I'm trying to view the HTML code behind webpages, but when I goto View, Source, notepad is blank?? Why? I've searched the help archives on IE6 and Notepad, but didn't have much luck. Help!

I believe that some sites make it impossible for anyone to see their code. If it makes you feel any better, I am unable to view a lot of sites while trying to help you. Here is one I can view, see if you can: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

Nope :( arrrrr! I was writting as basic webpage, and when I went online to look at some code, I could no longer view it??

I can view Madman's sample in Mozilla.

I'm wondering what pages these are that you can't see their source...To be honest, I am a little skeptical that this is what's happening. If you can see the webpage, the source is in your computer somewhere or your browser wouldn't have anything to interpret into a web page...Can either of you post a link to one of these pages? Thanks, SN

There are a number of reasons that the Internet Explorer View Source feature may not function correctly, below is a list of the most common causes. 1. Temporary Files Full When the Internet Explorer disk cache becomes full it may stop the View Source function from working. To resolve, open Internet Explorer and click "Tools" > "Internet Options" > "Delete Files". 2. Cookie Folder Location This issue can also occur if your Cookies folder is located on an NTFS partition and you do not have at least Change permissions for the Cookies folder. To resolve, make sure your account has sufficient permissions on the Cookies folder. 3. Missing Notepad.exe The View Source function uses Notepad to display the HTML, if "notepad.exe" is missing from the Windows directory then it will not work. To resolve, ensure a copy of Notepad.exe is in the Windows directory. 4. Incomplete Page Download If you press the ESC key before the page has completed loading then the "View Source" menu item may not be displayed. 5. View Source Restriction The View Source function may have been restricted by your Administrator. To resolve, see the "NoViewSource" registry value in Internet Explorer Restrictions. 6. Invalid Temporary Directory You may also receive this error if the path specified for the TMP environment variable is invalid. To resolve, make sure that the TEMP directory is a valid directory and that there is sufficient space on the drive. 7. Invalid View Source Program If you have specified an alternate program to view the source code (see Use an Alternate Source Viewer with Internet Explorer). To resolve, make sure that the alternate viewer is valid and operational. 8. Right-click disabled by Web Page Some web pages may implement a restriction to stop visitors from right-clicking on the web page. The source may still be viewed by clicking the main "View" menu, then "Source". Hope this helps. ================================== Science is Cool! ==================================

Hi, You can't see all pages on the internet, for instance if you create a page in VB6 DHTML designer it save the page as a DLL and it become not possible for anyone to see the source. it has what they call secure interlectual Property. However you should be able to see many of the pages on the internet if they are pure HTML and are not save as DLL. Baba