Links will not Work

Hi ..I am using Windows 98 SE and I have this unusual problem which the tech person available to me cannot work out.......If I receive an Email with a link in it or if I am in a Url and ckick on for example "Feedback" link....I cannot get the link to work..I get a Margue (IE it 1/2 opens) and then an hourglass freeze.....so I have to close then copy link open IE and paste in ......However ..The tech man I employed has just discovered that by clicking "stop" then "refresh" the link will then go through...... He knew I had recently used an Eval of MemoryBoost which had changed my settings and said this was probably the problem........I hope I have explained my problem sufficiently and would welcome any reply of advice re my problem..
Ron New Zealand.

 

Try this.

Go to Start > Run and type each of these (wih OK after each, of course):

regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll

regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll

regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll

regsvr32 Mshtml.dll

 

This may help
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q281679

 

Thankyou Abraxas and Sunny for your replies..I did what Abraxas said without success and the Link Sunny gave gives me "page not avaliable.....Can I try to give another explanation of what happens ..I click on a link and immediately it appears to start the first process of linking but just freezes with an hour glass beside the curser....to get out of this I have to click on the close X and it immediately returns to what it was prior to my clicking the link...

 

Is it possible you have either a popupkiller or cookie smasher installed that is detecting whatever link you click on?

 

Barabara - Ann..I did have a Pop Up killer which had been closed but I removed it altogether Just now ..but things are still the same ..I do not know what a cookie smasher is....?? I do have AdAware installed that gets rid of cookies ...I wonder if should give it a Run..Thanks Ron.

 

You can try copying and pasting the link into your address bar. I copied and pasted the web page here.

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You Click a Link
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q281679
SYMPTOMS
When you click a hyperlink in an e-mail message or on a Web page, or right-click a hyperlink on a Web page and then click Open in New Window, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
Nothing happens.
The new window may be blank.
You may receive a scripting error message.
When you use the Print command or the Print Preview command in Internet Explorer, nothing may happen.

When you try to connect to Web folders, you may receive the following error message:

The current operation could not be completed because an unexpected error has occurred.
CAUSE
This behavior may occur for any of the following reasons:
The (Default) value setting in one or more of the following registry keys points to an incorrect location for the Urlmon.dll file:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{79eac9e0-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\InprocServer32]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{79eac9f1-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\InprocServer32]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{79eac9f2-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\InprocServer32]

This may occur if you install a customized version of Internet Explorer that was created with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) version 5.01 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 5.5 SP1, or 6.0.
The following registry key is missing or damaged:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

One or more of the following files is missing, damaged, or improperly registered:
Url.dll
Mshtml.dll
Actxprxy.dll
Oleaut32.dll
Shell32.dll
Shdocvw.dll
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
Quit all programs that are running.
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, and then click OK.
When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.
If this does not resolve the problem, repeat steps 2 through 4 for each of the following files (in step 3, replace Urlmon.dll with each of the file names below):
Shdocvw.dll
Msjava.dll
Actxprxy.dll
Oleaut32.dll
Mshtml.dll
Browseui.dll
Shell32.dll (Windows XP and Windows 2000 only)
If the problem is still not resolved, verify that the following registry values are present and correct:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Name: (Default)
Value: IDispatch
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid
Name: (Default)
Value: {00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32
Name: (Default)
Value: {00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}



If the problem is still not resolved, reinstall Internet Explorer. If you are using the version of Internet Explorer that is included with your operating system, reinstall or repair your operating system.


Internet Explorer Administration Kit Users
If this problem occurs after you install a customized version of Internet Explorer that was created with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) version 5.01 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 5.5 SP1, or 6.0 and is resolved by re-registering the Urlmon.dll file, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the appropriate fix below.
IEAK for Internet Explorer 6
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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11-Oct-2001 19:45 6.0.2710.1100 189,440 Ie6wzd.exe

Note This hotfix is not distributed by using a hotfix installer package but is an actual binary hotfix that you must manually replace. To do this, rename the old Ie6wzd.exe file in your IEAK installation folder\Iebin\Optional\EN folder, manually copy the hotfix into that folder, and then rebuild your IEAK package to have the hotfix included inside your package.

Important If Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) is applied to your IEAK installation after you use this fix, you must manually apply this hotfix again.



IEAK for Internet Explorer 5.5
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
--------------------------------------------------------
18-Dec-2000 17:22 5.50.4612.1800 183,056 Ie5wzd.exe



Note This hotfix is not distributed by using a hotfix installer package, but is an actual binary hotfix that you must manually replace. To do this, rename the old Ie5wzd.exe file in your IEAK installation folder\Iebin\Optional\EN folder, manually copy the hotfix into that folder, and then rebuild your IEAK package to have the hotfix included inside your package.

Important If Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) is applied to your IEAK installation after you use this fix, you must manually apply this hotfix again.



IEAK for Internet Explorer 5.01
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
---------------------------------------------------------
01-Nov-2000 11:01a 5.0.3210.3100 177,424 Ie5wzd.exe


Note This hotfix is not distributed by using a hotfix installer package, but is an actual binary hotfix that you must manually replace. To do this, rename the old Ie5wzd.exe file in your IEAK installation folder\Iebin\Optional\EN folder, manually copy the hotfix into that folder, and then rebuild your IEAK package to have the hotfix included inside your package.

Important If Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) is applied to your IEAK installation after you use this fix, you must manually apply this hotfix again.

 

Thanks Sunny ..For the page...Unfortunately what I see as the first thing to try IE
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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
Quit all programs that are running.
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, and then click OK.
When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.
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After typing in regsvr32 urlmon.dll and clicking OK I waited and waited but "no message "........I really appreciate the help ..I cannot sustain hiring PC experts who play around for an hour ,give up and demand $80...for their work?

 

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#blank_windows

Hyperlinks don't work

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Upgraded IE & you have problems .

Microsoft provides a patch to rectify the problem:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/msninvestor/Patch/1.0/WIN98/EN-US/mcrepair.EXE

When you run this executable, when it prompts you whether you wish to overwrite Newer files,
make sure to click YES for each file (do not select "No" or "No to All ").

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http://support.earthlink.net/mu/1/psc/img/walkthroughs/windows_9x_nt/browsers/ie_4.0/1704.psc.html
Hyperlinks don't launch in a new window / Set Internet Explorer to browse in a new process

 

Try once more - just to make sure that you typed it correctly - if it works, the OK message should appear more or less instantaneously - so don't hang around for ages waiting for it!

BTW, you might also wish to keep an eye on this thread:-

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18550

Also, a visit to this page wouldn't hurt:-

http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

Let us know what, if anything, is found.

 

Links Don't Work

Jmatt.....YES.Thankyou...The Repair did work ..I can now link with a click although slowly...But other panel messages are appearing .....I have a sneaking suspicion my PC needs radical reinstalling ...For some time now on start up I get an Error Panel Stating " Initialization file not found Err 0" and click OK to get rid of it..Yes again I hired a TechMan with no success...He could not find what was causing it...Having upgraded to Windows Player 9 some time ago I found recent downloads of streaming video files were unable to be played .. So today I uninstalled v9 and I reinstalled Windows media player 7.1..Now I have found that it has no audio...It will play video and apparantly audio files but there is no audio........Other players like PowerDVD/DivXplayer and Transcribe are unaffected ...
So basicly I am in a mess....I am supposedly using the best TechMan in the city but I am now at a stage when my confidence in him has diminished completely Thanks Ron NZ

 

Hi Ron , if you have all your important stuff backed up , you could try a really good clean out .

1st step , run a virus check from 1 of these .
Online Virus check ( free )
http://housecall.antivirus.com/
http://www.coledata.com/virusalert.htm
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/misc/av.php
http://www.pandasoftware.es/activescan/activescan-com.asp

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From Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file )
in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q218160

To view Applog , do this .
Windows Explorer > View > Folder Options > View , click on Show all files . Click OK .
http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-17.shtml

If you have plenty of memory , disable Taskmon .
Start > Run , type in msconfig & press Enter .
Click on Startup & untick TaskMonitor .

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Run Scandisk Standard ( do not Tick > Automatically fix errors )
Scandisk log records the errors .
http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/scandisk.htm

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q158705
How to Disable the Find Fast Indexer

http://www.remainsecure.com/whitepapers/hacking/mshidden.htm

8. THE TRUTH ABOUT FIND FAST

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q259161&FR=1
Computer Speed and Performance May Decrease
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

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Streamling startups .
http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/streamlining_startups.htm
http://ww2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Uncheck.htm
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/startup/start4.shtml
http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Running_items.htm
http://www.djbdesigns.com/wtvzone/startup.html

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You can protect your comp from Spyfiles by using these 3 programs together .

http://beam.to/spybotsd
What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy?

SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; little modules that are
responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of these modules also transmit
information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.
If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace them with empty dummies in
case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases, the host still runs
fine after removing the bot.
For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. The Spybot-S&D interface is so
easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size. Those updates are
distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are also available from inside the
programs update section.

Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, which makes it more complicated
for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visited websites, opened files,
started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supported are the three major
browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.

Last but not least Spybot-S&D contains some routines to find and correct invalid entries into
the registry.

Red entries indicate spyware problems that should be fixed to avoid security and/or privacy
problems. This is the only kind of problem that is preselected to be fixed.

Black entries are system internals. If you do not know what they mean, I would suggest to either
keep your fingers from it or visit the support forum.

Green entries indicate usage tracks. It can do no harm to remove these.

I personally only remove the Red entries as the Green entries remove items I use .

Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly .

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http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.

How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware ActiveX controls, it prevents the
installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled,
but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to install a spyware Active-X
control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other Active-X controls or
plug-ins will work fine.

The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls. Make
sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest database! (And make sure
you check the new items to protect your system against them!)

As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the spyware Active-X from running,
in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*

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http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareguard.html

SpywareGuard provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition
to SpywareBlaster's protection method.

An anti-virus program scans files before you open them and prevents execution if a virus is
detected - SpywareGuard does the same thing, but for spyware! And you can easily have an
anti-virus program running alongside SpywareGuard.


Features Listing: Fast scanning engine
Scans exe and cab files - the two most popular file types for distributing spyware
Signature-based scanning - for known spyware (list)
Heuristic/generic detection capabilities - some spyware programs can be detected even if the
code undergoes significant changes
Small size - with a small size and small definition sizes, download and updates are quick
SG Control Panel - provides easy access to help and integration options
SG LiveUpdate - provides an easy updating solution
Spyware files are blocked before being opened or run - they are not simply shut down after they
are loaded in memory (and after they have performed their tasks)
The full path to the spyware executable is provided on the alert screen
Once a spyware file is detected and blocked from running, the options are provided to either
continue or to delete the spyware file
It's a free download

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http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Sea...phapage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&alpha=0-9
http://www.1cleanup.com/
http://www.1cleanup.com/download.cfm
1CLEANUP..........Clears your computer of Unneeded Files: These may possess any attributes left
to be specified by the user. In addition, all zero length files and folders are included
automatically. Recent Documents: Recently accessed files which are displayed in Start Menu->
Documents and stored in Windows' Recent folder. Favorites and Bookmarks: All favorites and
bookmarks created and stored over time by the user. IE Cache: This includes cookies, history
and Temporary Internet Files created by the Internet Explorer. Dead Shortcuts: Shortcuts to
files that have been moved to another location or deleted from the computer after the shortcut
was created.....(free).....GO THERE!

And / Or ,

http://www.fsm.nl/ward/
Spider finds hidden Url's that other mean's don't .
Cleans >
1 . Hidden Url's .
2 . Temporary Internet Files .
3 . History Files .
4 . Cookies .
Click on Spider , not Spider Bite .

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And / Or

Index.dat
Delindex works in Win98 and WinME .
http://www.burzurq.com/forum/delindex.html
The primary purpose of Delindex is to delete Index.dat files which are never resized, and only
get bigger. These files contain all your web surfing history since they were (re)created, and
large index.dat files can cause performance issues with browsing. Index.dat files cannot be
deleted if Explorer is running. The secondary purpose is to delete junk files for reasons of
space, privacy, and performance. Delindex is "stand-alone" program and requires no installation
and no other files to run. All notes are within the program, so there are no separate ReadMe or
Help files.

John in Western Australia .

 

Is that the full and complete message? What do you have loading at startup?

Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - Multimedia - Audio - Playback Advanced Properties - Performance. Move the Hardware Acceleration down a notch or two. Does this help? If not, check whether there is an update available for your soundcard.

 

Ron , forget about SpywareGuard , they are having problems with the new version .

 

I am afraid everything has turned to custard ....On startup pc is looking for CDdirect which I believe is something to do with Roxio's CD Creator Writer ....then I get the initialisation error ...then I have to keep reinstalling Windows media Player..It works for a while then just refuses to even open...BTW I have AVG Virus so am positive I am virus free....My PC is configured with a main 30gb hard drive partitioned into 3... 4gb for OS....4gb and 22gb ....I also have a secondary hard drive of 120GB....So its no problem to copy my whole OS partition onto it...in fact at a pinch i could copy my whole main drive onto it......The tech man told me it was a huge job to reinstall everything ???I wonder? Can I "scrub" a partition IE cleanout the 4gb partrition where Windows etc is on... And completely reinstall Windows .....Or is there another simple procedure .....It seems to me at this stage each step forward = 2 steps back and a reinstall probably is the best way to go.........I think I can reinstall all the programs I use so there is no problem there.....Am I capable of doing a OS reinstall ..thats the big question.....Maybe if I could find simple straight forward directions I could print out these and just follow to the letter...Sorry for being a nuisance Ron NZ.

 

I still would have a go at doing all I mentioned .

Reason being that , even if you copy everything , you have a bug in one or more of your programs or operating system .
That includes Favorites .

Is your AGV up to date ?
A lot of people , install it & think that is all you have to do .

Is your 120gb HD partitioned ?

If you go the wipe your partitions clean path , reinstall all your programs again , don't copy from backups .

There is lot of extra info that can be posted , but will let you reply to this 1st .

PS , space your questions out , very hard to read the post . Thanks .

 

Jmat.

My AVG is definately up to date...

My 120GB is not Partitioned...

I certainly would not reinstall from any backup.....

I would install programs from the original disks or downloaded exe or zip files

Of most concern is my application data but in the past I have just copied the whole folder to my 120gb HD and imported back my mail etc later.

I will go back and try and work through your previous directions..Thanks RonNZ.

 

JMatt..

I tryed to understand your directions......But I have to be honest I am lost at the first hurdle...I think I can follow If I can get past the first .

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From Windows Explorer , Delete all the files ( except the read only file )
in Windows > Applog . Taskmon will rebuild the Applog file .
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q218160

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Can this procedure be explained more fully or do you want me to go to the linked page and follow directions from it.......

Thanks Ron

 

Ron , the Microsoft link has been changed , the other link is OK .
http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/start-17.shtml

Are you able to see the Applog folder ?

How much memory do you have ?

Here is how to use msconfig .
http://netsquirrel.com/msconfig/

You can click on on my name & email me & I can send you my phone number if you want me to talk you through it .

Just a matter of you phoning , whenever it suits you & with a bit of luck I will be home .

You are about 2 hrs ahead of me .

John in Western Australia .

 

John....I have emailed you.......

Re Applog folder....If you mean see it in Windows and open it ...

thats no problem ...

I am not a complete dumby but I am getting old and sometimes I get confused and to be honest, afraid I just might do something and see my PC go up in to a complete lock up....

One thing.. I am virus clean and its checked every 24hours and kept updated...

Re Memory ..I have 256 mb. in this PC.

I have previously been talked through complicated situations per phone and as long as you have the time ,I think its a great idea...

I think 4 hours is the difference between WA and NZ...

Regards Ron