Re: Sidebar corruption, IE scripting does not work

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/

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Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)

"Marc" <> wrote in message
news:uEd$...
> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
> and
> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
> know
> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
> when
> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>
> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
> weather
> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
> happened
> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am not
> the
> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
> problem
> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>
>

Thanks Jane, but I have tried this and it did not work for me
I really don't think anyone knows how to fix this problem


"Jane C" <> wrote in message
news:287F3174-2804-47A0-AAE2-...
> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>
> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>
> "Marc" <> wrote in message
> news:uEd$...
>> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
>> and
>> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
>> know
>> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
>> when
>> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>>
>> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
>> weather
>> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
>> happened
>> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
>> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am not
>> the
>> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
>> problem
>> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>

Marc, the very same thing happened to me last week and it occurred just
after McAfee updated. I contacted McAfee and the tech had me uninstall
McAfee using MCPR.exe which is a cleanup tool to remove all remnants of
McAfee so that it could be reinstalled. Here is the site I used as a
customer of Comcast
http://download.mcafee.com/products/...ches/MCPR2.exe
I hope this will help.
C J

"Marc" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks Jane, but I have tried this and it did not work for me
> I really don't think anyone knows how to fix this problem
>
>
> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
> news:287F3174-2804-47A0-AAE2-...
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>>
>> --
>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>
>> "Marc" <> wrote in message
>> news:uEd$...
>>> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
>>> and
>>> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
>>> know
>>> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
>>> when
>>> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>>>
>>> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
>>> weather
>>> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
>>> happened
>>> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
>>> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am not
>>> the
>>> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
>>> problem
>>> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thanks for responding C J, I uninstalled MacAfee and the problem still
exists. I think I am in for a full re-install of Vista, just what I need a
big waste of time Thx


"C J" <> wrote in message
news:7AC4C3B4-F983-4CF0-828A-...
> Marc, the very same thing happened to me last week and it occurred just
> after McAfee updated. I contacted McAfee and the tech had me uninstall
> McAfee using MCPR.exe which is a cleanup tool to remove all remnants of
> McAfee so that it could be reinstalled. Here is the site I used as a
> customer of Comcast
> http://download.mcafee.com/products/...ches/MCPR2.exe I
> hope this will help.
> C J
>
> "Marc" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Jane, but I have tried this and it did not work for me
>> I really don't think anyone knows how to fix this problem
>>
>>
>> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
>> news:287F3174-2804-47A0-AAE2-...
>>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>>
>>> "Marc" <> wrote in message
>>> news:uEd$...
>>>> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
>>>> and
>>>> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
>>>> know
>>>> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
>>>> when
>>>> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>>>>
>>>> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
>>>> weather
>>>> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
>>>> happened
>>>> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
>>>> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am
>>>> not the
>>>> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
>>>> problem
>>>> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Hi Marc,

See if this helps:

Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER
Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0

Make sure that the value data for "1400" is set to 0 (dword:00000000)
Close Regedit.exe

If that above is already set to "0" and yet the problem persists, follow these steps:

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

Run these commands one by one and press {ENTER} after each command:

regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Marc" <> wrote in message news:...
Thanks for responding C J, I uninstalled MacAfee and the problem still
exists. I think I am in for a full re-install of Vista, just what I need a
big waste of time Thx


"C J" <> wrote in message
news:7AC4C3B4-F983-4CF0-828A-...
> Marc, the very same thing happened to me last week and it occurred just
> after McAfee updated. I contacted McAfee and the tech had me uninstall
> McAfee using MCPR.exe which is a cleanup tool to remove all remnants of
> McAfee so that it could be reinstalled. Here is the site I used as a
> customer of Comcast
> http://download.mcafee.com/products/...ches/MCPR2.exe I
> hope this will help.
> C J
>
> "Marc" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Jane, but I have tried this and it did not work for me
>> I really don't think anyone knows how to fix this problem
>>
>>
>> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
>> news:287F3174-2804-47A0-AAE2-...
>>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>>
>>> "Marc" <> wrote in message
>>> news:uEd$...
>>>> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
>>>> and
>>>> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
>>>> know
>>>> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
>>>> when
>>>> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>>>>
>>>> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
>>>> weather
>>>> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
>>>> happened
>>>> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
>>>> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am
>>>> not the
>>>> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
>>>> problem
>>>> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thx Ramesh,
1400 was set to "0" for all users on the machine. (I have 4). So that
was not the problem, but when I ran the registration commands (regsvr32)
they fix the problem for 3 out of 4 of my users. The sidebar came up
correctly and IE scripting was activated again. Thanks a lot! I did have
a problem with the 4th user (standard user). Even when I ran the
registration command of the "dlls" the sidebar and scripting was not fixed.
Is there any other "dlls" that need to be re-registered that I have not
done? One other thing you forgot to mention was that you have to restart the
machine for the re-registrations to take effect.

Anyway you should document this fix because I have not seen it any where
else on the web. I still don't know why it didn't work for the 4th user
though.

Thanks again



"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
Hi Marc,

See if this helps:

Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER
Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings\Zones\0

Make sure that the value data for "1400" is set to 0 (dword:00000000)
Close Regedit.exe

If that above is already set to "0" and yet the problem persists, follow
these steps:

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command
Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

Run these commands one by one and press {ENTER} after each command:

regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Marc" <> wrote in message
news:...
Thanks for responding C J, I uninstalled MacAfee and the problem still
exists. I think I am in for a full re-install of Vista, just what I need a
big waste of time Thx


"C J" <> wrote in message
news:7AC4C3B4-F983-4CF0-828A-...
> Marc, the very same thing happened to me last week and it occurred just
> after McAfee updated. I contacted McAfee and the tech had me uninstall
> McAfee using MCPR.exe which is a cleanup tool to remove all remnants of
> McAfee so that it could be reinstalled. Here is the site I used as a
> customer of Comcast
> http://download.mcafee.com/products/...ches/MCPR2.exe I
> hope this will help.
> C J
>
> "Marc" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Jane, but I have tried this and it did not work for me
>> I really don't think anyone knows how to fix this problem
>>
>>
>> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
>> news:287F3174-2804-47A0-AAE2-...
>>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>>
>>> "Marc" <> wrote in message
>>> news:uEd$...
>>>> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
>>>> and
>>>> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
>>>> know
>>>> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
>>>> when
>>>> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>>>>
>>>> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
>>>> weather
>>>> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
>>>> happened
>>>> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
>>>> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am
>>>> not the
>>>> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
>>>> problem
>>>> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thanks for the feedback, Marc. Will document this fix in my article. As for the 4th user, this may be a registry permissions problem, which you can investigate using Process Monitor.
--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Marc" <> wrote in message news:...
Thx Ramesh,
1400 was set to "0" for all users on the machine. (I have 4). So that
was not the problem, but when I ran the registration commands (regsvr32)
they fix the problem for 3 out of 4 of my users. The sidebar came up
correctly and IE scripting was activated again. Thanks a lot! I did have
a problem with the 4th user (standard user). Even when I ran the
registration command of the "dlls" the sidebar and scripting was not fixed.
Is there any other "dlls" that need to be re-registered that I have not
done? One other thing you forgot to mention was that you have to restart the
machine for the re-registrations to take effect.

Anyway you should document this fix because I have not seen it any where
else on the web. I still don't know why it didn't work for the 4th user
though.

Thanks again



"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <> wrote in message
news:...
Hi Marc,

See if this helps:

Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER
Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet
Settings\Zones\0

Make sure that the value data for "1400" is set to 0 (dword:00000000)
Close Regedit.exe

If that above is already set to "0" and yet the problem persists, follow
these steps:

Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command
Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

Run these commands one by one and press {ENTER} after each command:

regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Marc" <> wrote in message
news:...
Thanks for responding C J, I uninstalled MacAfee and the problem still
exists. I think I am in for a full re-install of Vista, just what I need a
big waste of time Thx


"C J" <> wrote in message
news:7AC4C3B4-F983-4CF0-828A-...
> Marc, the very same thing happened to me last week and it occurred just
> after McAfee updated. I contacted McAfee and the tech had me uninstall
> McAfee using MCPR.exe which is a cleanup tool to remove all remnants of
> McAfee so that it could be reinstalled. Here is the site I used as a
> customer of Comcast
> http://download.mcafee.com/products/...ches/MCPR2.exe I
> hope this will help.
> C J
>
> "Marc" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Thanks Jane, but I have tried this and it did not work for me
>> I really don't think anyone knows how to fix this problem
>>
>>
>> "Jane C" <> wrote in message
>> news:287F3174-2804-47A0-AAE2-...
>>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
>>> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
>>>
>>> "Marc" <> wrote in message
>>> news:uEd$...
>>>> Can anyone help me with this problem. It has happened a number of times
>>>> and
>>>> the only way to fix it was to perform a system restore. I would like to
>>>> know
>>>> why it happens and if I can prevent it. IE scripting also stops working
>>>> when
>>>> this happens. Drop down menus do not work.
>>>>
>>>> The picture shows a corrupt Sidebar with white blank spaces for the
>>>> weather
>>>> and a black clock with a red hour hand pointing at 12:00. This has
>>>> happened
>>>> a number of times and only a restore would fix it. I am tired of doing
>>>> restores every couple of weeks when it returns again. I am sure I am
>>>> not the
>>>> only one having this problem. Searching the groups I only found this
>>>> problem
>>>> once with no answer. Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>