Bruce, thanks for your help. And I'm gladder than you that I didn't have to
get in deeper. Appreciate your assistance.
Larry

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
It is one of a few ways to repair IE/OE. Sometimes that will fix problems
like yours and sometimes a more drastic repair may be needed. If at all
possible, we try to do the simplest fixes first, even if we believe a more
complicated fix may be needed, such as a reinstall of IE/OE. (Try the easy
things first).

Glad it's fixed and you didn't have to get in deeper.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Bruce, the Frank Saunders page that you suggested referenced a Sandi
Hardmeier page, i.e. http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers/26.html .
It suggested repairing IE. I went to Control Panel add/remove windows
components. That brought up a Wizard, I highlighted Internet Explorer,
clicked Next. Question: Was that a repair? It seems to have fixed my
problem of the URL edits not sticking. Make sense?
Larry

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Your Main Identity is the most likely one to become corrupt.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
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OK, I thought maybe there was something *special* about Main
Identities, and that they should remain. I don't have any idea how I
got so many of them, I'll delete them if they're *not* special.
Larry

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Delete any identities you are not using. Make a mental note of the
folders you have in your currently used identities for verification,
and then:

In Regedit, navigate to this key:

|--HKEY_CURRENT_USER
|-----Identities.

Click on each one and continue to:

|--------{GUID}
|-----------Software
|--------------Microsoft
|-----------------Outlook Express
|--------------------5.0

When you see any that are obviously not being used, go back to
Identities and right click and delete that identity.

This is something you should do, but it is not the remedy for your
current problem. Do hyperlinks not work in any identity? I still think
you should try a new one if they don't work as long as you have tried
all other possible fixes already.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
...
No, the URL edits don't stick. You had suggested I create a new
identity, I haven't done that yet. I'll try the other things in the
Frank Saunders link you provided. I've got a question about
identities. When I go to Manage Identities, I see 5 listed. One each
for the two users (my wife and I), two Main Identity and a Main
Identity(2). Does that make sense? Should I delete some?
Larry

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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And this doesn't work / stick?

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

"Larry" wrote in message
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No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
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Running IE7 Beta2 by chance?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
DTS-L.org

Larry wrote:
After every reboot, links contained in emails don't work. Every
time, in
order to correct it, I have to go to My Computer Tools Folder
Options
File Types, select URL: HyperText Transfer Protocol (with and
without
Privacy), Select Advanced Select Edit and OK out. I don't
really have to
change anything, the values are all correct, I just have to go
through the
Edit process. Then all the links work correctly. Anybody got a
clue what
my problem is, or how to fix it?