Nothing Happens When You Click a Link in Internet Explorer

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SYMPTOMS

When you click a link on a Web page, nothing may happen. You may also notice that the mouse pointer does not change as it hovers over the link.

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Web pages use Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to mark tags and links to other Web pages or other sections within the same page. The <ul> and </ul> tags are used to mark the beginning and end of a bulleted list.

The behavior described in this article can occur if only a comment is placed between the <ul> and </ul> tags above a link.

For example, the following section of sample HTML code may not work:

   <ul><!--this is a sample comment--></ul>
   <a href="abcd.htm">hyperlink</a>

However, this section of sample HTML code should work:

   <ul>Any text<!--this is a sample comment--></ul>
   <a href="abcd.htm">hyperlink</a>

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Internet Explorer 4.01. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx/ (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx/)

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2

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kbui KB175775

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