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Name: deltalady
Date: January 11, 2003 at 12:54:54 Pacific
OS: W 98 SE
CPU/Ram: 650 Mhz/384 ram
Comment:

Hi,
When I click on a link that opens a new window, the window will appear, but the info won't fill in. I just get the hourglass by the cursor.
Only one place that does this works, and I have no idea why.
So far to try to fix this problem, I have uninstalled Ad-Aware, which I had had for several weeks before this problem started, reinstalled IE 6, and set several things back to default settings, none of which have helped. I use Outlook Express and have a hotmail account, and can't use links in e-mail in either place.
I have no problems with the links that just change the page you're on when they are loaded, only the new window ones.
I would really appreciate some help on this, even my ISP techdesk is out of clues!
Someone did suggest I might have a bad path or something, but I don't even remember how we got there now...HELP!
Thanks,
deltalady



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Response Number 1
Name: .
Date: January 11, 2003 at 13:23:51 Pacific
Reply:

Try this first.
Go to Start, Run, type in
"regsvr32 urlmon.dll"
without the quotation marks, and hit the OK button.

Did it fix it?


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Response Number 2
Name: mesich
Date: January 11, 2003 at 13:34:42 Pacific
Reply:

If the above does not correct the problem try the link below to a previous post.

Open Link in New Window

Mesich


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Response Number 3
Name: Tommy
Date: January 12, 2003 at 06:52:35 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Mesich, can you please explain how to rename oleaut32.dll from Dos. I presume that not all know how to do it right.


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Response Number 4
Name: mesich
Date: January 12, 2003 at 07:26:54 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Tommy,

I would be glad to. Here is how I just did.

First this is for oleaut32.dll and not files that are required to start Windows.

Go to Start, Shutdown, Restart in Ms-Dos Mode.

You will be at a C:\Windows> prompt.
At C:\Windows> type cd system [Enter]
You will now see C:\Windows\System>
type rename oleaut32.dll oleaut32.lld [Enter]
You should now be back to the C:\Windows\System> type cd.. [Enter]
At the C:\Windows> type win [Enter]
This will restart Windows.

You will receive an error message like such:
A required .dll file C:\Windows\System\oleaut32.dll was not found.
Click on OK.

Go to the new oleaut32.dll and right click on the file and select copy.

Go to the C:\Windows\System folder and right click on a blank area then select Paste.

Restart the computer.

Mesich


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Response Number 5
Name: Tommy
Date: January 12, 2003 at 08:23:35 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for the info, Mesich.


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Response Number 6
Name: mesich
Date: January 12, 2003 at 08:29:44 Pacific
Reply:

You are welcome.

Take Care,
Mesich


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