IE 5.5 freezes on external links

[rlingen]

I recently upgraded my Internet Explorer from 5.0 to 5.50.4807

Ever since, my system will hang if I click on a link in an external program -- for example a URL in an email in my Eudora or the "View with IE" link in my HTML editor. IE does not crash, it just doesn't respond. The program that is trying to transfer the link to IE is the one that hangs. Bringing up task manager and closing the calling program fixes the hang-up, except for Eudora, where a complete reboot is necessary to restore Eudora (after deleting the owner.lok file).

Anybody know of such an issue with IE5.5? Everything worked fine with 5.0 and I don't really want to go to 6.0.

Specs:
Win98SE
Norton antivirus 2002 (auto-protect off)
Sygate Internet sharing
Eudora Mail 4.2.2
I.E. 5.50.4807

Thanks for any help.

Roy

 

[InnoTech]

Have you tried the repair feature in the Add/Remove progams icon in the control panel? If you have tried that without any luck, you might try to install the newest version on IE, which would be 6.0. That may help. "Jack of all trades. Master of none."

 

[jmatt]

Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not Start Web Browser

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q177054&

Microsoft Outlook Express, version 6.0 , for Windows XP
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 4.0 , 4.01 , 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 4.0 , 4.01 , 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
When you double-click an Internet shortcut in an Outlook Express e-mail message, your Web
browser may not start or connect to the Web page.

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http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#blank_windows

Hyperlinks don't work

First, try setting IE5 as your default browser. Go to IE tools/internet options/programs and
turn on the check box for IE to check if it is the default browser. Shut down and restart IE.
When it asks to be default browser, say yes.

Also have a look at this link:

Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Don't Start Browser (Q177054)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q177/0/54.asp

Incorrect Settings in the Dcomcnfg.exe Tool [Q274696]

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q274/6/96.asp

Internet Explorer Home Page Opens When You Click a Link That Is Pasted into an E-mail Message
(Q291859)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q291859

Also see 'open in new window doesn't work'

Go to my computer, view/folder options/file types (or control panel, folder options depending on
your operating system.

Scroll down to the URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocols, click edit twice and make sure the
following is in the application used to perform action box:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome

The same applies for URL:Gopher

DDE should be set to: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
Application should say: IExplore
DDE application not running should be blank
Topic should be:

http://WWW_OpenURL