Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I can't get
past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts and goes
to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in nothing.
Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if the click has
simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would be
expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.

I've gone through the advice posted at the end of this post,
faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in IE or
OE.
I thought I'd gotten them to work with the below info, but it
was shortlived and soon clicking links had quit working again.
I created a new identity finally. When I realized my mails
etc. weren't coming over, I created an additional identity.
Using the first indentity I brought over all my addresses,
mail, etc. NOW I could click links in OE and have them work.
That still works. But I couldn't get them to work in newsgroups.
Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second created identity,
left everything else alone (no wab, no imported dbx for mail,
etc).
STILL, could not click on a link in activate it in a
newsgroup.
Repeated the below steps this morning, on the first new identity.
No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm, spybot,
adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All were checked for
updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea whether
that's relevant. It looks like they eventually succeed after
several tries.



I also have the following error message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. " attempting to
start the service netman with arguments "" in order to run the
server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

Which is new to me; I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm not
positive what it means. I have to read the MS referenced page
more closely to figure that one out, but I'm ass-u-me-ing it's
not the problem either. Famoust last words, I know.

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on this very annoying
problem. I may be missing something very basic, so ... don't
assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know just enough to be
dangerous.

OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but get the same problem with or
without it. Long time user, never had a problem with it before.

TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old identity, or
new identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!

Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Do you read newsgroups in plain text?

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I can't get
past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts and goes
to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in nothing.
Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if the click has
simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would be
expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.

I've gone through the advice posted at the end of this post,
faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in IE or
OE.
I thought I'd gotten them to work with the below info, but it
was shortlived and soon clicking links had quit working again.
I created a new identity finally. When I realized my mails
etc. weren't coming over, I created an additional identity.
Using the first indentity I brought over all my addresses,
mail, etc. NOW I could click links in OE and have them work.
That still works. But I couldn't get them to work in newsgroups.
Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second created identity,
left everything else alone (no wab, no imported dbx for mail,
etc).
STILL, could not click on a link in activate it in a
newsgroup.
Repeated the below steps this morning, on the first new identity.
No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm, spybot,
adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All were checked for
updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea whether
that's relevant. It looks like they eventually succeed after
several tries.



I also have the following error message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. " attempting to
start the service netman with arguments "" in order to run the
server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

Which is new to me; I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm not
positive what it means. I have to read the MS referenced page
more closely to figure that one out, but I'm ass-u-me-ing it's
not the problem either. Famoust last words, I know.

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on this very annoying
problem. I may be missing something very basic, so ... don't
assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know just enough to be
dangerous.

OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but get the same problem with or
without it. Long time user, never had a problem with it before.

TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old identity, or
new identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!

PS Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

PS - I seem to have taken care of the DCOM issue that was
mentioned. I was right about it being Symantec; re-registering a
bunch of files per their web site corrected that.

Pop

POP wrote:
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I can't
get past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts and
goes to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in nothing.
Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if the click has
simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would be
expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.

I've gone through the advice posted at the end of this post,
faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in IE
or OE.
I thought I'd gotten them to work with the below info,
but it was shortlived and soon clicking links had quit
working again. I created a new identity finally. When I
realized my mails etc. weren't coming over, I created an
additional identity.
Using the first indentity I brought over all my addresses,
mail, etc. NOW I could click links in OE and have them
work. That still works. But I couldn't get them to work in
newsgroups. Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second
created identity, left everything else alone (no wab, no
imported dbx for mail, etc).
STILL, could not click on a link in activate it in a
newsgroup.
Repeated the below steps this morning, on the first new
identity. No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm,
spybot, adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All
were checked for updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea
whether that's relevant. It looks like they eventually
succeed after several tries.



---------------------------
Below is fixed: now seems irrelevant.
I also have the following error message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. "
attempting to start the service netman with arguments "" in
order to run the server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

Which is new to me; I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm not
positive what it means. I have to read the MS referenced
page more closely to figure that one out, but I'm
ass-u-me-ing it's not the problem either. Famoust last
words, I know.
-------------------------

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on this very
annoying problem. I may be missing something very basic,
so ... don't assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know just
enough to be dangerous.

OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but get the same problem with or
without it. Long time user, never had a problem with it
before.
TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old identity,
or new identity.

Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Ted Zieglar wrote:
Do you read newsgroups in plain text?

No, I do not; I do block third-party graphics, but the " Read
Plain Text" is not checked.
I DO however, switch it to Plain Text and back (add/remove the
check) now and then, if I decide there is a reason to go to a
smarmy site, say in tracing spammers.

Also no proxy or anything unusual except for using OE to "fix"
OE's quoting abilities.

Curious: Never noticed Plain Text having an impact on links: It
doesn't -seem to-, but -- there must have been a reason behind
your question?

BTW, I was right about the DCOM issue being Symantec; that's
repaired now. No change to my annoyance, natch.

Regards,

Pop





"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I
can't get past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts
and goes to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in
nothing. Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if
the click has simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as
would be expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.

I've gone through the advice posted at the end of this
post, faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in
IE or OE.
I thought I'd gotten them to work with the below info,
but it was shortlived and soon clicking links had quit
working again. I created a new identity finally. When
I realized my mails
etc. weren't coming over, I created an additional
identity. Using the first indentity I brought over all
my addresses,
mail, etc. NOW I could click links in OE and have them
work. That still works. But I couldn't get them to work
in newsgroups. Added a newsgroup (this one) to the
second created identity, left everything else alone (no
wab, no imported dbx for mail, etc).
STILL, could not click on a link in activate it in a
newsgroup.
Repeated the below steps this morning, on the first new
identity. No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm,
spybot, adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All
were checked for updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea
whether that's relevant. It looks like they eventually
succeed after several tries.



I also have the following error message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. "
attempting to start the service netman with arguments ""
in order to run the server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

Which is new to me; I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm not
positive what it means. I have to read the MS referenced
page more closely to figure that one out, but I'm
ass-u-me-ing it's not the problem either. Famoust last
words, I know.

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on this very
annoying problem. I may be missing something very basic,
so ... don't assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know
just enough to be dangerous.

OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but get the same problem with
or without it. Long time user, never had a problem with
it before.

TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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. ---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old
identity, or new identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!

Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

"POP" wrote in message ...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I can't get
past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts and goes
to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in nothing.
Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if the click has
simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would be
expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.


Is this line red?
If that line was not red then Ted nailed it.
Tools | Options | Read
Uncheck "Read all messages in plain text".

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM
Please reply in newsgroup.

Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM wrote:
"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I
can't get past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts
and goes to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in
nothing. Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if
the click has simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would
be expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.


Is this line red?
If that line was not red then Ted nailed it.
Tools | Options | Read
Uncheck "Read all messages in plain text".

Yes, the line was red. It's not on this Reply screen, because
OEQ has changed it to blue to show the response declarations.
You posted to me in HTML but I use Plaint Text for REPLIES, but
... what's your point? My default is to REPLY in Plain Text, READ
in HTML, since most ng's request plain text posts.
If you'd read my response to Ted, you'd have known that. Or
maybe it hadn't made it to the board yet; dunno.
Besides, even in Plain Text, the links will still be colored
and will still work, if everything is working right. Try it.
Links are different than graphics and HTML renderings in OE.

Pop

Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Try reregistering OE via:

"C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe" /reg

and also try

regsv32 inetcomm.dll

And in Control Panel | Programs | Set Program access and defaults, set OE
default.

Also, if you have a NG message with a link such as www.oehelp.com, then try
saving it as a nws file and then open it and see if the links work. If they
don't rename the file to eml and then open it and see if they work then.

steve

"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I can't get past this
one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts and goes to the
page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in nothing. Screen doesn't
blink, no error message; as if the click has simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would be expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails completely.

I've gone through the advice posted at the end of this post, faithfully,
with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in IE or OE.
I thought I'd gotten them to work with the below info, but it was
shortlived and soon clicking links had quit working again.
I created a new identity finally. When I realized my mails etc. weren't
coming over, I created an additional identity.
Using the first indentity I brought over all my addresses, mail, etc.
NOW I could click links in OE and have them work. That still works. But I
couldn't get them to work in newsgroups.
Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second created identity, left
everything else alone (no wab, no imported dbx for mail, etc).
STILL, could not click on a link in activate it in a newsgroup.
Repeated the below steps this morning, on the first new identity.
No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm, spybot, adaware,
winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All were checked for updates prior to
running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea whether that's
relevant. It looks like they eventually succeed after several tries.



I also have the following error message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. " attempting to start the
service netman with arguments "" in order to run the server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

Which is new to me; I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm not positive what
it means. I have to read the MS referenced page more closely to figure
that one out, but I'm ass-u-me-ing it's not the problem either. Famoust
last words, I know.

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on this very annoying problem.
I may be missing something very basic, so ... don't assume I'm an expert
of any kind. I know just enough to be dangerous.

OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but get the same problem with or without it.
Long time user, never had a problem with it before.

TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old identity, or new
identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!

Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Thanks, Steve; no joy though. BTW, I think regsv32 is missing a
letter "r", right?
Both registrations "took"; no error messages once I realized a
letter was missing form regsv.

Save and rename were no joy either, unfortunately.
I wasn't sure why you chose oehelp.com as an example link other
than to choose a simple one? I did use a short link of the
format you were suggesting. I even edited the file and changed
the link in it to http://www.oehelp.com.

I didn't mention, and doubt it's important, but mailto: links in
the newsgroups don't work either. They do work in email.

I'm cornfused! I'm going to go try creating another new identity
and instead of importing anything into it, I'll start adding one
newsgroup and one mail account manually and see what happens.
Again. Maybe it's something in one of the dbx files or the index
or whatever; I don't know that much about the operating structure
of OE but if I can "catch" it working, I might be able to get a
better target to chase.

I won't delete this borked account because it's got all my info
in it, and that's the one I'd rather get working, anyway. I'd be
nice to figure out exactly what the problem was caused by.
Famous last words, againg.

Any further suggestions most welcome.

Regards,
Pop




Steve Cochran wrote:
Try reregistering OE via:

"C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe" /reg
and also try
regsv32 inetcomm.dll
And in Control Panel | Programs | Set Program access and
defaults, set OE default.
Also, if you have a NG message with a link such as
www.oehelp.com, then try saving it as a nws file and then
open it and see if the links work. If they don't rename
the file to eml and then open it and see if they work then.
steve

"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,
I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I
can't get past this one.
I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts
and goes to the page as it should.
In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in
nothing. Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if
the click has simply been ignored. If I copy/paste the
link into IE it works fine, as would be expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected. As posted
though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails completely. I've
gone through the advice posted at the end of this
post, faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in
IE or OE. I thought I'd gotten them to work with the
below info, but it was shortlived and soon clicking links
had quit working again. I created a new identity
finally. When I realized my mails etc. weren't coming
over, I created an additional identity. Using the first
indentity I brought over all my addresses, mail, etc. NOW I
could click links in OE and have them work. That
still works. But I couldn't get them to work in
newsgroups. Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second
created identity, left everything else alone (no wab, no
imported dbx for mail, etc). STILL, could not click on
a link in activate it in a newsgroup. Repeated the below
steps this morning, on the first new
identity. No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm,
spybot, adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All
were checked for updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea
whether that's relevant. It looks like they eventually
succeed after several tries. I also have the following error
message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. "
attempting to start the service netman with arguments ""
in order to run the server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E} Which is new to me;
I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm
not positive what it means. I have to read the MS
referenced page more closely to figure that one out, but
I'm ass-u-me-ing it's not the problem either. Famoust
last words, I know. Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have
on this very
annoying problem. I may be missing something very basic,
so ... don't assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know
just enough to be dangerous. OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but
get the same problem with
or without it. Long time user, never had a problem with
it before. TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old
identity, or new identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!

PS Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

PS No idea what this means, but ...

I copied your post and the last one with the register info in it,
to my Inbox using right-click, Copy to Folder, and the links also
do not work from there. However, links in standard received
emails, including those moved to other folders, still work fine.
Maybe it's obvious to others, but that says to me it's not the
way the newsgroups links are being SEEN, it's the way they're
being interpreted and displayed - something's missing there.
If a new identity won't help, I'll start some source code
comparisons; there HAS to be a solution!

Pop

Steve Cochran wrote:
Try reregistering OE via:

"C:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe" /reg

and also try

regsv32 inetcomm.dll

And in Control Panel | Programs | Set Program access and
defaults, set OE default.

Also, if you have a NG message with a link such as
www.oehelp.com, then try saving it as a nws file and then
open it and see if the links work. If they don't rename
the file to eml and then open it and see if they work then.
steve

"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I
can't get past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts
and goes to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in
nothing. Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if
the click has simply been ignored. If I copy/paste the
link into IE it works fine, as would be expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected. As posted
though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails completely. I've
gone through the advice posted at the end of this
post, faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in
IE or OE. I thought I'd gotten them to work with the
below info, but it was shortlived and soon clicking links
had quit working again. I created a new identity
finally. When I realized my mails etc. weren't coming
over, I created an additional identity. Using the first
indentity I brought over all my addresses, mail, etc. NOW I
could click links in OE and have them work. That
still works. But I couldn't get them to work in
newsgroups. Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second
created identity, left everything else alone (no wab, no
imported dbx for mail, etc). STILL, could not click on
a link in activate it in a newsgroup. Repeated the below
steps this morning, on the first new
identity. No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm,
spybot, adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All
were checked for updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea
whether that's relevant. It looks like they eventually
succeed after several tries. I also have the following error
message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. "
attempting to start the service netman with arguments ""
in order to run the server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E} Which is new to me;
I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm
not positive what it means. I have to read the MS
referenced page more closely to figure that one out, but
I'm ass-u-me-ing it's not the problem either. Famoust
last words, I know. Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have
on this very
annoying problem. I may be missing something very basic,
so ... don't assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know
just enough to be dangerous. OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but
get the same problem with
or without it. Long time user, never had a problem with
it before. TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old
identity, or new identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!

FIXED; sort of Newsgroup link won't open IE; OE link will
 

Hi,
Actually, what I may have done is found a work-around, so to
speak.

Many thanks to all who posted with assistance and, may I say,
with a lot of good information. I've performed all the
recommended steps multiple time, all to no avail: Gettings links
or mailto: to work in newsgroups just never came back, although
e-mail links functioned perfectly.

Using OE, and not with OEQ or anything else:
Long story short, I basically created a new Identity and imported
as much as I could into the identity, checking at each step along
the way to be sure the links still worked in ng's. They're still
working.
But, during the process I did run into a failure trying to
Import the Exported e-mail accounts information. Of the 5 email
accounts, only ONE imported. All the rest resulted in a vague
error message, without any reference numbers etc., that the
import failed due to an error. Big help!
I never got that figured out. But, I did manually recreate all
of the email accounts into the new Identity successfully instead
of using the Import.
So, the annoyance is gone; that's "fixed".
The reason for the inability to Import the email accounts
though remains a mystery.
Just for grins, I tried using the old Main Account to Export
its mail accounts, then deleted that account, and tried to Import
it. The Import also fails with the main account. So, I suspect
there is still a problem sitting here somewhere, but no idea
where yet.

Any thoughts in this new direction? I'm not stopping work
because I'd STILL like to know what the failure mechanism was.

Final, NEW detail: I forgot to mention in my original problem
description, that I had used OE Backup freebie to backup the
accounts, and when I created the last new Identity, I ran into
the same problem I have now, but suspecting cockpit error, I
switched and used the OE Backup to Restore the email accounts
etc. into the new identity. That worked, or the program thought
it did at least, but of course the inability to click links in
ng's was still present.
The difference between then and what I just did was: First, I
used the new, OE Backup filled in identity to Export/IMport to a
new identity, which failed with the same ng problems.
This last time however, I made sure nothing related to OE
Backup, OEQ, etc., got into the picture, just to maintain
control, and I discoverd the rather useless mail account Import
error message when I tried to Import the mail accounts.
I don't -think- I've ever used OEBackup on that original main
identity, so ... maybe that means something: Beats me at this
momentg!!

So now the new question is, what's wrong with the Export/Import
functions that results in the Import error message and subsequent
failure to Import?

And, the additional question is:
Has anyone used OEBackup's Restore feature successfully or
unsuccessfully? If so, how many accounts/newsgroups were in it?
If there were problems, how did you react to them?

Thanks: Any and all related comments are most welcome.

Pop
Hmm, my Insert Signatures is greyed out; that's new since
yesterday, too. I'm currently using the "bad" identity for this
mail since I haven't found all the subscrips yet for the new
account.
--

---------------------------------

"POP" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've seen similar problems posted, and solved, but I can't get
past this one.

I can open links fine from OE, in an e-mail. IE starts and
goes to the page as it should.

In a newsgroup however, clicking a link results in nothing.
Screen doesn't blink, no error message; as if the click has
simply been ignored.
If I copy/paste the link into IE it works fine, as would be
expected.
Clicking a link in IE works as expected.
As posted though, clicking a link in a newsgroup fails
completely.

I've gone through the advice posted at the end of this post,
faithfully, with no success.

Scenario:
Initially clicking links had quit working, period, in IE or
OE.
I thought I'd gotten them to work with the below info, but it
was shortlived and soon clicking links had quit working again.
I created a new identity finally. When I realized my mails
etc. weren't coming over, I created an additional identity.
Using the first indentity I brought over all my addresses,
mail, etc. NOW I could click links in OE and have them work.
That still works. But I couldn't get them to work in
newsgroups.
Added a newsgroup (this one) to the second created identity,
left everything else alone (no wab, no imported dbx for mail,
etc).
STILL, could not click on a link in activate it in a
newsgroup.
Repeated the below steps this morning, on the first new
identity.
No change.

Everything's updated; XP/SP2+, Norton av, zone alarm, spybot,
adaware, winpatrol all find nothing wrong. All were checked
for updates prior to running.
Yes, I've rebooted, including cold boots; nothing.

There ARE some DHCP INFO flags in the System Log; no idea
whether that's relevant. It looks like they eventually succeed
after several tries.



I also have the following error message in the System Log:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. " attempting to
start the service netman with arguments "" in order to run the
server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}

Which is new to me; I -think- that's Symantec, but I'm not
positive what it means. I have to read the MS referenced page
more closely to figure that one out, but I'm ass-u-me-ing it's
not the problem either. Famoust last words, I know.

Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have on this very annoying
problem. I may be missing something very basic, so ... don't
assume I'm an expert of any kind. I know just enough to be
dangerous.

OH: I also run OEQuotefix, but get the same problem with or
without it. Long time user, never had a problem with it
before.

TIA,

--------- TS steps tried ------------
Start | Run | 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.
---------------
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.
------ end -----------------
ALL above were OK or successful. No help, on old identity, or
new identity.

--
Pop
I'm broke: Don't even ask!