blank browser on hyperlink

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I used a reg patch to keep mozilla from hogging the browser default, now I
get a completely blank browser when hitting a hyperlink in email, my home
page is fine, just nothing in address bar. Any ideas?
Thanks =0)
 
Did you export the Registry key first before editing it? Just Import the key
to restore it.

How To Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322754

How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756
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Did not back it up, patch key looks like this:

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

Still getting a blank iexplorer page, any other ideas?
thanks in advance
R. Hamm
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Well, ..... :-)

OK, Since I am *not* a Registry Expert myself - which is why I definitely
back-up the Key - I cannot say yet what you might do to correct this entry.
But let us start the simple way, and see if this works first.
Internet Options>Programs tab>check-mark the box Internet Explorer should
check to see whether it is the default Browser>Apply>OK out.

In the Registry I have ""="IExplore" in any location that shows
""="FIREFOX" in yours.

IF, you decide to change any of those settings, *make sure* you back the
keys up by Exporting them first. I'll see what else I can find in the
meantime.
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R. Hamm said:
Did not back it up, patch key looks like this:

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
""="FIREFOX"

Still getting a blank iexplorer page, any other ideas?
thanks in advance
R. Hamm
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++

Did you export the Registry key first before editing it? Just Import the key
to restore it.

How To Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows Me
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322754

How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756
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R. -

See these and see if there is something that might address your Blank Page
issue.

From Sandi Hardmeiers site (Thanks Sandi)
thought installing Mozilla 0.9.2 (which, may I say, is damned SLOW to start
up) was quite a polite event, especially considering the fact that I didn't
allow it to take over any defaults as part of the install.

But still, I discovered that hyperlinks in emails weren't working properly
anymore - IE was opening, but just to a blank window. No attempt to access
the URL was made.

Somehow or other, WWW_OpenURL disappeared out of 'topic' in the default open
action for the URL:Hypertext Transfer protocols and Gopher - nothing else
was out of whack - go figure :-/

Some knowledge base articles addressing the blank window problem are:

Browser Window Is Blank After You Install First Aid 98 [Q182038]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q182038

Current Web Page Is Blank After Opening an Outlook:// URL [Q257136]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q257136

New window is blank or nothing happens when you click on a link - Q281679
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q281679
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hyperlinks don't work (you may need to scroll down the page)
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#hyperlinks

Blank Windows
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#blank_windows

HTML Pages Only Partially Appear, HTML Pages Do Not Appear, or the Network
Stops Responding
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823386

Internet Explorer Home Page Opens When You Click a Link That Is Pasted into
an E-mail Message
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q291859

Internet Explorer Displays a Blank Page and May Appear to Stop Responding on
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832624

Actions Such as Search and Drag and Drop Do Not Work Because the Default
Access Permissions Have Been Changed in the Dcomcnfg.exe Tool (W2K systems)
Nothing happens when you click the hyperlinks on Web pages that are supposed
to open a new window.
Nothing happens when you right-click a hyperlink on a Web page, and then
click Open in a new window.
You select a hyperlink in Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express and
it does nothing.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q274/6/96.asp


Blank Pages
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/blankpge.htm

You cannot open a new Internet Explorer window or nothing occurs after you
click a link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q281679

HTH -
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LuckyStrike
(e-mail address removed)

How to make a good newsgroup post:
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Thanks, I downloaded the 6 service pack and it fixed it.
================================================
See these and see if there is something that might address your Blank Page
issue.

From Sandi Hardmeiers site (Thanks Sandi)
thought installing Mozilla 0.9.2 (which, may I say, is damned SLOW to start
up) was quite a polite event, especially considering the fact that I didn't
allow it to take over any defaults as part of the install.

But still, I discovered that hyperlinks in emails weren't working properly
anymore - IE was opening, but just to a blank window. No attempt to access
the URL was made.

Somehow or other, WWW_OpenURL disappeared out of 'topic' in the default open
action for the URL:Hypertext Transfer protocols and Gopher - nothing else
was out of whack - go figure :-/

Some knowledge base articles addressing the blank window problem are:

Browser Window Is Blank After You Install First Aid 98 [Q182038]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q182038

Current Web Page Is Blank After Opening an Outlook:// URL [Q257136]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q257136

New window is blank or nothing happens when you click on a link - Q281679
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q281679
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hyperlinks don't work (you may need to scroll down the page)
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#hyperlinks

Blank Windows
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#blank_windows

HTML Pages Only Partially Appear, HTML Pages Do Not Appear, or the Network
Stops Responding
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823386

Internet Explorer Home Page Opens When You Click a Link That Is Pasted into
an E-mail Message
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q291859

Internet Explorer Displays a Blank Page and May Appear to Stop Responding on
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832624

Actions Such as Search and Drag and Drop Do Not Work Because the Default
Access Permissions Have Been Changed in the Dcomcnfg.exe Tool (W2K systems)
Nothing happens when you click the hyperlinks on Web pages that are supposed
to open a new window.
Nothing happens when you right-click a hyperlink on a Web page, and then
click Open in a new window.
You select a hyperlink in Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express and
it does nothing.
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q274/6/96.asp


Blank Pages
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/blankpge.htm

You cannot open a new Internet Explorer window or nothing occurs after you
click a link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q281679

HTH -
--

LuckyStrike
(e-mail address removed)

How to make a good newsgroup post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
------------------------------------------------------------

R. Hamm said:
I used a reg patch to keep mozilla from hogging the browser default, now I
get a completely blank browser when hitting a hyperlink in email, my home
page is fine, just nothing in address bar. Any ideas?
Thanks =0)
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