Problems running the "View Source" command with Internet Explorer 6? If this command fails to open Notepad, one culprit may be too many Temporary Internet Files or a corrupt temporary file. I know it doesn't naturally seem the two problems are related, but they are. To get this feature back, you may need to dump Internet Explorer 6's cache.

Clear the Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer by clicking "Tools" then "Internet Options". When the "Internet Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, select the "General" tab. Click the "Delete Files" button. When the "Delete Files" dialog box appears, check "Delete All Offline Content" then press "OK".

This process may take a few minutes. When done, click "OK" to close the dialog box. Now, the "View Source" option should open Notepad. If not, restart Internet Explorer, revisit the page you were just on, and try again.

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