A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under Browsing,
uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1 Settings,
uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across different
domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the Internet and
Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

[This is an HTML reply, crossposted to OE General newsgroup. Please access this thread/post and reply to it via OE by clicking on the following link: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress ]

Ya learn something new every day. Never knew you could do that!

Is the computer fully patched at Windows Update?

Does the behavior persist in (1) a new identity in (2) a new or different User Account (AKA Windows Log-on)?

OE Tools | Options | Security: Is OE running in the default Restricted Sites zone?

IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here checked/enabled?

What you describe is not an unknown behavior but we haven't seen a post about it in a few years; cf. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rt=0&scoring=d

cf. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rt=0&scoring=d
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


adam wrote:
Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234. When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the toolbar to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

[This is an HTML reply, crossposted to OE General newsgroup. Please access this thread/post and reply to it via OE by clicking on the following link: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress ]

Ya learn something new every day. Never knew you could do that!

Is the computer fully patched at Windows Update?

Does the behavior persist in (1) a new identity in (2) a new or different User Account (AKA Windows Log-on)?

OE Tools | Options | Security: Is OE running in the default Restricted Sites zone?

IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here checked/enabled?

What you describe is not an unknown behavior but we haven't seen a post about it in a few years; cf. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rt=0&scoring=d

cf. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rt=0&scoring=d
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


adam wrote:
Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234. When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the toolbar to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Hi Bruce:

FIXED! Since there were two variables in the last instruction ("Navigate sub
frames across different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it
for the Internet and Trusted sites), I tested Internet first and then
Trusted Sites. Only after bulleting "Enable" for Trusted Sites did the Error
501 disappear.

Thank you very much for troubleshooting a minor inconvenience with me.

Adam


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under Browsing,
uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1 Settings,
uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across different
domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the Internet and
Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

Hi Bruce:

FIXED! Since there were two variables in the last instruction ("Navigate sub
frames across different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it
for the Internet and Trusted sites), I tested Internet first and then
Trusted Sites. Only after bulleting "Enable" for Trusted Sites did the Error
501 disappear.

Thank you very much for troubleshooting a minor inconvenience with me.

Adam


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under Browsing,
uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1 Settings,
uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across different
domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the Internet and
Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

You're welcome & Google helped.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

FIXED! Since there were two variables in the last instruction ("Navigate
sub
frames across different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change
it
for the Internet and Trusted sites), I tested Internet first and then
Trusted Sites. Only after bulleting "Enable" for Trusted Sites did the
Error
501 disappear.

Thank you very much for troubleshooting a minor inconvenience with me.

Adam


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these
options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under
Browsing,
uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1 Settings,
uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level
button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across
different
domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the Internet and
Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on
it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default
Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from
the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

You're welcome & Google helped.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

FIXED! Since there were two variables in the last instruction ("Navigate
sub
frames across different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change
it
for the Internet and Trusted sites), I tested Internet first and then
Trusted Sites. Only after bulleting "Enable" for Trusted Sites did the
Error
501 disappear.

Thank you very much for troubleshooting a minor inconvenience with me.

Adam


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these
options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under
Browsing,
uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1 Settings,
uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level
button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across
different
domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the Internet and
Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on
it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default
Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from
the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

[OE should be running in Restricted Sites zone, Adam, for your security.]

adam wrote:
Hi Bruce:

FIXED! Since there were two variables in the last instruction ("Navigate
sub
frames across different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change
it
for the Internet and Trusted sites), I tested Internet first and then
Trusted Sites. Only after bulleting "Enable" for Trusted Sites did the
Error
501 disappear.

Thank you very much for troubleshooting a minor inconvenience with me.

Adam


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these
options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under
Browsing, uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1
Settings, uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level
button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across
different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the
Internet and Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from
the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

[OE should be running in Restricted Sites zone, Adam, for your security.]

adam wrote:
Hi Bruce:

FIXED! Since there were two variables in the last instruction ("Navigate
sub
frames across different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change
it
for the Internet and Trusted sites), I tested Internet first and then
Trusted Sites. Only after bulleting "Enable" for Trusted Sites did the
Error
501 disappear.

Thank you very much for troubleshooting a minor inconvenience with me.

Adam


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

A few things to try. Close OE first and reopen after each of these
options.


Try going to Start | Run and copy/paste

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll


Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | Advanced Tab. Under
Browsing, uncheck: Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages. Under HTTP 1.1
Settings, uncheck: Use HTTP 1.1.

Go into Internet Options | Security tab and click the Custom Level
button.
Under miscellaneous there is a heading "Navigate sub frames across
different domains". This has to be set as "Enable". Change it for the
Internet and Trusted sites.

Restart after doing all the above if the issue remains.

--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA



"adam" wrote in message
...
Here is a screen capture image: left- or right-clicking on the error
message
was not permitted.

http://upload.pbase.com/adamstuart/i...54452/original

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please post the error message in its entirety. You can left click on it
to
highlight and then right click to copy and then paste it into this
thread.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Wish the solution were that easy. I created a second identity but
remain
with the same issue.

Adam

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Test this in a new named identity.

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and
test
it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from
the
old
identity and delete it.

Note: Do not use the word Main in the name of the new identity.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

An Outlook Express basic repair kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...epair.mspx#EHH
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"adam" wrote in message
...
Hi:

Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234.
When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the
toolbar
to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
[This is an HTML reply, crossposted to OE General newsgroup. Please access
this thread/post and reply to it via OE by clicking on the following link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress ]

Ya learn something new every day. Never knew you could do that!

Is the computer fully patched at Windows Update? YES, although I have a
current Open Ticket in the Windows Update Forum since a second issue that I
have is the Error OX8DDD0004. Windows MSRT found nothing.

Does the behavior persist in (1) a new identity YES in (2) a new or
different User Account (AKA Windows Log-on)? Do not know

OE Tools | Options | Security: Is OE running in the default Restricted Sites
zone? Yes

IE Tools | Internet Options | General | Accessibility: Is anything here
checked/enabled? Nothing is bulleted

What you describe is not an unknown behavior but we haven't seen a post
about it in a few years; cf. Yes, I found these before posting my query.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rt=0&scoring=d

cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rt=0&scoring=d
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


adam wrote:
Running Win XP Pro and IE 6.0.2900.5512.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234. When
composing text in an email, I used to be able to right-click the
highlighted
font and change colors. Now I get the 501 error. I can use the toolbar to
change font color, but this is new.

Any thoughts?