Update: Starting with Build 5335, "Show Updates" does not have to be enabled
for IE7 Beta to appear in the list at A/RP.
--
~PA Bear

Jim Pickering wrote:
Running XP? In Control Panel, Add/Remove Progams, do you have the box to
"Show Updates" checked. If not, check it, then scroll to the bottom of
the list under the updates and Hot Fixes and you'll find the IE7 Beta. It
should be uninstalled from there.
snip

Probably so, but most are still running build 5296 or earlier.
--
Jim


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Update: Starting with Build 5335, "Show Updates" does not have to be
enabled for IE7 Beta to appear in the list at A/RP.
--
~PA Bear

Jim Pickering wrote:
Running XP? In Control Panel, Add/Remove Progams, do you have the box to
"Show Updates" checked. If not, check it, then scroll to the bottom of
the list under the updates and Hot Fixes and you'll find the IE7 Beta.
It
should be uninstalled from there.
snip

Nope, never had anything except IE6.

Tom

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Is IE7 B2P installed? Was it ever installed?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Tom Brown wrote:
I have had this same problem before and unfortunately it has recently
resurfaced. It's driving me nuts!

I just tried (and re-tried) EVERYTHING you said in this email and I still
have a problem. When I click on a hyperlink in IE, everything works
great. If I copy the link and insert it in either Google or IE, it comes
right up. If I click on a hyperlink in an OE message, I get a lot of disk
activity but nothing happens.
snip

"Tom Brown" wrote in message

Steve,

Thanks for the tip but that is not the problem. But, since you
brought the subject up, occasionally when I try to email a hyperlink,
I find that the Default Email program has been changed by some
unknown reason. It happens only every once in a while, but I wonder
that caused it.

Is Outlook installed? Do you use it for anything?
Outlook updates often steal the default from Outlook Express.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
"Anyone who prefers security over freedom deserves neither."

I don't use Outlook but have thought about it and I think it is probably on
my computer. That makes sense that it might try to hijack my email
program if it is installed. Maybe I will just remove it.

Tom




"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote in message
...
"Tom Brown" wrote in message

Steve,

Thanks for the tip but that is not the problem. But, since you
brought the subject up, occasionally when I try to email a hyperlink,
I find that the Default Email program has been changed by some
unknown reason. It happens only every once in a while, but I wonder
that caused it.

Is Outlook installed? Do you use it for anything?
Outlook updates often steal the default from Outlook Express.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
"Anyone who prefers security over freedom deserves neither."

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access and
Defaults Email ...

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

DefaultMail v2.1 (=best bet IMHO)
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm

Also consider uninstalling Outlook via Add/Remove Programs MS Office
Change.
--
~PA Bear


Tom Brown wrote:
Nope, never had anything except IE6.

Tom

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Is IE7 B2P installed? Was it ever installed?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Tom Brown wrote:
I have had this same problem before and unfortunately it has recently
resurfaced. It's driving me nuts!

I just tried (and re-tried) EVERYTHING you said in this email and I
still have a problem. When I click on a hyperlink in IE, everything
works great. If I copy the link and insert it in either Google or IE,
it comes right up. If I click on a hyperlink in an OE message, I get
a lot of disk activity but nothing happens.
snip

The reason I said I was looking for a way to uninstall IE7 was due to the
fact I could not find IE7 in the Windows XP uninstaller. Having a multitude
of problems with IE7 and no way to uninstall it, I reverted back to an image
of my system caputered by True Image a months ago. Now all my issues with
IE and Outlook Express have been resolved. I did submit an email to
Microsoft in regards to the issues I was have with the beta version of IE7.
I really appreciate all the input and help that was offered.

Thank You,
Bill
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
Probably so, but most are still running build 5296 or earlier.
--
Jim


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Update: Starting with Build 5335, "Show Updates" does not have to be
enabled for IE7 Beta to appear in the list at A/RP.
--
~PA Bear

Jim Pickering wrote:
Running XP? In Control Panel, Add/Remove Progams, do you have the box
to
"Show Updates" checked. If not, check it, then scroll to the bottom of
the list under the updates and Hot Fixes and you'll find the IE7 Beta.
It
should be uninstalled from there.
snip

I don't know what would fix it then if your settings are correct for the
HTTP URL Protocol.

You might try reinstalling.

steve

"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
Thanks again for your help, but I already had tried setting the default
Program Accesses with no luck. In regards to System Restore, I have never
been a fan of System Restore. I found it to be a space hog and to fail
when it was most needed. I have it turned off. I keep periodic images of
my hard drive with True Image and if all else fails I will restore a good
image.

Thanks,
Bill


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Go to Control Panel | Add / Remove Programs | Set Program access and
defaults and set IE and OE as default. See if that fixes it.

steve

"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
Having exhausted all suggested solutions and the problem still existing,
I thought that maybe some registry editing may solve my problem. As
mentioned, when I click on a hyperlink in Outlook Express, "My
Documents" opens up. Having made all the suggested changes in "File
Types" and still no resolution, I am trying to find the registry keys
that effect what happens when one clicks on a hyperlink. Maybe a change
in the registry will fix the problem. Having read a lot of posts in
this newsgroup, it appears that this is a problem with several posters
who still have not found a resolution to the problem using the
information that was provided. It is evident that some other solution is
needed. I do not want to poke around the registry randomly so I hope
that someone can make a suggestion as to where to look and what keys to
check.

Regards,
Bill


"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thanks for your help. I have spent the better part of this
afternoon working on the solutions that you posted. However, I got
only partial success. My computer has three user accounts, one for me,
my wife and my son. After doing all that you suggested, I opened OE
and clicked on several hyperlinks and got the web pages. I was all set
to celebrate. I decided to check the other to user accounts and opened
up my wife's and then my son's. Each time I open OE in their accounts,
I clicked on a hyperlink and ether got no response or "My Documents"
opened up. I then went through all the procedures that you gave me for
the other two user accounts and all the settings were as they had been
set under my account. No changes were necessary. The only problem that
I had encountered in running through the solutions was in trying to
register Mshtml.dll. On all three accounts, the Mshtml.dll would not
register. The error message advised "Mshtml was loaded, but the
DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. This file can not be
registered." I do not know if this is significant or not. As
mentioned, I resolved the problem under my user account, but not under
the other two. I saw another posting by you in regards to another
individual having a similar problem as myself. It was suggested that
the identity in the account my be damaged and creating a new user
account was a possible remedy. I would think that this may be an
option for me and will try this later today unless I find an alternate
solution. Again, thank you.

Regards,
Bill

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
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.
**********************************

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

See he http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q306098

steve

"Tom Brown" wrote in message
...
Steve,

Thanks for the tip but that is not the problem. But, since you brought
the subject up, occasionally when I try to email a hyperlink, I find that
the Default Email program has been changed by some unknown reason. It
happens only every once in a while, but I wonder that caused it.

Tom


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Go to Control Panel | Add / Remove Programs | Set Program access and
defaults and set IE and OE as default. See if that fixes it.

steve

"Tom Brown" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

I'll give that a try. I had already deleted the Temp files and offline
content. But, I'll try the new identity when I have a bit more time.
I'll let you know.

Thanks,

Tom



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Clear the Temporary Internet Files. In IE | Tools | Internet Options |
Delete Files button. And check the box to Delete Offline content.

If still no joy:

You may have a damaged identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity.
Create a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your
messages from the old identity and delete it.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Tom Brown" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

I have had this same problem before and unfortunately it has recently
resurfaced. It's driving me nuts!

I just tried (and re-tried) EVERYTHING you said in this email and I
still have a problem. When I click on a hyperlink in IE, everything
works great. If I copy the link and insert it in either Google or IE,
it comes right up.
If I click on a hyperlink in an OE message, I get a lot of disk
activity but nothing happens.

Any ideas,

TIA,

Tom



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
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.
**********************************

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

"Steve Cochran" escreveu na mensagem
...
I don't know what would fix it then if your settings are correct for the
HTTP URL Protocol.

You might try reinstalling.

steve

"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
Thanks again for your help, but I already had tried setting the default
Program Accesses with no luck. In regards to System Restore, I have
never been a fan of System Restore. I found it to be a space hog and to
fail when it was most needed. I have it turned off. I keep periodic
images of my hard drive with True Image and if all else fails I will
restore a good image.

Thanks,
Bill


"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
Go to Control Panel | Add / Remove Programs | Set Program access and
defaults and set IE and OE as default. See if that fixes it.

steve

"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
Having exhausted all suggested solutions and the problem still
existing, I thought that maybe some registry editing may solve my
problem. As mentioned, when I click on a hyperlink in Outlook Express,
"My Documents" opens up. Having made all the suggested changes in
"File Types" and still no resolution, I am trying to find the registry
keys that effect what happens when one clicks on a hyperlink. Maybe a
change in the registry will fix the problem. Having read a lot of
posts in this newsgroup, it appears that this is a problem with several
posters who still have not found a resolution to the problem using the
information that was provided. It is evident that some other solution
is needed. I do not want to poke around the registry randomly so I
hope that someone can make a suggestion as to where to look and what
keys to check.

Regards,
Bill


"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
Bruce,

Thanks for your help. I have spent the better part of this
afternoon working on the solutions that you posted. However, I got
only partial success. My computer has three user accounts, one for
me, my wife and my son. After doing all that you suggested, I opened
OE and clicked on several hyperlinks and got the web pages. I was all
set to celebrate. I decided to check the other to user accounts and
opened up my wife's and then my son's. Each time I open OE in their
accounts, I clicked on a hyperlink and ether got no response or "My
Documents" opened up. I then went through all the procedures that you
gave me for the other two user accounts and all the settings were as
they had been set under my account. No changes were necessary. The
only problem that I had encountered in running through the solutions
was in trying to register Mshtml.dll. On all three accounts, the
Mshtml.dll would not register. The error message advised "Mshtml was
loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. This
file can not be registered." I do not know if this is significant or
not. As mentioned, I resolved the problem under my user account, but
not under the other two. I saw another posting by you in regards to
another individual having a similar problem as myself. It was
suggested that the identity in the account my be damaged and creating
a new user account was a possible remedy. I would think that this may
be an option for me and will try this later today unless I find an
alternate solution. Again, thank you.

Regards,
Bill

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
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.
**********************************

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