snip

I too had the same problem and I followed your advise, but windows
reset
itself,
I went back and unchecked DDE, now it works better, thank you, but I
still
cannot open links from this site and a couple of others, I cannot
figure
out
why I can open some links just fine and others do not work, if you have
any
other ideas I would appreciate it. I can only open replies from this
site
by
going to my favourites folder and then searching the site for the
answer
to
my question. I added microsoft to my trusted sites, now I am not sure
if
it
is my new norton internet security 2009 blocking it, do not know much
about
computers so I am at a loss.It worked fine before.


You are posting through the Web interface, not a newsreader such as OE.
If
you cannot open links on a Website, it is not an issue with Outlook
Express.

Your problems with replying using the Web interface is not an Outlook
Express issue either.

You may be better off asking this in an Internet Explorer newsgroup.

Internet Explorer General Newsgroups.

In your Newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general

On the Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


perhaps I did not ask the question properly, I am refering to links in
outlook express, I am using XP home edition SP3 and have IE7 but use my
ISP providers home page, I do not have a problem opening links in my web
browser just my email.


If you have done /everything/ he

Hyperlinks do not work in Outlook Express after you upgrade to Internet
Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929867

If still no joy, for IE6 & IE7:

From:
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

If nothing happens when you click a link:
Open Windows Explorer, or the Control Panel.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to [NONE] URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet
Shortcut) and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome (Check the path to
iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.


Then do this as well:

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the radio button
for Internet Explorer.

And if still no joy, try re-registering these dlls:

Start | Run | type, or Copy/Paste, these in one at a time and try again.
(Note the space in each command).

regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Shell32.dll
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 urlmon.dll

In IE, go to: ToolsInternet OptionsPrograms. Click: Reset Web Settings -
(uncheck box for homepage) - Click Yes.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA