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jim evans - 17 Jan 2005 20:49 GMT

When I try to View Source nothing happens. Until recently View Source
would display the source in Notepad. Now, when I click this function
nothing happens -- nothing.

Anybody know how to correct this?

jim

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Don Varnau - 17 Jan 2005 22:27 GMT

Hi,
First, clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
files (and delete offline content.) It's often recommended that the TIF
folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

If you have a shortcut to Notepad.exe on the desktop, rename it.

Some people have reported that Quick View Plus can cause this. Frank
Saunders reports that this registry edit is the fix for that:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/774/

Additional information at
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#view_source
and
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/iescrcod.htm

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

> When I try to View Source nothing happens. Until recently View Source
> would display the source in Notepad. Now, when I click this function
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> jim

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jim evans - 18 Jan 2005 00:22 GMT

>First, clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
>files (and delete offline content.)

Thanks. Clearing the cache files seems to have done it. I've paid
little attention to this and it now keeps 500 meg. I reduced that to
250 and if it happens again I'll keep cutting it in half until it
stops happening.

Thanks again.

jim

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Don Varnau - 18 Jan 2005 01:22 GMT

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.

Don

> >First, clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
> >files (and delete offline content.)
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> jim

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