OK.  I have another questions since the "smartys" on Google gave me a
quick solution for the other one.  Every time I "click" on any link on
any webpage using IE 6.0 version IT DOESN'T OPEN.  I know what you're
saying, "did you try to hold down CTRL BUTTON when "clcking" those
links?  The answer is "yes"!  However, that works for some of them but
it sends me to my HOME PAGE most of the time.  I mean, it opens up a
new window and sends me to my HOME PAGE.  I have went so far as
uninstall SP2 on my computer hoping that would fix it BUT IT DIDN'T! 
I'm beyond annoyed at this point.  Does anyone have advice?  By the
way, I ran Adware SE Version but that didn't fix it either.  ERRRRGGG

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Clarification of Question by envisionteky-ga on 09 Jan 2005 20:06 PST

TO CLARIFY:

Is it possible that my registry is wack?  I'm know enough to make me
dangerous when it comes to too much technical stuff.  However, I know
I can go to my START and hit RUN and type REGEDIT to get to my
registry.  However, from that point I need further instruction.  Could
this be a registry challenge?

David,

I appreciate your attention to help with this issue.  I ran Ad-Aware
SE Personal Edition 1.05 and it found some cookies and other stuff and
I deleted those.  I have Norton Anti-Virus Corp Edition on my computer
so I didn't download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.289 because I
already have Anti-Virus software.  I checked my Internet Options,
Privacy setting and made sure they were all OK. I made sure the Pop-up
Blocker that came with SP2 was turned off too.  I'm still having the
same issue.  I can't click on regular links in a webpage (I'm using
Internet Explorer 6.0 Edition) and have them do anything unless I hold
down CNTRL KEY.  Worse yet, if I go to... for example the Cingular
Phone website and I try to listen to new ringers; I can click on the
links and when I hold down CNTRL KEY I'm brought back to a NEW PAGE
opening to my HOME PAGE setting which is eBay. This started happening
about 4 days ago.  I don't know why.  I even tried a system restore
but that didn't work.  I'm perplexed!  Am I the ONLY ONE that has ever
experienced this challenge out of the entire Internet?  It's so
frustrating because I listen to music and I can't click on links
anymore without it bring me back to my HOME PAGE.  The only way around
this is if I view the PROPERTIES and look at the exact link and COPY
AND PASTE it into my browser.  This only works part of the time
because the server times out if the link is too long.  I'm sure you
know what I mean...  Anyway, help if you can.  Thanks!

You shouldn't have to do the whole crtl thing to open a hyperlink. Is
your internet privacy set to high in your internet options? To check
this go to tools. internet options, privacy and make sure the slider
is set to no more than medium high. Did this just recently happen? Ok
now im going to run through the useuall checks. Do you have something
on your computer that is affecting the way it is suppose to function.
Ok for this you need to run a updated antivirus. And to check for
adware download a free version of ad-aware. After you have run these
two and made sure that your system is clean and you are still having
problems then get back with me and I will see what I can do to help
you. Both of these are free.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.289
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10342876.html?tag=lst-0-2

Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition 1.05 
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10319876.html?tag=lst-0-1

David,

I appreciate your attention to help with this issue.  I ran Ad-Aware
SE Personal Edition 1.05 and it found some cookies and other stuff and
I deleted those.  I have Norton Anti-Virus Corp Edition on my computer
so I didn't download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.289 because I
already have Anti-Virus software.  I checked my Internet Options,
Privacy setting and made sure they were all OK. I made sure the Pop-up
Blocker that came with SP2 was turned off too.  I'm still having the
same issue.  I can't click on regular links in a webpage (I'm using
Internet Explorer 6.0 Edition) and have them do anything unless I hold
down CNTRL KEY.  Worse yet, if I go to... for example the Cingular
Phone website and I try to listen to new ringers; I can click on the
links and when I hold down CNTRL KEY I'm brought back to a NEW PAGE
opening to my HOME PAGE setting which is eBay. This started happening
about 4 days ago.  I don't know why.  I even tried a system restore
but that didn't work.  I'm perplexed!  Am I the ONLY ONE that has ever
experienced this challenge out of the entire Internet?  It's so
frustrating because I listen to music and I can't click on links
anymore without it bring me back to my HOME PAGE.  The only way around
this is if I view the PROPERTIES and look at the exact link and COPY
AND PASTE it into my browser.  This only works part of the time
because the server times out if the link is too long.  I'm sure you
know what I mean...  Anyway, help if you can.  Thanks!

This happens sometimes.  Here is a solution from Microsoft that will
probably fix it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;281679

It can be because the registry was meddled with by crummy software
that was installed or a problem with creating a custom version of IE,
but you aren't the first to have this problem.

CARL!  That was it!  Yippeee!  For future reference make sure you run
ALL the files names not just urlmon.dll

Everything works perfect now!

Thanks!