Blank window panes

I am using IE6 and Windows ME. When using the favorites
button and history buttons on the tool bar the window pane
on the left side of my screen is now blank (gray).
The "tip of the day" window pane at the bottom of the
screen is also gray. Any suggestions to regain my history
and favorites windows?

I suspect that you have a variation on the 'left pane blank in Windows
Explorer' error - which is usually caused by a problem with Internet
Explorer

Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from there.
Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools'
in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode

If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the patches
applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet Explorer
Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.

HTH


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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"Rick G" wrote in message
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I am using IE6 and Windows ME. When using the favorites
button and history buttons on the tool bar the window pane
on the left side of my screen is now blank (gray).
The "tip of the day" window pane at the bottom of the
screen is also gray. Any suggestions to regain my history
and favorites windows?

Noel

What you on?
Send me some! g

George Gee

*Noel Paton* has posted this message:

I suspect that you have a variation on the 'left pane blank in Windows
Explorer' error - which is usually caused by a problem with Internet
Explorer

Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from
there. Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and
Internet Tools' in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode

If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the
patches applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet
Explorer Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.

HTH


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Rick G" wrote in message
...
I am using IE6 and Windows ME. When using the favorites
button and history buttons on the tool bar the window pane
on the left side of my screen is now blank (gray).
The "tip of the day" window pane at the bottom of the
screen is also gray. Any suggestions to regain my history
and favorites windows?

....on the way!
('Open wide' g)

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"George Gee" wrote in message
...


Noel

What you on?
Send me some! g

George Gee

*Noel Paton* has posted this message:

I suspect that you have a variation on the 'left pane blank in Windows
Explorer' error - which is usually caused by a problem with Internet
Explorer

Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from
there. Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and
Internet Tools' in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode

If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the
patches applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet
Explorer Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.

HTH


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to
NG's or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Rick G" wrote in message
...
I am using IE6 and Windows ME. When using the favorites
button and history buttons on the tool bar the window pane
on the left side of my screen is now blank (gray).
The "tip of the day" window pane at the bottom of the
screen is also gray. Any suggestions to regain my history
and favorites windows?