Pop-up Problems

Berliner · #1 December 10th, 2005, 12:30 PM

Hi @ll,

Having a problem with the Internet. I cant open any pages that open in a new window. If I click on the links then nothing at all happens. I dont have any popup blocker software and my antivirus scan came back negative. On some pages the error "Could not load a dll properly" is shown when I click on the exclamation mark in the Taskbar below left.

Anyone got any ideas...thanks in advance for the help

**degsy** · #2 December 10th, 2005, 02:24 PM

Have you tested with a different browser?

Try http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm

Berliner · #3 December 10th, 2005, 08:53 PM

Am using Windows 2000, not XP...will this make a difference?
Should point out that this occurred suddenly and I have never had this problem before

**degsy** · #4 December 11th, 2005, 03:03 PM

It works on 2000.

Quote:

IEFix - is a general purpose repair utility for Internet Explorer which repairs Internet Explorer by registering it's core DLL files and reinstalls using the IE.INF file. More Information is given below. Suitable for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP systems.

Berliner · #5 December 12th, 2005, 06:51 PM

Didnt work...installed the program and afterwards came the box "completed". Restarted but the old problems remain. Also reinstalled IE6 and didnt solve anything. Any other tips??

Cheers
Mark

**degsy** · #6 December 12th, 2005, 06:54 PM

Have you tested with a different browser?
Try Maxthon as an IE alternative and Firefox as a non-IE alternative.

Berliner · #7 December 12th, 2005, 09:37 PM

Which from these two browsers works the best. Do you notice a differnce in terms of performance and familiarity with IE.
What do you mean by IE alternative and non IE alternative?

**degsy** · #8 December 13th, 2005, 01:44 AM

Internet Explorer is pretty much built into Windows.

There are IE clones that use the same basic code as IE to run, but they have a different interface, look & feel and features, but essentially they use the same settings as IE.

Maxthon, Avant and others are IE clones. They use the same IE code to run, but have different interfaces and features.

Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Netscape (all very similar at base level) are completely seperate to Internet Explorer and Windows.

Usually if your IE problem is to do with Windows or IE its self then a completely seperate browser such as Firefox will still work.

It is a good test to see where the problem lies.

If neither browser works then it could be a Firewall or deeper connection problem.

Berliner · #9 December 14th, 2005, 05:17 PM

Ok, I installed Firefox and it seems to work fine.
Can I live safely with having IE and Firefox installed? Are there any negative aspects to Firefox / tips for use?

Thanks once again

**degsy** · #10 December 14th, 2005, 06:20 PM

There are couple of stickies in this forum for Firefox.

You can use them side by side.

You may want to post a HiJackThis log in the CyberSafety forum to look into your IE problem.