file, unless you are a software developer).
> Install it.
>
> If that doesn't work, then check out the following article and do the
> additional steps outlined there:
>
> You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You
> Click a Link
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q281679
>
> also....
>
> Zone: Error Message or Nothing Happens When You Click a Web Link
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B236846
>
> and....
>
> Courtesy of Don Varnau - MVP
>
> These are probably being blocked by a HOSTS file or a program setup to block
> ads.
>
> To check the HOSTS file...
> Make sure that Windows is showing hidden files and is
> not hiding file extensions for known file types then check for a HOSTS file
> at [C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc] Open the HOSTS file with notepad. If
> there are entries you wish to disable, you can put the pound sign (#) in
> front an entry to disable it. Then File> Save. Or you can rename the HOSTS
> file to HOSTS.OLD to disable it.
>
> Check the settings of any security, privacy, ad-blocking programs that are
> running. One of them may be blocking this content because it looks or acts
> like ads.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jan
> MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
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>
>
> > This doesn't happen all the time, but often enough that it's frustrating
> > because I can't view many things. It happens alot when I'm shopping and
> > clicking on the link of an item that I want to view. Could this be pop-up
> > blocking or some setting of mine that is causing this?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
>