If this did not work:

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

If nothing happens when you click a link:
Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to {NONE} URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol 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.
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Try this next:

StartRun 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.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
I made a mistake when looking at the file types. Upon opening it, I
immediately dropped down to the URL, since that is what appeared in the
Knowledge Base article. I found the file types for File Transfer Protocol,
Gopher Protocol and Hypertext Transfer Protocol. They all had the proper
associations for Internet Explorer. I am perplexed as to why clicking on a
hyperlink will open "My Documents".




"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
In "URL: Internet Shortcut", URL is the file extension. This actually
refers to favorites which are *.URL files.

For the various "URL ... Protocol", etc. these have No file extension,
since they aren't files. Assuming that you have the file associations
sorted by extension (click on the column heading to sort on that column),
these will be at the top of the list with the "(NONE)" file extensions.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
I installed a program called Lightshell from
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~mosses/rob/. Did not care for it and
uninstalled it. From there my problems began. I found that the
WindowsXP shell had been somehow damaged. The icons and taskbar would
not show. Internet Explorer would not open a web page and Outlook Express
would not display the contents of messages in the lower window, whack
remained blank. I ran System File checker and reinstalled SP2 and got
most of the functionality back. However, I am still having a problem
with Outlook Express, the hyperlinks do not work. They will not open
Internet Explorer and sometimes, they will open the "My Documents"
folder. I found KB article 177054. I made sure Internet Explorer was my
default browser. I went into the internet settings and made sure the
Internet Browser was listed as the default browser. I went to Windows
ExplorerToolsFolder Options and verified the file association for
URL's. When I found the URL extension, It was listed as URL: Internet
Shortcut. There was no listing for URL File Transfer Protocol, URL:
Gopher Protocol and URL Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The only thing I
can think of at this time is to do a repair install. But I would like to
exhaust all possible remedies first. I would appreciate any help that
anyone can offer.

Regards,
Bill