Re: can't type in fields

From: Don Varnau (don_04[at]varnau[dot]org)
Date: 02/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 07:57:28 -0600

You're right. I should have checked those articles more closely. [235236]
is not likely to help and only a portion of [251787] is likely to help. I
*would* try clearing the autocomplete forms cache.

Do you have too much security? Are you allowing cookies? Try disabling, one
at a time, programs such as firewall, internet security, AV, etc. Try
putting microsoft in the Trusted Sites zone: Internet Options> Security.

Longshot... but in Internet Options> Accessibility, is User Style ***
checked?

Do you still have he problem with MSKB if you uncheck "Enable third party
browser extensions" from Internet Options> Advanced? That would indicate
that another program is interfering with IE.

Don 

-- 
MVP IE/OE
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"Don Taylor" <dont[at]agora.rdrop.com> wrote in message
news:Rs2dnaZWk5_rE7PdRVn-gg@scnresearch.com...
> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> writes:
> >These articles may help:
> > 235236 - Cannot Type Text in Outlook Express or Internet Explorer:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q235236
> > 251787 - Delayed Response When Editing Internet Explorer Forms
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q251787
>
> I'm puzzled.  Both those explicitly say they apply to IE5.0 only.
> The original poster said he had IE6.0.
>
> And I've got one more data point to add to this.  I cannot type
> into the MS Knowledgebase search text box.  I can type into anything
> else that I've tried without a problem.  But it refuses to let me
> type into the KB search.  After a lot of fooling with this I did
> find that I could type into Notepad, copy to the clipboard, then
> do a rightmouseclick in the Knowledgebase search text box and choose
> paste.  That does correctly paste the text into the box.
>
> And, I've got IE6.0, all the late patches, virus scanning set on kill,
> security set up high, scan for blah blah... I believe that this is
> just one of the IE6 bugs that have been introduced by the patches from
> MS.  I didn't have this problem initially and it appeared somewhere
> along the way of installing all the patches.  But I can't determine
> which one might have caused it.  I'm suspecting the same thing of the
> many reports of shortcuts and icons being blown away that are related
> to IE6, too many people are reporting that they think they "accidentally
> must have deleted their IE shortcut."  And I've seen it blow this away
> when I deleted some html/graphics files off the desktop when I was
> watching it very carefully.
>
> >Or
> >Try CWShredder from http://www.net-integration.net/tools/hijackthis.html
> >You might have a CoolWebSearch variant.
>
> Nope, all clean on that front, I'd be astonished if it were otherwise.
>
> >Ad-aware or Spybot may help:
> > Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
> > http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>
> Nope, all clean on that front, ditto.
>
> >Don
> >-- 
> >MVP IE/OE
>
> >"LL" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:886D5C2A-4A51-422A-A6E7-775028C31B34@microsoft.com...
> >> I have a ibm thinkpad with win98 and IE6. I just tried to use in online
> >after using it only offline for a while, and found i can't type in any
field
> >when using IE.  I can click on buttons, links, anything, but just can't
type
> >anything into any boxes. I can type into the address box on the toolbar
just
> >fine.  The cursor turns into the "I" just like it used to, but when i
click
> >in the box nothing happens, the "I" doesn't jump into the typing field
like
> >it should. No typing happenen' here!  I have no other problems with any
> >programs other then this.  already re-installed IE6 with no improvement
> >> anyone got any ideas??????
>