Internet Explorer 6 slow right click no view source 1

[newphpbie]

Hello, I having trouble with my IE6. It takes about 10 secs to load up the right click menu and when it eventually appears, the view source doesn't work.

I'm running Win 2000 with service pack 4. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[kippy13]

Close all instances of OE and IE
Control Panel | Internet Options | General tab | Delete Files button
Also select the option: "Delete all offline files"
Then click the "Clear History" button, while you're at it ......
Reset the TIF cache size to 50mb. Click Apply\Ok

Make *sure* Notepad.exe exists and is NOT a 3rd party replacement.
In some cases a Registry entry may prevent "View | Source" from working.

Start - Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)
Click Edit (up top) select: Find (type) "NoViewSource" (no quotes),
Click "Find Now" *if* located, highlight the entry "NoViewSource" in the
right pane
Right-click and select: Modify, change the value from "1" to "0" (no quotes)
Press F3 to continue searching until completed, repeat as needed.

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Open Regedit to the following location:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm
"PerceivedType"="text"
@="htmlfile"
"Content Type"="text/html"

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\notepad.exe

If the above key doesn't exist, create it.

The below Registry key does NOT normally exist,
Tweak UI (XP) or some other app may have added the key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source Editor]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\View Source
Editor\Editor Name]
@="C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe"

If exists, make sure the correct program and "Path" is indicated.

Note: always Export before editing.

[more info]
Source Code Is Not Displayed When You Click Source on the View Menu in IE

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306907

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[newphpbie]

Thanks for that kippy13.

Was much appriciated....

I didn't find the registry bits you pointed out but other bits and bobs obviously sloved the problem. So what exactly was causing the problem?? Could it have been the huge 500mb of temp internet files I was storing? Or a 14 day history???

I'm not really that bother why it didn't work cuz it's all working now......but I'm an engineer... I'm not content till I know exactly what was causing the problem....


Thanks again for you help...

Tony

 

[kippy13]

Not entirely sure why it happened. The large amount of tempfiles caused it and without knowing I can only speculate.
Because your temp files were so big(there possibly was no room for more) then the notepad file that would have been opened would not have fitted in with them in the temp files folder. Therefore you were not given the option.....
Just a thought.
Im not content unless the problem is solved, only if it happend again do I ask why-no time to be asking why all the time but I see where your coming from.

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923