Veiw downloads is all that shows when Internet Explorer 9 starts

[davidosvanswede]

When i start Internet Explorer 9 (O/S windows 7 ultimate 64bit) it opens for a split second then closes leaving the veiw downloads screen up, with the homepage in it as if i have tried to download the page.

any help would be appreciated as it leaves me without internet explorer

 

[davidosvanswede]

if i open IE9 via run: iexplore.exe -nohome -extoff then a blank internet explorer opens. But when i type a page into the address bar explorer closes and all that shows is the downloaded screen with the pages i have tried to access in. Have tried reinstalling Internet explorer, resetting to defaults, disabling addons etc.

 

[NoelDP]

It sounds like your default action form HTM is to download, rather than open.
Check the registry in regedit - navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \.html and make sure that the String (Default) value of the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \.html" key is "htmlfile"

Then go to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile and make sure that the 'shell' Key is set to 'opennew'
and that the opennew\command key default is set to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" %1

if anyting is adrift, export the whole htmlfile key, and save as a text file - attach it to your response

 

[davidosvanswede]

Have a look. Ive tried following the instructions but this level is a bit beyond me. Thanks for the help though. At least i can still use firefox.

 

[NoelDP]

Looks like it's the .html Key that up the swannee.

Create a new System Restore point
Export the .html key again, this time as a reg file
(that way if I screw this up you have a chance of getting it back to current state)

Download the html.txt file from here https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=936736bb8fceb92f&sc=documents&uc=1&id=936736BB8FCEB92F%21115, and save it somewhere accessible
rename the file to "html.reg"
then right-click on it, and select Merge from the options - you should get a success message.
Reboot, and try IE again.
The we need to get to the difficult stuff!

 

[davidosvanswede]

still the same situation after trying those steps.

 

[NoelDP]

OK - export teh Key for
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \.htm
as well - attach that to your reponse. It may have gone the same way.
Have you been using a Registry cleaner of some kind? Had malware??

 

[davidosvanswede]

Yeh, had a virus a couple of months ago. Used malwarebytes to remove it and worked fine for a good few weeks after that.

 

[NoelDP]

Yes, the htm association has been broken as well - In view of your malware issues, I think is may be best to try a System Resote back to a time when the system (and IE particularly) was working properly, so long as that's not a time when it was also infected.

You may want to try resetting IE back to default, by using the option in Internet Options > Advanced > Reset first.
Other than that, you may get some joy by uninstalling IE9, then using that option again, then reinstalling IE9.

 

[davidosvanswede]

Ok i cant restore my system back to a point that is earlier than the issue as all my restore points are after the problem started. Ive also tried reinstalling internet explorer to no avail. But i have realised ive omitted a vital piece of information. Along with the homepage, another file is trying to download, one called 'navcancl'. any ideas?