IE can no longer spawn new windows

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Kyle M. Burns

My IE6 installation (IE6SP1, XP PRO) can no longer spawn new windows. By
this, I mean that when a web page uses the javascript "window.open()" method
or when "Open In New Window" is chosen from the context menu of a link,
nothing happens. There is no error, but the new window simply never
displays.

This is happening on my personal PC, but is particularly troubling to me
because I am a developer on a web application that uses window.open to
customize the browser window that the application runs in. I want to find
the cause/solution for my problem before one of my end users encounters the
same issue.

If anybody has any type of experience with this issue, a reply will be much
appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi Kyle,

Try this fix:

If this does not help, run this fix:
http://mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/IEFix.exe

(or)

1. Click [Start] [Run] type:
(Press Enter after each command)
Regsvr32 /i URLMON.DLL
Regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll
Regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
Regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

2. Restart Windows
3. Open IE [Tools] [Internet Options] [Programs] [Reset Web Settings]

Manual procedure: (Microsoft Knowledge article link)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=281679


--
Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

~ Please reply to newsgroup ~


My IE6 installation (IE6SP1, XP PRO) can no longer spawn new windows. By
this, I mean that when a web page uses the javascript "window.open()" method
or when "Open In New Window" is chosen from the context menu of a link,
nothing happens. There is no error, but the new window simply never
displays.

This is happening on my personal PC, but is particularly troubling to me
because I am a developer on a web application that uses window.open to
customize the browser window that the application runs in. I want to find
the cause/solution for my problem before one of my end users encounters the
same issue.

If anybody has any type of experience with this issue, a reply will be much
appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi Ramesh,

I have been experiencing the same issue as Kyle since I
got My New PC in July (Win XP SP1). This has been an
extremely frustrating problem.
I then tried this news group, not expecting to get far,
but spotted the issue posted by Kyle.
I immediately applied the 4 commands below and rebooted
and this did the trick. I did not need to do step 3.

So you thank you greatly for the quick and successful fix.

Kyle, hopefully this will also work for you.

PS. This issue even meant I could not reply to this
Posting (as the reply window locked up) until the fix was
applied.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Kyle,

Try this fix:

If this does not help, run this fix:
http://mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/IEFix.exe

(or)

1. Click [Start] [Run] type:
(Press Enter after each command)
Regsvr32 /i URLMON.DLL
Regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll
Regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
Regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

2. Restart Windows
3. Open IE [Tools] [Internet Options] [Programs] [Reset Web Settings]

Manual procedure: (Microsoft Knowledge article link)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=281679


--
Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

~ Please reply to newsgroup ~


My IE6 installation (IE6SP1, XP PRO) can no longer spawn new windows. By
this, I mean that when a web page uses the
Click to expand...
javascript "window.open()" method
 
Most welcome, Terry and thank you for the feedback.

--
Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

~ Please reply to newsgroup ~


message Hi Ramesh,

I have been experiencing the same issue as Kyle since I
got My New PC in July (Win XP SP1). This has been an
extremely frustrating problem.
I then tried this news group, not expecting to get far,
but spotted the issue posted by Kyle.
I immediately applied the 4 commands below and rebooted
and this did the trick. I did not need to do step 3.

So you thank you greatly for the quick and successful fix.

Kyle, hopefully this will also work for you.

PS. This issue even meant I could not reply to this
Posting (as the reply window locked up) until the fix was
applied.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Kyle,

Try this fix:

If this does not help, run this fix:
http://mvps.org/sramesh2k/utils/IEFix.exe

(or)

1. Click [Start] [Run] type:
(Press Enter after each command)
Regsvr32 /i URLMON.DLL
Regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll
Regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
Regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

2. Restart Windows
3. Open IE [Tools] [Internet Options] [Programs] [Reset Web Settings]

Manual procedure: (Microsoft Knowledge article link)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=281679


--
Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

~ Please reply to newsgroup ~


My IE6 installation (IE6SP1, XP PRO) can no longer spawn new windows. By
this, I mean that when a web page uses the
Click to expand...
javascript "window.open()" method
 
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