Re: IE Script Error in OE when trying to print

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

Try the fix posted by Thomas Ereston in this thread.

Backup those Registry keys (or the entire Registry) before making any changes!
http://www.insideoe.com/tips/regedit.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security


benedict1 wrote: 
No--the printer drivers are from HP and are the latest they have-April,
2004. And, they were installed under the phone supervision of someone
from their Printer Advanced Support Group since there was a problem I
couldn't fix when I set up this new machine and installed the printer--it
was a scanning issue and he got it fixed.  For two months everything
worked fine until this came up.

Note the other posts--the scary Registry fix has shown up.  Do you
recommend I try it??

> Printer drivers? Did you install any driver updates that were offered
> by Windows Update?
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> benedict1 wrote:
> > I've tried everything you've suggested and a bunch of other stuff that
> > other folks have offered from other sources. I did Sys Restore
> > finally to before the updates last week. No help at all. I doubt
> > whether printer drivers are responsible--no one else has gotten rid
> > of this thing by reinstalling them. I can print just fine from IE or
> > any other application I try. It is only emails in OE that give the
> > error. This is clearly a MS issue and it needs to be escalated up
> > the ladder to them to get help. Can an MVP get their attention?
> > Nobody else seems able to do it.
> >
> > Unless you have another idea---I think I'll try to boot in Safe Mode
> > and see it that gets around it. Let you know what happens.
> >
> > > Found it. Thank you, never noticed that button before. It didn't
> > > help. I uninstalled and reinstalled. Same thing.
> > >
> > > What's next? There are some hairy Registry fixes out on the
> > > web--far beyond my comfort level. What in the world might cause
> > > this? I have downloaded many, many Windows updates in the past
> > > with nothing like this. So, maybe the update isn't it. Obviously,
> > > the reinstall didn't do it. --
> > > Thank you for your help,
> > >
> > > benedict1
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Add/Remove Programs: Is "Show Updates" box at top checked????? <w>
> > > > --
> > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> > > >
> > > > benedict1 wrote:
> > > > > This is goofy. I cannot see that Hotfix with Add/REmove
> > > > > programs or a third party uninstaller I have. I went to
> > > > > Windows Update and it scanned my machine and found no updates.
> > > > > Now what? Can't uninstall if I can't see and I'm not sure how
> > > > > to force it to the surface.
> > > > >
> > > > > What is your advice, please?
> > > > >
> > > > > > One of last week's patches was a Cumulative Security Update
> > > > > > for IE (MS05-025, KB883939). If your anti-virus application
> > > > > > was running in the background (or you had other IE windows
> > > > > > open) when this update was installed, you may have gotten a
> > > > > > "dirty" install which may be causing the problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Try this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With your AV app and all other applications closed, uninstall
> > > > > > 'Security Update for Windows XP (KB883939)' via Add/Remove
> > > > > > Programs and reboot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In the same environment, go to Windows Update,
> > > > > > download/install KB883939 again and reboot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To assure a clean install, your anti-virus application should
> > > > > > be disabled and all other running processes closed before
> > > > > > installing/uninstalling anything, including Windows Updates.
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > ~PA Bear
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > benedict1 wrote:
> > > > > > > I did it and that didn't stop it either. Given the
> > > > > > > hundreds of posts I found about this on the web it seems to
> > > > > > > be something much more pernicious.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What's next? I'll keep looking on the web.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Try (re)installing Windows 5.6 Scripting Engine for WinXP
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
> > > > > > > > -- ~PA Bear
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > benedict1 wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Sorry-everything's uptodate in Kansas City! XP Home,
> > > > > > > > > SP2, all upgrades through last Tuesday's bunch. All
> > > > > > > > > Java updates and to the best of my knowledge all MS
> > > > > > > > > script updates. Unless they come in packages other
> > > > > > > > > than what one finds at the Windows Update site.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Windows version?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Are you fully up-to-date at Windows Update?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Did you just recently upgrade to IE6 SP1?
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > > > > > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > benedict1 wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > I get this error when trying to print a newsletter I
> > > > > > > > > > > subscribe to while in OE
> > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > > > > Line: 1344
> > > > > > > > > > > Char: 1
> > > > > > > > > > > Error: Unspecified error.
> > > > > > > > > > > Code: 0
> > > > > > > > > > > URL:
> > > > > > > > > > > res://C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdoclc.dll/preview.dlg
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Do you want to continue running scripts on this
> > > > > > > > > > > page?
> > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > > > > I use an HP PSC 2175 printer.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I can get around it by copying everything into Word
> > > > > > > > > > > or Easy Word and printing the text. But then the
> > > > > > > > > > > pictures are lost. I know this has something to do
> > > > > > > > > > > with HTML setting somewhere, but can't find it. 

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