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Article ID: 281679 - Last Review: October 9, 2011 - Revision: 10.0

You cannot open a new Internet Explorer window or nothing occurs after you click a link

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This article was previously published under Q281679

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SYMPTOMS

When you click a hyperlink in an e-mail message or on a Web page, or right-click a hyperlink on a Web page and then click Open in New Window, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
  • Nothing occurs.
  • The new window may be blank.
  • You may receive a scripting error message that is similar to the following error message:
    No such interface supported.
  • Internet Explorer may not respond when you click Print or Print Preview in the File menu.
When you try to connect to Web folders, you may receive the following error message:
The current operation could not be completed because an unexpected error has occurred.


Note: To troubleshoot problems with links not working on webpages or in email messages in Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, or Internet Explorer 9, click the following link to view the article on the Microsoft website:

175775 (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=175775)  Nothing happens when you click a link in Internet Explorer

CAUSE

This behavior may occur for one or more of the following reasons:
  • The (Default) value setting in one or more of the following registry keys points to an incorrect location for the Urlmon.dll file:
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{79eac9e0-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\InprocServer32]
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{79eac9f1-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\InprocServer32]
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{79eac9f2-baf9-11ce-8c82-00aa004ba90b}\InprocServer32]
    This Behavior May Occur if you install a customized version of Internet Explorer that was created with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) version 5.01 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 5.5 SP1, or 6.0.
  • The following registry key is missing or damaged:
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
  • One or more of the following files is missing, damaged, or improperly registered:
    • Urlmon.dll
    • Mshtml.dll
    • Actxprxy.dll
    • Oleaut32.dll
    • Shell32.dll
    • Shdocvw.dll

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
  1. Quit all programs that are running.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run.
  3. Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, and then click OK.
  4. When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.
If this does not resolve the problem, repeat steps 2 through 4 for each of the following files (in step 3, replace Urlmon.dll with each of the file names below):
  • Shdocvw.dll
  • Actxprxy.dll
  • Oleaut32.dll
  • Mshtml.dll
  • Browseui.dll
  • Shell32.dll

Windows XP and Windows 2000 only

Restart the computer to enable the changes to take effect.

If the problem is still not resolved, verify that the following registry values are present and correct:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Name: (Default)
Value: IDispatch
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid
Name: (Default)
Value: {00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32
Name: (Default)
Value: {00020420-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}


If the problem is still not resolved, reinstall Internet Explorer. If you are using the version of Internet Explorer that is included with your operating system, reinstall or repair your operating system.

Internet Explorer Administration Kit Users

If this problem occurs after you install a customized version of Internet Explorer that was created with the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) version 5.01 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 5.5 SP1, or 6.0 and is resolved by re-registering the Urlmon.dll file, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the appropriate fix below.

IEAK for Internet Explorer 6

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   11-Oct-2001  19:45  6.0.2710.1100  189,440  Ie6wzd.exe
				
Note This hotfix is not distributed by using a hotfix installer package but is an actual binary hotfix that you must manually replace. To do this, rename the old Ie6wzd.exe file in your IEAK installation folder\Iebin\Optional\EN folder, manually copy the hotfix into that folder, and then rebuild your IEAK package to have the hotfix included inside your package.

Important If Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) is applied to your IEAK installation after you use this fix, you must manually apply this hotfix again.

IEAK for Internet Explorer 5.5

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time    Version         Size     File name 
   --------------------------------------------------------
   18-Dec-2000  17:22   5.50.4612.1800  183,056  Ie5wzd.exe
Note This hotfix is not distributed by using a hotfix installer package, but is an actual binary hotfix that you must manually replace. To do this, rename the old Ie5wzd.exe file in your IEAK installation folder\Iebin\Optional\EN folder, manually copy the hotfix into that folder, and then rebuild your IEAK package to have the hotfix included inside your package.

Important If Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) is applied to your IEAK installation after you use this fix, you must manually apply this hotfix again.

IEAK for Internet Explorer 5.01

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time     Version        Size      File name 
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   01-Nov-2000  11:01a   5.0.3210.3100  177,424   Ie5wzd.exe 

				
Note This hotfix is not distributed by using a hotfix installer package, but is an actual binary hotfix that you must manually replace. To do this, rename the old Ie5wzd.exe file in your IEAK installation folder\Iebin\Optional\EN folder, manually copy the hotfix into that folder, and then rebuild your IEAK package to have the hotfix included inside your package.

Important If Automatic Version Synchronization (AVS) is applied to your IEAK installation after you use this fix, you must manually apply this hotfix again.


APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
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Laurie W.
Written: 11/30/2004 1:59 AM
This worked great! I followed steps 1 - 4 with the first file name, and that didn't work, so I ran it for all the file names, and it fixed the problem. Of course, I still don't know WHY I got the problem in the first place. I am running IE 6.0 with SP2 on XP Pro with Media Center, on a new computer. Everything was working fine until yesterday. Thanks for the help!

Steve W.
Written: 1/4/2005 9:36 PM
I'm running IE 6 SP1 on Win98 and the steps above did not help. I uninstalled IE 6 and returned to IE 5.0 and it works fine, but when I reinstall IE 6 the problem comes back. Does anybody know what's going on? Thanks.

Jeppagas Reported as Irrelevant  
Written: 1/12/2005 9:49 AM
I got the same problem. But I unistalled the m$-patch "889293", and now I can open the freaking links again. But now I´m stuck with a new problem : Application popup The instruction at "0x01423e8d" referenced memory at "0x01423e8d". The memory could not be "read".

Shadhi Report As Irrelevant  
Written: 3/31/2005 11:58 AM
On WIN2000 systems, I had the same problem where nothing happened when I tried to "Open in New Window". When logged in with Administrator rights, the problem went away. I tried these steps and found another problem: got an error message when trying the line "REGSVR32 shdocvw.dll". After more than an hour of searching and testing, I found the problem was caused by missing permissions on a registry key. To fix the problem, I opened REGEDT32 and browsed to Typelib\"EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B", which seems related to the Type Library for shdocvw.dll. I highlighted the "EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B" key, then clicked Permissions... on the Security menu. There were no entries, so I Added Power Users and Users, and gave both Read permissions by checking the Read box in the Allow column. Solved my problem; hope it helps! Shadhi