Assuming there are no applications blocking pages from loading, such as a firewall, Internet security package, etc., try the following:
-Verify that Internet Explorer is identified
as the default browser.
In IE: Tools>Internet Options>Programs tab.
If not selected, check box for IE to check whether it is the default browser.
Shut down IE.
Restart IE.
When prompted to select IE as default browser, select: Yes.
-If IE6 is installed, and the OS is a flavor of W98, an Oleaut32.dll file version conflict may be responsible for the elusive links. IE6 installs a different version of Oleaut32.dll than that contained in W98. To eliminate the conflict, restore the version of Oleaut32.dd contained in the Windows 98 CD by using the System File Checker utility, as follows:
1. From the Windows Start menu, click Run.
2. In the Open field, key in: SFC Press Enter.
3. The System Configuration Utility appears.
4. Click: Extract one file from installation disk.
5. Key in the file name: Oleaut32.dll Click Start.
6. In the: Restore From field, key in: [CD ROM drive letter]:\Win98. (If the System File Checker cannot find the file, change the Restore From field to C:\Windows\Options\Cabs)
7. In the: Save File To field, type C:\Windows\System Click OK.
8. If prompted to save a backup and accept the default location, click: Yes. The process will finish with a successful extraction prompt.
As an alternative, or if the W98 setup CD is not available, use the Mcrepair.exe utility found at this site:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/msninvestor/Patch/1.0/WIN98/EN-US/mcrepair.EXE
When the downloaded file is run it will prompt that the files replaced are older than the ones on the computer. This is the action necessary. Choose "yes" to overwrite the newer files.
A dll search is also available at this site:
http://www.drd.dyndns.org/index2.html
Reboot.
Test IE.
-A key Internet Explorer file component, Urlmon.dll, is involved in the process of loading web pages. If there is a problem with this file and the Registry keys it is associated with, the resulting conflict may cause problems.
To attempt a resolution, register Urlmon.dll as follows:
-Quit all programs that are running
-Click Start>Run
-In Run, key in: regsvr32 urlmon.dll, click OK
(Regsvr32.exe is a utility program that registers/re-installs dll files in Windows for use with certain client applications.)
When the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" confirmation appears, click OK.
Reboot.
Test IE.
If no joy, press on to register other dll components that interoperate for IE functionality. Problems with these dlls can also result in the malfunction of page loading, or in the lack of some other IE features.
Start>Run, key in each line separately. Press OK.
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Msjava.dll
regsvr32 Browseui.dll
After the "DllRegisterServer in .dll succeeded" message, click OK.
Reboot.
Test IE again.
-A housekeeping task often suggested to resolve a variety of problems is cleaning the IE primary folders (Temporary Internet Files, History, Cookies) in DOS as follows:
Start>Shutdown>Restart in MS-DOS mode.
At the Command prompt, key in the following lines: (Press Enter after each entry.)
cd\
cd windows
smartdrv
deltree tempor~1
deltree history
deltree cookies
Confirm any folder deletion prompt with: Y (for Yes).
When done, Control/Alt/Delete to Reboot and return to Windows.
Test IE.
