kibbitz

Brian, do you have another browser installed (e.g., Firefox; AOL Browser;
Yahoo Browser)?

Are you running IE6 or IE7? =just a question, NOT a recommendation or
suggestion!!

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

/kibbitz
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~PA Bear (MVP colleague of Bruce's)

Brian Simple wrote:
Hmm. It's not proving as easy as I thought. My OS is WinXP SP3. I am
trying to add a new file type however I might be doing something wrong.

What should I type in the extension box?

If I type [NONE] URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol it first tells me I
cannot
have any spaces. If I re-type it with no spaces then that is registered.
Do
I then "change" what the file opens with to IExplore or do I select
"advanced" and then work my way through to open.....iexplore.exe %1.

When I tried that after rebooting clicking on a link in an email did not
open Iexplore. Before moving onto your further suggestion I really need
to
be satisfied that what I've done so far is correct.

Yes. Try to create the entry using the information provided. Reboot when
done.
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Thank You. I've fallen at the first hurdle unfortunately in that under
File Types I do not have an entry for [NONE] URL: HyperText Transfer
Protocol. My list jumps from [None] URL: File Transfer Protocol to
[None] URL: LDAP Protocol. I do however have an entry for [None].
Internet Shortcut (Not Even URL: Internet Protocol)

Do I need to create an entry?

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:

Courtesy of MVP Frank Saunders. (RIP)

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.
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I seem to be unable to opening browser links contained in e-mail
messages. I can only open the page by cutting & pasting into MSIE. Is
there a setting I can change in Outlook Express so that I can open
internet pages from links in e-mails please?

Brian