IE 6 SP1 Prints and Previews Raw HMTL

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I think this issue may be related to removing AOL as it seems to first have
occurred after uninstalling. Now IE 6 will only print (and print preview) the
HTML source code for a particular website. Originally though it was a print
driver issue, but that does not seem to be the case as Firefox will print the
pages correctly. Reset everthing I could find to Default (Internet Options)
and intalled IE 7 beta 3 with no effect.

I'm guessing I need to tweak a registry setting or re-register some dll's
but don't know where to begin. Firefox is OK, but I'm a Microsoft guy. Any
suggestions? Next thing I could do on my own is to do a System Restore or
reinstall AOL, which I'd really rather not do.
 
Hal said:
I think this issue may be related to removing AOL as it seems to first
have occurred after uninstalling. Now IE 6 will only print (and print
preview) the HTML source code for a particular website. Originally though
it was a print driver issue, but that does not seem to be the case as
Firefox will print the pages correctly. Reset everthing I could find to
Default (Internet Options) and intalled IE 7 beta 3 with no effect.

I'm guessing I need to tweak a registry setting or re-register some dll's
but don't know where to begin. Firefox is OK, but I'm a Microsoft guy. Any
suggestions? Next thing I could do on my own is to do a System Restore or
reinstall AOL, which I'd really rather not do.
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See if this helps:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/20/1
"Print Preview displays the html code instead of displaying the preview".

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home:
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
 
I have the same problem as Hal D. I tried the fix on winhelponline, but
the problem still exists. Like Hal I think it may be a registry problem.
One more clue is that the print URL footer prints a pointer to a temp file
rather than the URL of the website being visited. Also, I had nothing to
do with AOL (adding or deleting) to get the problem.

dml
 
I performed a system restore back to 7/11 last night and it corrected the
issue. Of course, to all users attempting a system restore, the process is
not always without "side effects." I lost McAfee antivirus (somehow became
corrupted) had to do an uninstall, but it installed successfully. Firefox,
which I installed after the checkpoint on 7/11 has disappeared from the GUI.
I didn't have time to search for the program files. I assume it's still there
just not registered propertly. Need to perform some clean up.

If anyone finds a cure the the raw HTML printing issue. Please post here.
I'd rather find the cure than treat the symptoms in the future. BTW
mshtml.dll never re-registered properly - errored out (even in Safe Mode - if
that even matters). shdocvw.dll did re-register properly
 
Dave said:
I have the same problem as Hal D. I tried the fix on winhelponline, but
the problem still exists. Like Hal I think it may be a registry problem.
One more clue is that the print URL footer prints a pointer to a temp file
rather than the URL of the website being visited. Also, I had nothing to
do with AOL (adding or deleting) to get the problem.

dml
Click to expand...

Perhaps you can try this repair script (from German MVP Kai Schaetzl):
http://iefaq.info/index.php?action=artikel&cat=24&id=31&artlang=en

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home:
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
 
Dave said:
Thanks. Sadly, that didn't fix it either.
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Windows/IE version, Dave?

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

See: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378
"How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP".
*Make sure your antivirus is turned off*.

You will need to uninstall WinXP SP2 from Control Panel -> Add/Remove
Programs and then reinstall Service Pack 2.
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/875350
"How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer".

See also:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#Reinstall
"Reinstall or Repair IE / OE in Windows XP".
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_ie_reinstall.htm
"How do I repair Internet Explorer in Windows® XP?"
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial71.html
"How to Repair Internet Explorer 6 and Outlook Express".

--
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home:
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
 
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