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Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2
(recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days after
the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs up".
Here is what happens:
- Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the desktop.
Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts!
- Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page")
- Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start.
- Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & click
links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the
address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to kill
the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with
"start->run_>iexplore".
I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no
change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that
installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all is
OK.
The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain connected
machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking.
There are no system restore points that predate the problem.
Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by "ElderGeek".
Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy!
The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install
Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows Updates
will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this fixed.
Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat & re-install
will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that ....
Thanks,
Dave Blom
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Hi,
In Folder Options> File types> [NONE] Internet Shortcut> Advanced, is
Actions:Open selected as the Default?
Also worth checking... is IE the default browser in Control Panel> Add or
remove programs> Set program access and defaults?
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]
"Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2
> (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days after
> the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs up".
> Here is what happens:
>
> - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the
desktop.
> Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts!
> - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page")
> - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start.
> - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & click
> links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the
> address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to kill
> the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with
> "start->run_>iexplore".
>
> I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no
> change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that
> installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all
is
> OK.
> The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain connected
> machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking.
> There are no system restore points that predate the problem.
> Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by
"ElderGeek".
> Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy!
>
> The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install
> Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows
Updates
> will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this fixed.
>
> Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat &
re-install
> will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that ....
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Blom
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Interesting. I have a customer's machine in the shop with the same symptoms.
It would not go to a web site, it would open a 2nd blank window whenever I
typed in a web address. I removed IE and reinstalled XP SP2, ran updates
(exc. IE7) and I now have the same behavior you have. When I click on IE6 i
get shortcuts and the browser does not startup. Don's suggestions did not fix
the problem.
Any other ideas??
Ray
"Don Varnau" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hi,
> In Folder Options> File types> [NONE] Internet Shortcut> Advanced, is
> Actions:Open selected as the Default?
>
> Also worth checking... is IE the default browser in Control Panel> Add or
> remove programs> Set program access and defaults?
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2
> > (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days after
> > the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs up".
> > Here is what happens:
> >
> > - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the
> desktop.
> > Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts!
> > - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page")
> > - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start.
> > - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & click
> > links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the
> > address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to kill
> > the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with
> > "start->run_>iexplore".
> >
> > I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no
> > change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that
> > installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all
> is
> > OK.
> > The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain connected
> > machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking.
> > There are no system restore points that predate the problem.
> > Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by
> "ElderGeek".
> > Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy!
> >
> > The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install
> > Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows
> Updates
> > will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this fixed.
> >
> > Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat &
> re-install
> > will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that ....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave Blom
>
>
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Courtesy Frank Saunders, MVP:
From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm
Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet Shortcut)
and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.
"Application used to perform this action" 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.)
DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:
#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)
#4
WWW_OpenURL
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.
Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.
If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
--
Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC USA
jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com
"Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2
> (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days after
> the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs up".
> Here is what happens:
>
> - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the
> desktop.
> Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts!
> - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page")
> - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start.
> - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & click
> links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the
> address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to kill
> the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with
> "start->run_>iexplore".
>
> I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no
> change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that
> installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all
> is
> OK.
> The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain connected
> machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking.
> There are no system restore points that predate the problem.
> Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by
> "ElderGeek".
> Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy!
>
> The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install
> Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows
> Updates
> will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this fixed.
>
> Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat &
> re-install
> will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that ....
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Blom
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Dave Blom's problem is not unique. I have the same problem. Recent repair,
changed to this version, ran a few days and suddenly this crap.
Changing Shortcut options doesn't cut it. The same is happening to me.
Remember: The icon for IEXPLORE on the desktop that comes with WINDOWS is
not a true shortcut. Instead, it's actually a part of the application. If
we create shortcuts to IEXPLORE.EXE, they open the browser to the default
home page. But browsing is broken. Internet Explorer freezes up and the
only way to unfreeze it that we have found out is via the task manager. I
personally created a shortcut to IEXPLORE.EXE and it worked. But browsing
is still broken. Also, the original Internet Explorer Icon is still without
an OPEN option. All the Application Access settings appear OK.
--
_________________________
Bill DeShawn
bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:OEYhyWvvHHA.4300[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Hi,
> In Folder Options> File types> [NONE] Internet Shortcut> Advanced, is
> Actions:Open selected as the Default?
>
> Also worth checking... is IE the default browser in Control Panel> Add or
> remove programs> Set program access and defaults?
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2
>> (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days
>> after
>> the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs up".
>> Here is what happens:
>>
>> - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the
> desktop.
>> Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts!
>> - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page")
>> - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start.
>> - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & click
>> links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the
>> address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to
>> kill
>> the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with
>> "start->run_>iexplore".
>>
>> I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no
>> change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that
>> installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all
> is
>> OK.
>> The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain connected
>> machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking.
>> There are no system restore points that predate the problem.
>> Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by
> "ElderGeek".
>> Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy!
>>
>> The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install
>> Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows
> Updates
>> will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this
>> fixed.
>>
>> Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat &
> re-install
>> will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that ....
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave Blom
>
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In my copy of Windows (Windows XP Pro SP2), there is no such file type as
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol. What happens now? I think we're on to
something here.
--
_________________________
Bill DeShawn
bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
"Jon Kennedy" <jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
news:eTsVHS1vHHA.4300[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Courtesy Frank Saunders, MVP: > > From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm> > Open Windows Explorer. > Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types. > Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet > Shortcut) > and select it. > Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version. > Select 'open'. > Click Edit. > > "Application used to perform this action" 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.) > > DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have: > > #1: > "%1",,-1,0,,,, > #2 > IExplore > #3 (blank) > > #4 > WWW_OpenURL > > URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same. > > Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE. > > If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type > > regsvr32 urlmon.dll > > > -- > > Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE > Charlotte, NC USA > jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com > > > "Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com... >> Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2 >> (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days >> after >> the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs up". >> Here is what happens: >> >> - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the >> desktop. >> Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts! >> - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page") >> - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start. >> - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & click >> links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the >> address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to >> kill >> the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with >> "start->run_>iexplore". >> >> I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no >> change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that >> installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all >> is >> OK. >> The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain connected >> machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking. >> There are no system restore points that predate the problem. >> Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by >> "ElderGeek". >> Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy! >> >> The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install >> Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows >> Updates >> will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this >> fixed. >> >> Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat & >> re-install >> will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that .... >> >> Thanks, >> Dave Blom > >
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It should be at the top of the file types list - with [NONE] as an
extension. Easy to miss as you scroll down.....
--
Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC USA
jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com
"Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message
news:e6Olv8BwHHA.1756[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > In my copy of Windows (Windows XP Pro SP2), there is no such file type as > URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol. What happens now? I think we're on to > something here. > > -- > _________________________ > > Bill DeShawn > bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net > http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn> > > "Jon Kennedy" <jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com> wrote in message > news:eTsVHS1vHHA.4300[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Courtesy Frank Saunders, MVP: >> >> From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm>> >> Open Windows Explorer. >> Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types. >> Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet >> Shortcut) >> and select it. >> Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version. >> Select 'open'. >> Click Edit. >> >> "Application used to perform this action" 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.) >> >> DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have: >> >> #1: >> "%1",,-1,0,,,, >> #2 >> IExplore >> #3 (blank) >> >> #4 >> WWW_OpenURL >> >> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same. >> >> Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE. >> >> If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type >> >> regsvr32 urlmon.dll >> >> >> -- >> >> Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE >> Charlotte, NC USA >> jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com >> >> >> "Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com... >>> Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2 >>> (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days >>> after >>> the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs >>> up". >>> Here is what happens: >>> >>> - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the >>> desktop. >>> Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts! >>> - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page") >>> - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start. >>> - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & >>> click >>> links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the >>> address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to >>> kill >>> the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with >>> "start->run_>iexplore". >>> >>> I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no >>> change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that >>> installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & all >>> is >>> OK. >>> The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain >>> connected >>> machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking. >>> There are no system restore points that predate the problem. >>> Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by >>> "ElderGeek". >>> Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy! >>> >>> The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to install >>> Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows >>> Updates >>> will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this >>> fixed. >>> >>> Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat & >>> re-install >>> will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that .... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Dave Blom >> >> > >
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"Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message
news:O9bZW4BwHHA.3560[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Dave Blom's problem is not unique. I have the same problem. Recent
> repair, changed to this version, ran a few days and suddenly this crap.
> Changing Shortcut options doesn't cut it. The same is happening to me.
> Remember: The icon for IEXPLORE on the desktop that comes with WINDOWS is
> not a true shortcut. Instead, it's actually a part of the application.
> If we create shortcuts to IEXPLORE.EXE, they open the browser to the
> default home page. But browsing is broken. Internet Explorer freezes up
> and the only way to unfreeze it that we have found out is via the task
> manager. I personally created a shortcut to IEXPLORE.EXE and it worked.
> But browsing is still broken. Also, the original Internet Explorer Icon
> is still without an OPEN option. All the Application Access settings
> appear OK.
Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.
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"Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message
news:e6Olv8BwHHA.1756[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > In my copy of Windows (Windows XP Pro SP2), there is no such file type as
> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol. What happens now? I think we're on to
> something here.
Yes there is. Look harder. HINT: (NONE)
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.
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Thanks. I'll give them a try.
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_________________________
Bill DeShawn
bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message
news:75E601C7-19FA-4F4A-80C4-83B1BFCACAD9[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] > "Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message > news:O9bZW4BwHHA.3560[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Dave Blom's problem is not unique. I have the same problem. Recent >> repair, changed to this version, ran a few days and suddenly this crap. >> Changing Shortcut options doesn't cut it. The same is happening to me. >> Remember: The icon for IEXPLORE on the desktop that comes with WINDOWS >> is not a true shortcut. Instead, it's actually a part of the >> application. If we create shortcuts to IEXPLORE.EXE, they open the >> browser to the default home page. But browsing is broken. Internet >> Explorer freezes up and the only way to unfreeze it that we have found >> out is via the task manager. I personally created a shortcut to >> IEXPLORE.EXE and it worked. But browsing is still broken. Also, the >> original Internet Explorer Icon is still without an OPEN option. All the >> Application Access settings appear OK. > > > Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of > these Web pages. > Help with malware: > All MS-MVP Sites. > http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm> > Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software. > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315> > So How Did I Get Infected Anyway? > For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for > malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that > you owe it to the author. See also: > http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and > see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not > sure of. > > -- > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM > Do not send mail.
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I found it. It says:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
I think that matches yours (except for case, which shouldn't matter):
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
--
_________________________
Bill DeShawn
bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
"Jon Kennedy" <jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > It should be at the top of the file types list - with [NONE] as an > extension. Easy to miss as you scroll down..... > > -- > > Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE > Charlotte, NC USA > jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com > > > "Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message > news:e6Olv8BwHHA.1756[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> In my copy of Windows (Windows XP Pro SP2), there is no such file type as >> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol. What happens now? I think we're on to >> something here. >> >> -- >> _________________________ >> >> Bill DeShawn >> bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net >> http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn>> >> >> "Jon Kennedy" <jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com> wrote in message >> news:eTsVHS1vHHA.4300[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Courtesy Frank Saunders, MVP: >>> >>> From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm>>> >>> Open Windows Explorer. >>> Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types. >>> Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet >>> Shortcut) >>> and select it. >>> Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version. >>> Select 'open'. >>> Click Edit. >>> >>> "Application used to perform this action" 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.) >>> >>> DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have: >>> >>> #1: >>> "%1",,-1,0,,,, >>> #2 >>> IExplore >>> #3 (blank) >>> >>> #4 >>> WWW_OpenURL >>> >>> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same. >>> >>> Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE. >>> >>> If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type >>> >>> regsvr32 urlmon.dll >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE >>> Charlotte, NC USA >>> jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com >>> >>> >>> "Dave Blom" <Dave Blom[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>> news:171251DF-59A9-43A5-BA16-A70FA8875752[ at ]microsoft.com... >>>> Hello - I've run into a strange problem on a laptop with WinXP Pro SP2 >>>> (recently upgraded from XP Home). All functioned well for a few days >>>> after >>>> the upgrade, but since the weekend the owner reports that IE6 "hangs >>>> up". >>>> Here is what happens: >>>> >>>> - Double-click desktop IE6 icon & an IE6 shortcut is created on the >>>> desktop. >>>> Do this 5 times, get 5 shortcuts! >>>> - Right-click IE6 icon - different dialog box (no "open home page") >>>> - Double-click one of the (5) shortcuts - IE6 does not start. >>>> - Start, Run "iexplore" - browser starts OK. Can browse home page & >>>> click >>>> links, etc. & all works OK. As soon as another address is typed in the >>>> address bar, a second IE window opens & then both IE's hang - have to >>>> kill >>>> the tasks, which takes a while. Same result if second IE is opened with >>>> "start->run_>iexplore". >>>> >>>> I have scanned for viruses & malware, run disk cleanup util, etc. - no >>>> change in behaviour. There are no Yahoo toolbars or anything like that >>>> installed, and I have run SysInternal's Autorun & Rootkit Revealer & >>>> all is >>>> OK. >>>> The problem happens no matter who I log in as (this is a domain >>>> connected >>>> machine) and it happens when I boot safe mode with networking. >>>> There are no system restore points that predate the problem. >>>> Have tried the "reinstall" using the registry tweaks suggested by >>>> "ElderGeek". >>>> Have run sfc utility & have re-installed SP2 - no joy! >>>> >>>> The work-around, to get the laptop user going again, has been to >>>> install >>>> Mozilla Firefox, which works perfectly. The problem is that Windows >>>> Updates >>>> will not run because of the broken IE6, so I would like to get this >>>> fixed. >>>> >>>> Has anyone out there seen anything like this? I know a reformat & >>>> re-install >>>> will probably fix this, but I reeeealy don't wanna do that .... >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Dave Blom >>> >>> >> >> > >
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Found it. See my other response.
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Bill DeShawn
bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net
http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > "Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message
> news:e6Olv8BwHHA.1756[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> In my copy of Windows (Windows XP Pro SP2), there is no such file type as
>> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol. What happens now? I think we're on to
>> something here.
>
>
> Yes there is. Look harder. HINT: (NONE)
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Do not send mail.
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Are the DDE settings for that file type entry correct and the box checked?
If no joy, uncheck that box. Did you do the Start...Run... type in
"regsvr32 urlmon.dll" (no quotes), Enter bit?
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Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC USA
jkennedy2[ at ]carolina.rr.com
"Bill DeShawn" <bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] >I found it. It says: > "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome > I think that matches yours (except for case, which shouldn't matter): > "C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome > > > -- > _________________________ > > Bill DeShawn > bdeshawn[ at ]nospamsterling.net > http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn
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