links no longer work in OE?
 

I just installed the 'new' IE, and suddenly links in my emails through
outlook express don't work.
The cursor changes to the 'hand', but when I click on a link one of 2
things happen:
1. Nothing... nothing at all, like a dead link.
2. it will open a folder on my harddrive.

I've had this for 2 days now, through restarts and searching through the
Options... and I'm at a loss.

Any suggestions?
thanks in advance,
JP

links no longer work in OE?
 

[Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access and Defaults
Browser: IE *must* be chosen here if you're running IE7 Beta 2 and want such
links to work.

Beta testers of IE7 Public Preview are asked to post their comments to
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general

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

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Jon Patrick wrote:
I just installed the 'new' IE, and suddenly links in my emails through
outlook express don't work.
The cursor changes to the 'hand', but when I click on a link one of 2
things happen:
1. Nothing... nothing at all, like a dead link.
2. it will open a folder on my harddrive.

I've had this for 2 days now, through restarts and searching through the
Options... and I'm at a loss.

Any suggestions?
thanks in advance,
JP

links no longer work in OE?
 

If by the *New* IE, if you are referring to IE6 Beta, you are using a
program that while available to the public, is still if testing form, which
is what you are doing.

From MVP Robear Dyer:

Beta testers of IE7 Public Preview are asked to post their comments to
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~



"Jon Patrick" wrote in message
88.18...
I just installed the 'new' IE, and suddenly links in my emails through
outlook express don't work.
The cursor changes to the 'hand', but when I click on a link one of 2
things happen:
1. Nothing... nothing at all, like a dead link.
2. it will open a folder on my harddrive.

I've had this for 2 days now, through restarts and searching through the
Options... and I'm at a loss.

Any suggestions?
thanks in advance,
JP

links no longer work in OE?
 

Jon Patrick wrote:
I just installed the 'new' IE, and suddenly links in my emails through
outlook express don't work.
The cursor changes to the 'hand', but when I click on a link one of 2
things happen:
1. Nothing... nothing at all, like a dead link.
2. it will open a folder on my harddrive.

I've had this for 2 days now, through restarts and searching through
the Options... and I'm at a loss.

Any suggestions?
thanks in advance,
JP

I have this same issue with a new computer. XPmedia center. (IE6, OE6)
Sometimes "restore defaults" from "internet options" / "Advanced" fixes the
problem but later the problem is back. In my case an IE window opens but
there is no URL in the address field and a blank browser window. I then have
to copy / paste from OE.

links no longer work in OE?
 

Your problem is a bit different, and hopefully easier to fix since you are
using IE6. Read on.

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.



If you get a blank page:


1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type:

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

3. Click OK, and then click OK again when you receive the following message:

DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded.


4. If that doesn't fix it, see this article:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window

5. If you are using WinXP try this:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE...lt_Browser.reg


You can also try this:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC (msconfig for WinXP).
Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk' ("Expand File" for WinXP).
Type oleaut32.dll, not worrying about its location. Then, click Start.

Next to 'Restore From', type in or browse for the file's location, which is
probably in the Win98 (i386 for WinXP) folder of your installation CD-ROM
(typically D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs (Windows\i386 for
WinXP) folder, as the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System (C:\Windows\System32
for WinXP), and click OK. System File Checker (or msconfig) looks for the
file, saves it as you requested, and then tells you that 'the file has been
successfully extracted'.

You may need to reboot.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"DanR" wrote in message
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Jon Patrick wrote:
I just installed the 'new' IE, and suddenly links in my emails through
outlook express don't work.
The cursor changes to the 'hand', but when I click on a link one of 2
things happen:
1. Nothing... nothing at all, like a dead link.
2. it will open a folder on my harddrive.

I've had this for 2 days now, through restarts and searching through
the Options... and I'm at a loss.

Any suggestions?
thanks in advance,
JP

I have this same issue with a new computer. XPmedia center. (IE6, OE6)
Sometimes "restore defaults" from "internet options" / "Advanced" fixes
the problem but later the problem is back. In my case an IE window opens
but there is no URL in the address field and a blank browser window. I
then have to copy / paste from OE.