I can no longer use the command view-source:

[Guest]

I used to be able to type in the adress bar "view-source:" followed by the
website and I would be able to open the source file ( for example
view-source:http://www.microsoft.com ) But ever since I updated to IE 6 I can
no longer do this. Of course I can still click on View, and then source, but
I was wondering if the command was changed to something else, because I would
rather type in view-source: in front of the address. Thank you in advance for
your help

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

Hi Enzo,

Often, emptying your IE cache files will fix this problem. For more
information, please review the URL below:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#view_source

 

[Guest]

I don't have a problem viewing a source code, I just have a problem using
view-source: to get there.

 

[Charlie Tame]

That's covered in the link Sandi gave you...

If you have a shortcut to notepad on the desktop get rid of it or rename
it...

Charlie

 

[Tina Jaworski]

How do you empty IE Cache with Win xp? if cookies are in the NTSF (sp)
partition, how do I change permissions so that I can work with?

Thank you!
Tina

 

[Guest]

I don't have a shortcut to notepad on my desktop and I read through the link
Sandi gave me. There is nothing on the links similiar to the problem I am
having. What is occuring is that when I type view-source: in front of the web
address I get a "Cannot find server message" Here is a screenshot

http://img170.exs.cx/img170/9343/viewsourcescreenshot5bj.jpg

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

I don't have a shortcut to notepad on my desktop and I read through the link
Sandi gave me. There is nothing on the links similiar to the problem I am
having. What is occuring is that when I type view-source: in front of the web
address I get a "Cannot find server message" Here is a screenshot

http://img170.exs.cx/img170/9343/viewsourcescreenshot5bj.jpg

Try a search? This question was answered recently in another thread
by Parth Pandya [MSFT]

<quote>
View source protocol has been blocked by design on XPSP2.
</quote>

http://groups-beta.google.com/group..._doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#61841ccc545dafd2

(Google Groups search for
"view-source:" MSFT group:microsoft.*.ie6.browser
)


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[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

Log on as administrator (a different administrator account to the one with
the problem) and delete the affected folders via Windows Explorer.

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