05-06-2007, 09:37 AM
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| Re: Cannot open links on webpages in IE7
"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> "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
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> 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>
>
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> >
> > 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?
>
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> Nope. mshtml.dll doesn't have that entry point any more.
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> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated.
>
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> The designed feature is the Reset...
> button (aka RIES, ref. KB923737)
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> 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:
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> regsvr32 /n /i ieframe.dll
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> 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.
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> >
> > Thank you,
> > thecent
> >
> >
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> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
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