Re: Unprecedented erratic Internet Explorer 6.0 behaviour
From: Polymath (Polymath_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/09/04
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:44:02 -0800
Perhaps I should have mentioned that my OS is Windows XP with SP2 installed.
It worked very well until quite recently - no complaints about it whatsoever,
apart from the Internet Explorer related nuisance. Thank you for your being
willing to offer what help is available.
"Jan Il" wrote:
> Hi Polymath :-)
>
> Could you please provide us with the version of Windows and IE you are
> using. Often this makes it much easier in presenting the proper information
> regarding a solution, as there are now several Windows versions which use
> IE6x.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jan :)
> Smiles are meant to be shared,
> that's why they're so contagious.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup so others may benefit.
> How to make a good newsgroup post:
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
>
> <Polymath@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:181489FE-53D2-44D1-8B3C-662E9A513B6E@microsoft.com...
> > I should be very grateful if anyone could help me resolve an annoying set
> > of problems that I have recently encountered while using Internet Explorer
> > 6.0. Although I have always used it to my great satisfaction and without
> > any inconvenience, I now constantly face what can best be described in
> > these terms:
> >
> > 1. Although most sites I visit are regularly available and open without
> > any problems (e.g. Microsoft, Macromedia, Adobe, etc.), a number of quite
> > important websites such as Google, Yahoo and the like are constantly out
> > of reach, the usual result of my attempts to open those Internet links in
> > my browser being the title bar which reads "Invalid syntax error" and the
> > page contents which run as follows:
> > The page cannot be displayed.
> > The page you are looking for might have been removed or had its name
> > changed. [Quite unlikely in this case, I dare say.]
> > Please try the following:
> > Open the www.google.com home page, and then look for links to the
> > information you want.
> > If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is
> > spelled correctly. (etc.)
> > I need not describe in particular how incapacitating it is for me not to
> > be able to perform any search on Google when in need of a certain piece of
> > information.
> >
> > 2. When I try to open any Internet link in a new browser window by way of
> > the context menu, it pops up as it should, but neither does it perform any
> > action nor is there any text in the address bar; the page remains
> > completely unresponsive. The situation with the JavaScript generated
> > pop-up windows is even worse since there is no address bar in them in
> > which it would at leat be possible to drag and drop a URL and somehow
> > browse its contents.
> >
> > 3. When I try to download any file by way of the context menu Save Target
> > As... command, instead of showing the usual dialog box that would offer me
> > to save or open a file, there appears an alert to this effect: "Your
> > current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded." I
> > hardly need mention that my security settings are set to their default
> > values, and that I have never before encountered a similar problem. It is,
> > of course, possible to download many files by using any of the download
> > managers available, but in some cases certain files can only be downloaded
> > through Internet Explorer, a solution denied me in this case, turning the
> > whole matter into a true nightmare.
> >
> > 4. A relatively mild annoyance would be the sporadic occurence of the
> > dialog box that warns me when I am going from one website to another;
> > although the "Don't show this message again" check-box is ticked, it still
> > appears sometimes, as if I were using the Internet Explorer for the very
> > first time.
> >
> > Perhaps I should mention that no virus or trojan horse was found on my
> > computer by the antivirus software I use; I also went to the Symantec
> > website and performed an on-line virus scan to the same effect - no
> > viruses were found at all. Besides, I regularly take measures to remove
> > any spyware that might download on my computer while browsing and possibly
> > alter any settings - nothing of any relevance was found during the hard
> > drive scan.
> >
> > I am utterly baffled by this erratic behaviour of my browser and, do what
> > I may, cannot find any means of restoring its former functionality. I
> > would rather not format my hard disk as it would entail to much hard work
> > installing all the software I use, although, if the problem persists, I
> > must consider it as my last resort. I do hope there might be someone
> > proficient in these matters who would be willing to offer me a word of
> > advice so as to resolve this unpleasant situation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Danijel Stanisic
>
>
>
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