Internet Options

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Bob Kulp

I am running XP Pro w/Sp2. The Internet Options shortcut in both the Control
Panel and under tools in IE7 does not respond. It seems to be trying to load
an error message. Any help to restore the shortcut would be appreciated.

Bob
 
Bob said:
I am running XP Pro w/Sp2. The Internet Options shortcut in both the
Control Panel and under tools in IE7 does not respond. It seems to be
trying to load an error message. Any help to restore the shortcut
would be appreciated.
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Have you tried it in Safe Mode?
 
-- Someone help me! I cannot post a question, I can only do a reply. I need
help on a memory stick. Please advise me on how to post
Rhonda
 
-- Someone help me! I cannot post a question, I can only do a reply. I need
help on a memory stick. Please advise me on how to post
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The reason you're having such problems is that you are using the awful
web interface to participate in this newsgroup--it's the slowest,
clunkiest, most error-prone method there is. Do yourself a favor and
switch to a newsreader, such as Outlook Express, which comes with
Windows. See
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
 
Daave said:
Try this:

Start | Run
Type cmd and hit enter
Type inetcpl.cpl and hit enter.

Any luck?

Also, it would be a good idea to use Event Viewer to check for errors:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427

The run command as described above works fine. I sent a shortcut to the
desktop to more easily use it. I believe that the shortcut in the Control
Panel is corrupted and the shortcut in IE is linked to the Control Panel. I
did not find anything obvious in the Error logs.
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Not a perfect solution, but it's at least a workable one. You might want
to also try this:

1. Open My Computer, select Tools and then Folder Options, click the
view tab and then select show hidden files and folders (remember to go
and change it back again afterwards)

2. Search for the file : inetcpl.cpl which is located: C:\Windows\ie7

3. Right click on this file and then click on copy and then go to this
location: " C:\Windows\System32 " and paste the copied file. You will be
asked whether you want to replace the file. Click on yes.

from
http://diggin.blogspot.com/2007/09/unable-to-open-internet-options-in-ie-7.html

Or perhaps you might need to repair or uninstall/reinstall IE7. For
future reference, see "Known issues - Internet Explorer 7":

http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html

Or if you don't have any other problems, just use the shortcut you
created. :-)
 
That text is probably not quoted text, but in the message I am replying to,
it appears to be quoted text in the sense of having the ">" prefix on each
line. I wish people would not reply with prefixes that erroneously indicate
that the reply is a quote.
 
Daave said:
Not a perfect solution, but it's at least a workable one. You might want
to also try this:

1. Open My Computer, select Tools and then Folder Options, click the
view tab and then select show hidden files and folders (remember to go
and change it back again afterwards)

2. Search for the file : inetcpl.cpl which is located: C:\Windows\ie7

3. Right click on this file and then click on copy and then go to this
location: " C:\Windows\System32 " and paste the copied file. You will be
asked whether you want to replace the file. Click on yes.

from
http://diggin.blogspot.com/2007/09/unable-to-open-internet-options-in-ie-7.html

Or perhaps you might need to repair or uninstall/reinstall IE7. For
future reference, see "Known issues - Internet Explorer 7":

http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html

Or if you don't have any other problems, just use the shortcut you
created. :-)
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Thanks Daave, that worked fine.
 
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