Bruce, links are still not working, still have to go through the URL edit
procedure every logon. One thing I noticed, in the setting for "Application
used to perform this action" I have "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1. In your earlier reply, the trailing %1 is
not there. What's it do?
I notice there's a %1 in the first box below. Does it do the same thing?
Thanks.
Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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?

There should be nothing after - iexplore.exe" -nohome - See the attached
screen shot which shows the correct settings.

If you still have problems:

Try re-registering these dlls:

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.

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

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Bruce, links are still not working, still have to go through the URL edit
procedure every logon. One thing I noticed, in the setting for
"Application used to perform this action" I have "C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1. In your earlier reply,
the trailing %1 is not there. What's it do?
I notice there's a %1 in the first box below. Does it do the same thing?
Thanks.
Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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?

OK, Bruce. I took out the trailing %1 and rebooted. All was good, links
opened correctly. I rebooted again, no joy. Had to re-edit the URL, and the
trailing %1 was back in there again. What is that %1 for, and why does it
keep replacing itself? (I feel as confident as possible that I have no
malware). Based on what I've seen so far, if I could make that setting
stick, i.e. without the trailing %1, my problem would be solved. What's
putting that trailing %1 back in that line? Anybody got any ideas of what
else I might try? Should I start this in the XP newsgroup instead of
pursuing it here? Thanks.
Larry


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
There should be nothing after - iexplore.exe" -nohome - See the attached
screen shot which shows the correct settings.

If you still have problems:

Try re-registering these dlls:

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.

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

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Bruce, links are still not working, still have to go through the URL edit
procedure every logon. One thing I noticed, in the setting for
"Application used to perform this action" I have "C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1. In your earlier reply,
the trailing %1 is not there. What's it do?
I notice there's a %1 in the first box below. Does it do the same thing?
Thanks.
Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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?

I honestly don't know what the %1 is for, since it shouldn't be in there.
You may, or may not have Malware or one of it's "friends", but something
outside of OE is causing this to reoccur.

Did you reregister the .dlls? Probably not the answer, but it won't cause
any harm to try.

The only other thing I can suggest at this point is:

Courtesy of Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis
v1.99.1(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to
use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.

**Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
...
OK, Bruce. I took out the trailing %1 and rebooted. All was good, links
opened correctly. I rebooted again, no joy. Had to re-edit the URL, and
the trailing %1 was back in there again. What is that %1 for, and why does
it keep replacing itself? (I feel as confident as possible that I have no
malware). Based on what I've seen so far, if I could make that setting
stick, i.e. without the trailing %1, my problem would be solved. What's
putting that trailing %1 back in that line? Anybody got any ideas of what
else I might try? Should I start this in the XP newsgroup instead of
pursuing it here? Thanks.
Larry


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
There should be nothing after - iexplore.exe" -nohome - See the
attached
screen shot which shows the correct settings.

If you still have problems:

Try re-registering these dlls:

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.

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

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Bruce, links are still not working, still have to go through the URL
edit
procedure every logon. One thing I noticed, in the setting for
"Application used to perform this action" I have "C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1. In your earlier reply,
the trailing %1 is not there. What's it do?
I notice there's a %1 in the first box below. Does it do the same thing?
Thanks.
Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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?

Yes, since my last post, I reregistered the DLL's as you suggested, and I
went back to the file types, and entered everything by hand, except I
browsed to Iexplore.exe (to let that path put itself in). I had to add
the -nohome. Then after rebooting, it had the mysterious %1 appended again.
I'll try the XP newsgroup and se if I can get any help with the %1 question.
Thanks for your help Bruce.
Larry

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
I honestly don't know what the %1 is for, since it shouldn't be in there.
You may, or may not have Malware or one of it's "friends", but something
outside of OE is causing this to reoccur.

Did you reregister the .dlls? Probably not the answer, but it won't cause
any harm to try.

The only other thing I can suggest at this point is:

Courtesy of Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis
v1.99.1(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool
to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.

**Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
...
OK, Bruce. I took out the trailing %1 and rebooted. All was good, links
opened correctly. I rebooted again, no joy. Had to re-edit the URL, and
the trailing %1 was back in there again. What is that %1 for, and why
does it keep replacing itself? (I feel as confident as possible that I
have no malware). Based on what I've seen so far, if I could make that
setting stick, i.e. without the trailing %1, my problem would be solved.
What's putting that trailing %1 back in that line? Anybody got any ideas
of what else I might try? Should I start this in the XP newsgroup instead
of pursuing it here? Thanks.
Larry


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
There should be nothing after - iexplore.exe" -nohome - See the
attached
screen shot which shows the correct settings.

If you still have problems:

Try re-registering these dlls:

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.

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

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Bruce, links are still not working, still have to go through the URL
edit
procedure every logon. One thing I noticed, in the setting for
"Application used to perform this action" I have "C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1. In your earlier
reply,
the trailing %1 is not there. What's it do?
I notice there's a %1 in the first box below. Does it do the same
thing?
Thanks.
Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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?

You're welcome. Good luck and I would like to hear what the final resolution
is for the future.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Yes, since my last post, I reregistered the DLL's as you suggested, and I
went back to the file types, and entered everything by hand, except I
browsed to Iexplore.exe (to let that path put itself in). I had to add
the -nohome. Then after rebooting, it had the mysterious %1 appended
again. I'll try the XP newsgroup and se if I can get any help with the %1
question. Thanks for your help Bruce.
Larry

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
I honestly don't know what the %1 is for, since it shouldn't be in there.
You may, or may not have Malware or one of it's "friends", but something
outside of OE is causing this to reoccur.

Did you reregister the .dlls? Probably not the answer, but it won't cause
any harm to try.

The only other thing I can suggest at this point is:

Courtesy of Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis
v1.99.1(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool
to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.

**Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Larry" wrote in message
...
OK, Bruce. I took out the trailing %1 and rebooted. All was good, links
opened correctly. I rebooted again, no joy. Had to re-edit the URL, and
the trailing %1 was back in there again. What is that %1 for, and why
does it keep replacing itself? (I feel as confident as possible that I
have no malware). Based on what I've seen so far, if I could make that
setting stick, i.e. without the trailing %1, my problem would be solved.
What's putting that trailing %1 back in that line? Anybody got any ideas
of what else I might try? Should I start this in the XP newsgroup
instead of pursuing it here? Thanks.
Larry


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
There should be nothing after - iexplore.exe" -nohome - See the
attached
screen shot which shows the correct settings.

If you still have problems:

Try re-registering these dlls:

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.

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

"Larry" wrote in message
...
Bruce, links are still not working, still have to go through the URL
edit
procedure every logon. One thing I noticed, in the setting for
"Application used to perform this action" I have "C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1. In your earlier
reply,
the trailing %1 is not there. What's it do?
I notice there's a %1 in the first box below. Does it do the same
thing?
Thanks.
Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:...
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
...
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
...
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
...
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
...
No, IE6 only.
Larry

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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?