Internet Explorer not opening links

running on IE7 with Vista

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link on a
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up. I have to
restart my computer and then go back to the site and it will finally open up.
It happend to me on here- when I first came on and tried to post a new
message- it just flashed, but didn't open up a new screen. I restarted and
then came back and now I am writing htis message. any ideas?

Don Varnau

2007-12-21 10:20:45 UTC

Hi,
Probably won't help, but clear the Temporary Internet Files (Internet
Options> General> Browsing History> Delete> (next screen) etc.

This sounds like the work of a pop-up blocker. Are you running any of these
or something similar? A toolbar from google, yahoo, earthlink, aol? How
about Ad-aware Pro/Adwatch? Take a close look at your third-party programs.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Post by studmuffinxxx
running on IE7 with Vista

studmuffinxxx

2007-12-21 18:31:01 UTC

Thanks for your help. I have tried and it still does not work. I do not have
any popupblocker or any other programs like that running. And it only happens
randomly.. sometimes it will open the page, sometimes it won't..

Post by Don Varnau
Hi,
Probably won't help, but clear the Temporary Internet Files (Internet
Options> General> Browsing History> Delete> (next screen) etc.
This sounds like the work of a pop-up blocker. Are you running any of these
or something similar? A toolbar from google, yahoo, earthlink, aol? How
about Ad-aware Pro/Adwatch? Take a close look at your third-party programs.
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Post by studmuffinxxx
running on IE7 with Vista

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link on

Post by studmuffinxxx
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up. I have to
restart my computer and then go back to the site and it will finally

open up.

Post by studmuffinxxx
It happend to me on here- when I first came on and tried to post a new
message- it just flashed, but didn't open up a new screen. I restarted

and

Post by studmuffinxxx
then came back and now I am writing htis message. any ideas?

Robert Aldwinckle

2007-12-21 23:00:17 UTC

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link on a
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up.

Be more specific about your symptoms. What are you trying to do?
What do you see? "The page will just flash" is too vague.
Are you trying to open links in new windows? Then you see a window
frame appear and disappear?

Also, in other Me too! posts you imply you have a problem exclusively
with playing video clips or hotmail. In case all your symptoms could be
related you should mention them *all* at the same time.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I have to restart my computer and then go back to the site
and it will finally open up.

Instead of doing that you could try starting another IE task.
And to test the non-video clip problem cases you could then put
the new IE task in No Add-ons mode by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter)

iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff

Hint: click on the Stop button to get out of the NoHome state or
press Ctrl-t to open a new tab.

Post by studmuffinxxx
It happend to me on here- when I first came on and tried to post a new
message- it just flashed, but didn't open up a new screen. I restarted and
then came back and now I am writing htis message. any ideas?

I suspect you have a popup blocker that you aren't aware of.

Unfortunately you can't test that case in No Add-ons mode either
but you could use the Manage Add-ons tool to disable as many
unrelated and non-essential add-ons as possible in case doing that
can change your symptoms. To start a new IE task all I have to do
is use my Start menu and click on the IE icon in it. YMMV.
Otherwise you may need to Run...

iexplore.exe -nohome -new

I'm suggesting you use -nohome because I don't know what
your Home page is. If it is involved it could be part of your symptoms too.

HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
---

studmuffinxxx

2007-12-22 03:40:00 UTC

Okay, I will be more specific. Windows Vista and IE7
These are the things I am experiencing:
1. Links will not open
2. video clips won't play
3. IE will just close by itself

In detail-
1. I will be on a webpage adn there will be a link on it. I click on that
link which is supposed to take me to a whoel new page(which will open on a
new IE page, i won't be redirected on the same page) but instead of opening,
the original webpage will jstu flash- as in the toolbar on the top will just
flash and then go back to normal- but nothing opens. I try opening a new IE
task and it does the same thing. I have tried running in no add-ons mode..
doesn't help. the only thing that helps is whe i restart... i don't have any
popup blcokers on and have disabled all unnecessary add-ons.
i have tried your suggestions and that does not help. my home page is
www.google.com but i tried waht you have said and it did not help
2.video clips don't play. I have flash and divx player both enabled and i go
to the website ie www.sidereel.com
http://www.sidereel.com/The_West_Wing/_watchlinkviewer/23
http://www.sidereel.com/The_West_Wing/_watchlinkviewer/90
i have both the divx player and generic flash player and neither of these
links work..
i just recently received a new message saying "divx player could not
download the file, please check permissions in the download folder"- what
does this mean?
i have also started experiencing problems with windows media player where
the sound is there but there is no picture..

3. randomly, i will have IE open with a couple or a few tabs open(whatever i
happened to be doing) and it will jsut close by itself. i can't tell you much
else because i don't know what brings it on..

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link on a
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up.

Be more specific about your symptoms. What are you trying to do?
What do you see? "The page will just flash" is too vague.
Are you trying to open links in new windows? Then you see a window
frame appear and disappear?
Also, in other Me too! posts you imply you have a problem exclusively
with playing video clips or hotmail. In case all your symptoms could be
related you should mention them *all* at the same time.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I have to restart my computer and then go back to the site
and it will finally open up.

Instead of doing that you could try starting another IE task.
And to test the non-video clip problem cases you could then put
the new IE task in No Add-ons mode by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter)
iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff
Hint: click on the Stop button to get out of the NoHome state or
press Ctrl-t to open a new tab.

I suspect you have a popup blocker that you aren't aware of.
Unfortunately you can't test that case in No Add-ons mode either
but you could use the Manage Add-ons tool to disable as many
unrelated and non-essential add-ons as possible in case doing that
can change your symptoms. To start a new IE task all I have to do
is use my Start menu and click on the IE icon in it. YMMV.
Otherwise you may need to Run...
iexplore.exe -nohome -new
I'm suggesting you use -nohome because I don't know what
your Home page is. If it is involved it could be part of your symptoms too.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
---

studmuffinxxx

2007-12-22 03:41:07 UTC

last problem that i forgot-
when i am looking something up on the internet and i click on a link that
will open a pdf file, it just gets hung up and freezes.. it is always for a
pdf file.. again i use winddows vista and IE7.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link on a
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up.

Be more specific about your symptoms. What are you trying to do?
What do you see? "The page will just flash" is too vague.
Are you trying to open links in new windows? Then you see a window
frame appear and disappear?
Also, in other Me too! posts you imply you have a problem exclusively
with playing video clips or hotmail. In case all your symptoms could be
related you should mention them *all* at the same time.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I have to restart my computer and then go back to the site
and it will finally open up.

Instead of doing that you could try starting another IE task.
And to test the non-video clip problem cases you could then put
the new IE task in No Add-ons mode by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter)
iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff
Hint: click on the Stop button to get out of the NoHome state or
press Ctrl-t to open a new tab.

I suspect you have a popup blocker that you aren't aware of.
Unfortunately you can't test that case in No Add-ons mode either
but you could use the Manage Add-ons tool to disable as many
unrelated and non-essential add-ons as possible in case doing that
can change your symptoms. To start a new IE task all I have to do
is use my Start menu and click on the IE icon in it. YMMV.
Otherwise you may need to Run...
iexplore.exe -nohome -new
I'm suggesting you use -nohome because I don't know what
your Home page is. If it is involved it could be part of your symptoms too.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
---

Don Varnau

2007-12-22 12:24:23 UTC

Hi,
Some steps to try...
Set a homepage other than Google (or a blank homepage) and uninstall the
Google toolbar. If installed, uninstall the Yahoo toolbar. You can reinstall
them if they aren't the troublemakers.

With the warnings that a reset will delete Autocomplete data (such as
passwords) and you will have to re-enable browser add-ons, try the Reset IE
Settings button in Internet Options> Advanced.

Set PDF files to open in Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader> Edit> Preferences>
Internet> uncheck Display PDF in browser.

Turn on the Windows Firewall from Control Panel> Windows Firewall and
disable your third-party firewall or security suite. See if that program is
causing the problems.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Post by studmuffinxxx
last problem that i forgot-
when i am looking something up on the internet and i click on a link that
will open a pdf file, it just gets hung up and freezes.. it is always for a
pdf file.. again i use winddows vista and IE7.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link on a
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up.

Be more specific about your symptoms. What are you trying to do?
What do you see? "The page will just flash" is too vague.
Are you trying to open links in new windows? Then you see a window
frame appear and disappear?
Also, in other Me too! posts you imply you have a problem exclusively
with playing video clips or hotmail. In case all your symptoms could be
related you should mention them *all* at the same time.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I have to restart my computer and then go back to the site
and it will finally open up.

Instead of doing that you could try starting another IE task.
And to test the non-video clip problem cases you could then put
the new IE task in No Add-ons mode by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and enter)
iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff
Hint: click on the Stop button to get out of the NoHome state or
press Ctrl-t to open a new tab.

I suspect you have a popup blocker that you aren't aware of.
Unfortunately you can't test that case in No Add-ons mode either
but you could use the Manage Add-ons tool to disable as many
unrelated and non-essential add-ons as possible in case doing that
can change your symptoms. To start a new IE task all I have to do
is use my Start menu and click on the IE icon in it. YMMV.
Otherwise you may need to Run...
iexplore.exe -nohome -new
I'm suggesting you use -nohome because I don't know what
your Home page is. If it is involved it could be part of your symptoms too.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle

studmuffinxxx

2007-12-22 16:26:01 UTC

Hello,
Thanks for your help! I have tried all of these steps and hopefully they
will work!
The video clips are still not playing though. I have the appropriate players
enabled. I keep getting either a blank screen, a screen with sound but no
picture , and mostly problems with sidereel.com not playing - the divx player
and generic flash player are both enabled. sometimes it just won't play,
sometimes i get messages as in "can't download this video, check your
download permissions for divx player", sometimes it will say " cannot play
think video, maybe it has been removed from server" = but I have tried it on
other computers and it has worked.

Post by Don Varnau
Hi,
Some steps to try...
Set a homepage other than Google (or a blank homepage) and uninstall the
Google toolbar. If installed, uninstall the Yahoo toolbar. You can reinstall
them if they aren't the troublemakers.
With the warnings that a reset will delete Autocomplete data (such as
passwords) and you will have to re-enable browser add-ons, try the Reset IE
Settings button in Internet Options> Advanced.
Set PDF files to open in Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader> Edit> Preferences>
Internet> uncheck Display PDF in browser.
Turn on the Windows Firewall from Control Panel> Windows Firewall and
disable your third-party firewall or security suite. See if that program is
causing the problems.
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Post by studmuffinxxx
last problem that i forgot-
when i am looking something up on the internet and i click on a link that
will open a pdf file, it just gets hung up and freezes.. it is always for

Post by studmuffinxxx
pdf file.. again i use winddows vista and IE7.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link

on a

Post by studmuffinxxx
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up.

Be more specific about your symptoms. What are you trying to do?
What do you see? "The page will just flash" is too vague.
Are you trying to open links in new windows? Then you see a window
frame appear and disappear?
Also, in other Me too! posts you imply you have a problem exclusively
with playing video clips or hotmail. In case all your symptoms could

Post by Robert Aldwinckle
related you should mention them *all* at the same time.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I have to restart my computer and then go back to the site
and it will finally open up.

Instead of doing that you could try starting another IE task.
And to test the non-video clip problem cases you could then put
the new IE task in No Add-ons mode by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and

enter)

Post by Robert Aldwinckle
iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff
Hint: click on the Stop button to get out of the NoHome state or
press Ctrl-t to open a new tab.

Post by studmuffinxxx
It happend to me on here- when I first came on and tried to post a new
message- it just flashed, but didn't open up a new screen. I restarted

and

Post by studmuffinxxx
then came back and now I am writing htis message. any ideas?

I suspect you have a popup blocker that you aren't aware of.
Unfortunately you can't test that case in No Add-ons mode either
but you could use the Manage Add-ons tool to disable as many
unrelated and non-essential add-ons as possible in case doing that
can change your symptoms. To start a new IE task all I have to do
is use my Start menu and click on the IE icon in it. YMMV.
Otherwise you may need to Run...
iexplore.exe -nohome -new
I'm suggesting you use -nohome because I don't know what
your Home page is. If it is involved it could be part of your symptoms

too.

Post by Robert Aldwinckle
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle

Don Varnau

2007-12-23 14:15:03 UTC

Hi,
Can't help with DivX. You might search Support or Community at
http://www.divx.com/

For Flash on Vista try these steps:
Internet Options> Advanced
"Allow active content to run in files on My Computer"
Try this unchecked (default) and checked.

A possible solution from the Adobe support forums
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=184&threadid=1243464#4480396

[From an archived post by bellington]
Navigate to:
C:\windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil9b.exe
Run the .exe and this will run an updater. After running it my Flash
problems were gone. This seems to fix most Flash problems Vista users are
getting.

See this Adobe article:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=fb1634cb

Try uninstalling / reinstalling Flash Player. Use the uninstaller at
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157
Flash player download:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

Check to see if Internet Explorer or a third-party program, toolbar or other
browser add-on is blocking scripts, scripting, ActiveX, active content, etc.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Post by studmuffinxxx
Hello,
Thanks for your help! I have tried all of these steps and hopefully they
will work!
The video clips are still not playing though. I have the appropriate players
enabled. I keep getting either a blank screen, a screen with sound but no
picture , and mostly problems with sidereel.com not playing - the divx player
and generic flash player are both enabled. sometimes it just won't play,
sometimes i get messages as in "can't download this video, check your
download permissions for divx player", sometimes it will say " cannot play
think video, maybe it has been removed from server" = but I have tried it on
other computers and it has worked.

Post by studmuffinxxx
last problem that i forgot-
when i am looking something up on the internet and i click on a link that
will open a pdf file, it just gets hung up and freezes.. it is always for

Post by studmuffinxxx
pdf file.. again i use winddows vista and IE7.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I do not have my pop up blocker. Occasionally, when I click on a link

on a

Post by studmuffinxxx
website, the page willl just flash but nothing will open up.

Be more specific about your symptoms. What are you trying to do?
What do you see? "The page will just flash" is too vague.
Are you trying to open links in new windows? Then you see a window
frame appear and disappear?
Also, in other Me too! posts you imply you have a problem exclusively
with playing video clips or hotmail. In case all your symptoms could

Post by Robert Aldwinckle
related you should mention them *all* at the same time.

Post by studmuffinxxx
I have to restart my computer and then go back to the site
and it will finally open up.

Instead of doing that you could try starting another IE task.
And to test the non-video clip problem cases you could then put
the new IE task in No Add-ons mode by Run... (e.g. press Win-R and

enter)

Post by Robert Aldwinckle
iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff
Hint: click on the Stop button to get out of the NoHome state or
press Ctrl-t to open a new tab.

Post by studmuffinxxx
It happend to me on here- when I first came on and tried to post a new
message- it just flashed, but didn't open up a new screen. I restarted

and

Post by studmuffinxxx
then came back and now I am writing htis message. any ideas?

I suspect you have a popup blocker that you aren't aware of.
Unfortunately you can't test that case in No Add-ons mode either
but you could use the Manage Add-ons tool to disable as many
unrelated and non-essential add-ons as possible in case doing that
can change your symptoms. To start a new IE task all I have to do
is use my Start menu and click on the IE icon in it. YMMV.
Otherwise you may need to Run...
iexplore.exe -nohome -new
I'm suggesting you use -nohome because I don't know what
your Home page is. If it is involved it could be part of your symptoms

too.

Post by Robert Aldwinckle
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle

w***@inbox.com

2008-01-05 21:58:42 UTC