error opening links in new windows

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Lisa

Whenever I open a link in a new window, or from MSN
messenger for that matter, I get the outline of the
browser on my desktop and the button on my taskbar. In
order for me to see whats on the webpage, I have to hit
maximize. This only occurs when I open from a link, not
when I open explorer from my desktop. What's wrong and
how can i fix it? I've downloaded the updates and even
tried and uninstall. Thanks for your help.
 
Hi Lisa,

I'm assuming you don't have a popupkiller installed, or some application blocking Javascript, that
might be responsible for this?

Go to IE tools/internet options/programs and turn on the check box for IE to check if it is the
default browser. Shut down and restart IE. When it asks to be default browser, say yes.

Now go to Start - Run (type each line below separately, then press OK)

regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Msjava.dll
regsvr32 Browseui.dll
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

Note: you should see a brief message after each entry that the dll has been successfully
registered.

If there's no change, read this MS article:

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You Click a Link:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

If still no joy, and *only* if you're running Internet Explorer 6.0 running on Win 98 or possibly
ME, do the following:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC. Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk'. Type oleaut32.dll,
not worrying about its location.
Then, click Start.

Next to 'Restore From', type in or browse for the file's location, which is probably in the Win98
folder of your installation CD-ROM (typically D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs folder, as
the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System, and click OK.
System File Checker looks for the file, saves it as you requested, and then tells you that 'the
file has been successfully extracted'.

Reboot, and tell us whether that solves your problem.

NOTE: before doing that, make a copy of Oleaut32.dll and save it outside your Windows\System
directory for safekeeping.
--

Cheers, Tony

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