Wow,

I have had this annoying problem for months and I am hoping someone from the
M$ IE Team can help out.

Periodically from time to time without warning or any specific series of
actions the Internet Explorer will not allow me to click in the Address bar
and I also cannot click on links and using the X in the upper right corner
to close the window does not work as well. I can however, do a File -->
Exit and close the browser. Only to restart and have the same problem.

I have disable all activeX controls and plugins ect to try and isolate this
problem. Ran spyware and virus scans to no avail.

I reasearched some KB articles and found one related to re-registering some
dll's and one seems to work.

regsvr32 Urlmon.dll - but this works only 1 time and the problem reappears!

Its really strange. I have worked in the business for 22 years and this one
has got me stumped.

There is probably more things to try but I am looking for the easy answer at
this point.

I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 RC0 - (had the problem before SP1
thought it might fix it!) with all Updates Applied.
Alot of software installed.

I can provide more info if necessary.

Scott



--
Those who would give up essential liberty,to purchase a little temporary
safety,deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

This is not the "M$ IE Team". It's a public newsgroup.

To determine if your problem is caused by a third-party add-on, start IE
7 with no add-ons. If the problem no longer occurs, one (or more)
add-ons was causing the problem.

For Windows XP:
All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer (No Add-ons)

For Windows Vista:
Type Internet Explorer in the Start Search box > click Internet Explorer
(No Add-Ons)

To determine if your problem is caused by incorrect configuration
settings, reset IE 7 to its original configuration. If the problem no
longer occurs, one (or more) incorrect configuration settings was
causing the problem.

Tools > Internet Options > Advanced tab > under Reset Internet Explorer
Settings, click Reset.

Note: If you want to continue to use any of your add-ons after a reset,
you'll have to reinstall them.

Most third party security applications (security suites, anti-virus
programs, anti-spyware programs, firewalls, ad-blockers, etc.) interact
with Internet Explorer to protect your computer from malicious software.
Check the settings in your security software to see if this is happening
to you.

Problems with IE 7 can also be caused by the presence of viruses or
other malicious software.


---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Scott Pfaff wrote:
> Wow,
>
> I have had this annoying problem for months and I am hoping someone from
> the M$ IE Team can help out.
>
> Periodically from time to time without warning or any specific series of
> actions the Internet Explorer will not allow me to click in the Address
> bar and I also cannot click on links and using the X in the upper right
> corner to close the window does not work as well. I can however, do a
> File --> Exit and close the browser. Only to restart and have the same
> problem.
>
> I have disable all activeX controls and plugins ect to try and isolate
> this problem. Ran spyware and virus scans to no avail.
>
> I reasearched some KB articles and found one related to re-registering
> some dll's and one seems to work.
>
> regsvr32 Urlmon.dll - but this works only 1 time and the problem reappears!
>
> Its really strange. I have worked in the business for 22 years and this
> one has got me stumped.
>
> There is probably more things to try but I am looking for the easy
> answer at this point.
>
> I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 RC0 - (had the problem before
> SP1 thought it might fix it!) with all Updates Applied.
> Alot of software installed.
>
> I can provide more info if necessary.
>
> Scott
>
>
>

> I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 RC0 - (had the problem before SP1
> thought it might fix it!) with all Updates Applied.

Upgrading, especially a beta upgrade, in hopes of fixing an ongoing problem
is seldom a good idea, Scott. I'd recommend uninstalling Vista SP1 RC
before proceeding.

Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts (Guided Help)
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro

How to optimize or reset Internet Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213

How to troubleshoot Internet Explorer 7 issues in Windows Vista:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936215
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Scott Pfaff wrote:
> I have had this annoying problem for months and I am hoping someone from
> the
> M$ IE Team can help out.
>
> Periodically from time to time without warning or any specific series of
> actions the Internet Explorer will not allow me to click in the Address
> bar
> and I also cannot click on links and using the X in the upper right corner
> to close the window does not work as well. I can however, do a File -->
> Exit and close the browser. Only to restart and have the same problem.
>
> I have disable all activeX controls and plugins ect to try and isolate
> this
> problem. Ran spyware and virus scans to no avail.
>
> I reasearched some KB articles and found one related to re-registering
> some
> dll's and one seems to work.
>
> regsvr32 Urlmon.dll - but this works only 1 time and the problem
> reappears!
>
> Its really strange. I have worked in the business for 22 years and this
> one
> has got me stumped.
>
> There is probably more things to try but I am looking for the easy answer
> at
> this point.
>
> I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 RC0 - (had the problem before SP1
> thought it might fix it!) with all Updates Applied.
> Alot of software installed.
>
> I can provide more info if necessary.
>
> Scott

Hey Lenny there are people from the M$ IE team here but thanks for
reitterating the fact that microsoft.public.intnetexplorer.general is a
public news group I'm sure some of the new people here appreciate your
redundency.

For the record the problem still exists when I run IE with all addons
disabled.
Re-regestering any other of the common .dlls other then urlmon.dll does not
seem to work in Vista.

Scott


"Leonard Grey" <Leonard@Grey.invalid> wrote in message
news:OKm4WCoSIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> This is not the "M$ IE Team". It's a public newsgroup.
>
> To determine if your problem is caused by a third-party add-on, start IE 7
> with no add-ons. If the problem no longer occurs, one (or more) add-ons
> was causing the problem.
>
> For Windows XP:
> All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer (No Add-ons)
>
> For Windows Vista:
> Type Internet Explorer in the Start Search box > click Internet Explorer
> (No Add-Ons)
>
> To determine if your problem is caused by incorrect configuration
> settings, reset IE 7 to its original configuration. If the problem no
> longer occurs, one (or more) incorrect configuration settings was causing
> the problem.
>
> Tools > Internet Options > Advanced tab > under Reset Internet Explorer
> Settings, click Reset.
>
> Note: If you want to continue to use any of your add-ons after a reset,
> you'll have to reinstall them.
>
> Most third party security applications (security suites, anti-virus
> programs, anti-spyware programs, firewalls, ad-blockers, etc.) interact
> with Internet Explorer to protect your computer from malicious software.
> Check the settings in your security software to see if this is happening
> to you.
>
> Problems with IE 7 can also be caused by the presence of viruses or other
> malicious software.
>
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Scott Pfaff wrote:
>> Wow,
>>
>> I have had this annoying problem for months and I am hoping someone from
>> the M$ IE Team can help out.
>>
>> Periodically from time to time without warning or any specific series of
>> actions the Internet Explorer will not allow me to click in the Address
>> bar and I also cannot click on links and using the X in the upper right
>> corner to close the window does not work as well. I can however, do a
>> File --> Exit and close the browser. Only to restart and have the same
>> problem.
>>
>> I have disable all activeX controls and plugins ect to try and isolate
>> this problem. Ran spyware and virus scans to no avail.
>>
>> I reasearched some KB articles and found one related to re-registering
>> some dll's and one seems to work.
>>
>> regsvr32 Urlmon.dll - but this works only 1 time and the problem
>> reappears!
>>
>> Its really strange. I have worked in the business for 22 years and this
>> one has got me stumped.
>>
>> There is probably more things to try but I am looking for the easy answer
>> at this point.
>>
>> I am running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 RC0 - (had the problem before SP1
>> thought it might fix it!) with all Updates Applied.
>> Alot of software installed.
>>
>> I can provide more info if necessary.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>