Have you had a client that has unexplained problems with IE in Windows XP particularly related to ASP pages or opening pages in a new windows? Stay tuned, the answer comes at the end.
The typical problem is the “Done, but with errors” icon on the lower left. When you click on it, you will get a message with the phrase “Module not found.” Also, when you right click on a link and say “open in a new window,” the new window will open, but remain blank.
Trolling MS Support pages for everything related to IE6, ASP, and “Module not found” turned up nil as did searches for blank pages on rt-click. Uninstalling and reinstalling IE6 isn’t an option (this would have been the long way around anyhow).
A search of Google with the terms XPand “module not found,” however, did turn up a page at www.winangels.com that explained how to fix the problem, but not what caused the problem.
The fix was to go to a command prompt, go to the C:\windows directory (or whatever you system directory is) and enter the command “regsvr32 urlmon.dll” which will give a popup message confirming that the command was executed. Then reboot, and the problems will be gone.
My question is, what caused the problem in the first place, will it recur, and how do I prevent it, either from initially happening or recurring.
