"thecent" <thecent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:290297EE-F5B4-4300-9056-AB8E52BD7670@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm experiencing a problem (occaisionally and apparently randomly) opening
> up links in webpages and from my email.
> When I click on the link, a new window opens with an address in the address
> bar but, the page is blank. I've read and tried a number of suggestions to
> remedy this problem, as it seems others have experienced this too. Nothing
> has worked for me.
>
> I also went to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679 and re-registered
> the files recommended in the article:
> • Urlmon.dll
> • Mshtml.dll
> • Actxprxy.dll
> • Oleaut32.dll
> • Shell32.dll
> • Shdocvw.dll


That article is not recommended for IE7 users.
In particular trying to re-register shdocvw.dll is known to cause problems.

Similarly, I think that the more complete repair procedures in KB326155
don't properly explain that they don't all apply to IE7 for the same reason.
E.g. I only just now noticed that the caveat can be inferred by the introductory
<quote>
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
</quote>


>
> Troublingly, Mshtml.dll failed! The RegSvr box stated: *Mshtml.dll was
> loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. This file can
> not be registered.*
>
> Could this be the source of my difficulty?


Nope. mshtml.dll doesn't have that entry point any more.


>
> Any help would be much appreciated.


The designed feature is the Reset...
button (aka RIES, ref. KB923737)

BTW if you would try it except for passwords, etc. you could
also use PSPV (from NirSoft) to export those first.

I'm not completely sure yet but I think a new simpler repair for this symptom
under IE7 might be:

regsvr32 /n /i ieframe.dll

It would be safe to try that before resorting to RIES (or an uninstall/reinstall of IE7.)
BTW I suspect that uninstall/reinstall would be the most complete in terms of initialization
and the least disruptive in terms of preserving user preferences and other customizations.


>
> Thank you,
> thecent
>
>


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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