Hyperlinks Not Working in Internet Explorer
Sunday, September 2, 2007 17:56Has this ever happened to you? You’re surfing the web using Internet Explorer and click an external link from a web page only to receive a blank page. You then try other links on the same page or other web sites only for it to keep popping-up a blank page.
Well you’re not alone; many users of Internet Explorer have run into this very same problem. What has happened is Internet Explorer has a file corrupted or a setting has been changed.
Its usually do to a recent browser crash, browser hijacking, or a virus that altered your browser setting.
To correct this error in Internet Explorer do the following steps.
- Go to Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll
- Once complete click Ok.
If that didn’t resolve the problem, repeat the process by running the following additional entries to repair Internet Explorer:
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Msjava.dll
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
- Start -> Run -> Type regsvr32 Browseui.dll
This last command is for Windows XP and Windows 2000 only.
8. Start -> Run -> regsvr32 Shell32.dll
If the above still didn’t resolve your issue, try the following.
- Open Internet Explorer
- At the top select Tools -> Internet Options
- Click on the Programs tab
- Click on the Reset Web Settings button
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Colleen Evans says:
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I need additional assistance … the command ‘regsvr32 Shell32.dll’ corrects my issues with hyperlinks not working BUT the correction lasts for one web page – if I run the command again and refresh the page the links are active … what is happening that the command needs to be rerun ??
thank Colleen
Shawn DesRochers says:
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 pm
What version of IE are you using Colleen?
Colleen Evans says:
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Hi Shawn,
I was using IE 6.0 – I am in the process of upgrading to IE 7.0 (wish I had thought of it a month ago)
thanks
Colleen
Shawn DesRochers says:
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I was going to suggest that you try upgrading your Internet Explorer, Colleen. That should fix your problem but if it doesn’t let me know..
Colleen Evans says:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 am
Shawn,
Upgrading my Internet Explorer appears to have addressed my problem – thanks Colleen
Shawn DesRochers says:
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Hello Colleen,
I am glad you got it worked out. Thanks for visiting my blog and I look forward to your next visit.
Shawn DesRochers
srikanth says:
March 27th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Thank you, your tips work like a wonder!
Aitizaz Ahmad says:
April 8th, 2010 at 6:44 am
i did try the same on Window 7, but the command egsvr32 Shdocvw.dll does not work. what is the issue with it? any other suggestion for Windows 7 user for the same issue?
Mike says:
July 12th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I am running windows 7 64bit, IE8. The run command for urlmon.dll completes but does not fix hyperlink not working problem. When I try the other run commands I get this message: The module “shdocvw.dll” was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was not found.
Make sure that “Shdocvw.dll is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again.
Any Ideas?
Mike
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