Re: IE6 doesn't open its own links, sends to another browser

Hi,
Did you run IE7(Beta) alongside IE6 recently? If so, see
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/12/16/504864.aspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


<fraser.pearce[at]bbc.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I'm having huge problems with Internet Explorer. I'm running WindowsXP
> Pro SP2.
>
> When I open IE6 and type a url in the address bar, and hit go, it opens
> the URL in another browser (i.e. if the default browser is Opera, it
> opens in Opera). So I change the default browser back to IE, then when
> I try again it opens another IE window that does noting and doesn't
> browse to the link in either the original IE window or the new one.
> Hitting reset to defaults does nothing. Nor does it seem to want to
> check that its the default browser any more.
>
> And it doesn't stop there. If I hit the home button (and my home is set
> to about:blank) it opens 59 new windows. Even if I hit windows update
> in the tools menu, it sends the link to the other browser.
>
> Now, to blame this on a virus or spyware would be easy, if I didn't
> know that I have neither. Spybot reports no spyware, Macaffe reports no
> viruses.
>
> I have re-installed SP2, I have re installed IE via its inf file. I
> have manually edited the HTTP registry entry to force it to IE. I have
> changed the program access defaults to the standard access details.
>

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