Internet explorer - click on hyperlinks and sod all happens!

Raumarik · 17 Jan 2006 at 16:18

annoying IE problem at work, click a link - nothing happens. Right click/open in new window - nothing happens.

No popup blockers running, IE6 and I've even tried reregistering serveral DLLs as advised on the MSKB (URLMON.dll etc).

Any ideas? driving me up the friggen wall! Not my pc as I'd use Firefox anyway

LostCorpse · 17 Jan 2006 at 16:45

windows update? also is this on all webites or cirtain ones?

you could always use a stand alone version of firefox, one that doesn't need installing

Raumarik · 17 Jan 2006 at 21:37

every single website unfortunately. I'll probably end up reimaging the machine now, they dont like me working out problems at work

JayMax · 17 Jan 2006 at 22:27

HKEY_LM\SW\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes
HKEY_LM\SW\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix

Maybe try checking the above keys have http:// in the appropriate entrys, esp under default & 'www'?

Just my 2p.

Raumarik · 17 Jan 2006 at 22:30

cheers mate any ideas welcome I'd rather sort this for the user than scrub thier PC because of one stupid fault! I'll give any ideas a shot first!

Gimpymoo · 18 Jan 2006 at 00:27

Do you have Norton/Mcafee installed?

Try disabling that if you do, see if the same problem is there

chimaera · 18 Jan 2006 at 13:46

I had a similar problem and it was because IE wasn't set up as the default web software, when i uninstalled FF it took itself off the default list but nothing went back on, so IE couldn't open any hyperlinks.

Skilldibop · 18 Jan 2006 at 14:39

is your windows set to open links on a single click or a double? could be something silly like that.