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Missing Context menu in IE 5.5 SP2

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by true_texan 2 views

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When using Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2, I have no context menu when I right click with my mouse. This problem is isolated to IE, as I'm able to access the context menus in Netscape and other Windows-based programs. I am running Windows ME and have anIntellimouse Explorer Mouse. I have uninstalled and reinstalled IE, and have reinstalled the mouse. I recently re-installed Windows ME due to an MSHTML problem (which was causing the system to crash when multiple windows were open - this problem no longer exists). It should be noted that this is a PC that's approximately 1 month old (Pentium 3 with 1 G processor). I have installed many programs on it, so re-formatting is not a viable option. I've also run Norton diagnostics on the system, and there don't appear to be any registry problems. I've also added some components to the machine and swapped out others, so returning it to the manufacturer is not a good option either.

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by curacao_dejavu

This can be only happening on some websites, some designers disable the r-click functionality so you can not copy their images.
Or maybe if you are a designer yourself you did turn it off.
Here's the MS KB Article ID: Q286426 FP2000: How to Turn Off Right-Click Functionality in Internet Explorer

excerpt.
SUMMARY
The following article describes how to use FrontPage 2000 to turn off the right-click functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.0 and later. These examples use JavaScript in an attempt to discourage users from saving copyrighted images to their computers.

Example #1: Turn Off the Shortcut Menu
Open a new page in FrontPage.

Switch to HTML view.

Locate the opening tag.

Modify the tag to resemble the following:

Preview the page in Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. When you attempt to right-click anywhere on the page, the shortcut menu is not displayed.

regards,

Leopold

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