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IE 6 not loading pages that are linked

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jfunk

Golden Member
Hey, I just started having a problem with IE6 in XP.

When a site opens a new window via a link (such as when somebody links a hot deal from anandtech), the window opens, but the page doesn't load. I have to copy & paste the link into the new window....



j


 
I have a similar problem to you jfunk and as yet nobody has been able to help me sort it. I'll watch this space .
 
Got this from today's Lockergnome Windows Daily newsletter. Hope it's not copyrighted, cuz I'm just passing the information. Try it and see if it works.


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Oh no! The links aren't working like they once did in Outlook Express. You either can't click 'em or they're not going anywhere. Or, perhaps every time you open a link in a new window through your mail client, Internet Explorer spits back a blank page. Have no fear - Geekdude is here! The solution is quite simple (and it doesn't require a reinstallation); we just need to re-register the URL monitor. Heck, if you're having any kind of hyperlink hassle, give this a whirl. When software doesn't behave, sometimes you have to spank it. Click on Start | Run and enter: "REGSVR32 URLMON.DLL" (sans quotes). You should then have a dialog tell you that the procedure was completed. Next, fire up Microsoft's Web Browser (IE) and Click Tools | Internet Options | Programs | then click the "Reset Web Settings" button. Now, check to see if Web links work like they should in your e-mail client. With any luck, you'll have returned your system to normal.

http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/daily/20011129.html
 
I'd already seen your post in another thread btvillarin; but still no joy. Strange thing is that I can open links in Outlook but not in IE6. I am running a dual boot 98SE/Win XP Pro and it's only XP which gives me problems. I hope somebody can throw some light on this thing before I ditch XP altogether :|
edit: after I'd posted I went to copy/paste your link btvillarin and it worked with first click, so I thought YES. Went to try it out on links in other threads but no go again. So how come your link works for me? This is driving me nuts!
 


<< I'd already seen your post in another thread btvillarin; but still no joy. Strange thing is that I can open links in Outlook but not in IE6. I am running a dual boot 98SE/Win XP Pro and it's only XP which gives me problems. I hope somebody can throw some light on this thing before I ditch XP altogether :| edit: after I'd posted I went to copy/paste your link btvillarin and it worked with first click, so I thought YES. Went to try it out on links in other threads but no go again. So how come your link works for me? This is driving me nuts! >>



I didn't post this solution before...I just got it like right now, and this was the first time I posted it. Just try it...see what happens...
 
I'll give that fix a try in the morning when I get home. Hope it works...this is a totally unacceptable problem.

As far as I can tell, this started sometime within 24H of when I got most of the windows updates, but I'm not sure exactly when....

j
 
The same exact thing happened to me with links not working in IE. It happened sometime after I installed Netscape 6.2 and also Studio 7, but god knows what else I did in the meantime as well. (ie: windows updates, etc)

I blamed Netscape 6.2 and uninstalled it, with no luck. (Before I uninstalled NS6.2, I tried making it the default, but even though the "check for default browser" option was checked, IE never complained.) Then I tried the reset web settings button, hit that, while also making sure the "check for default" was still checked, and suddenly I was able to get links to work again. Then I reinstalled NS6.2 and I was still OK, so who knows what caused it to break.
 
Reset settings....now why didn't I think of that?<G>

I'll try that first thing when I get home from work in the morning.


j
 
I'm not able to access your website link btvillarin, but the lockergnome one works a treat. I'd already tried the "regsvr32" thing in fact I've tried it twice. Is there a way to do an IE6 repair 'cos there's no mention of it in "add/remove" programs?
 
BTVARALLIN,

Thanks. The URLMON fix you posted did the trick!

Of course something just went crazy with some of the colors on my new monitor....ahh, this is neverending!


j
 
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