If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it does
not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my browser never
opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob

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.



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/26.html

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~

"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it does
not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my browser never
opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob

"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it does
not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my browser never
opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob


From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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

6. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web page
after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

I tried all and restarted and still not working. I don't think its the
default browser link because if I view a message as plain text I can click
on the links and they work. Its only when I view messages as HTML.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message
...
"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it
does not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my browser
never opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob


From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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

6. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web page
after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

Is the problem with all HTML messages or just some? If just some, it
could be a bad link in the HTML.

Also see:
Hyperlinks Do Not Work in Outlook Express or in Word
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823301

IE6 opens blank (empty) windows
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...#blank_windows

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After
You Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

If you are using a Pop-up Ad blocker program, check its documentation to
see if it is blocking the opening of a new web browser and how to
workaround that.


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
...
I tried all and restarted and still not working. I don't think its the
default browser link because if I view a message as plain text I can
click on the links and they work. Its only when I view messages as
HTML.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in
message ...
"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email
it does not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my
browser never opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob


From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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

6. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web
page after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

Its all HTML messages in HTML format that don't work. I have OE set to
view messages in text mode. If I click on those links they work. As soon
as I choose from the menu View-Message as HTML the links stop working.
Also if I try and use regular Outlook on that same machine the links DO work
when viewing in HTML.

I followed all those KB's and it still does not work.


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Is the problem with all HTML messages or just some? If just some, it
could be a bad link in the HTML.

Also see:
Hyperlinks Do Not Work in Outlook Express or in Word
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823301

IE6 opens blank (empty) windows
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...#blank_windows

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After You
Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

If you are using a Pop-up Ad blocker program, check its documentation to
see if it is blocking the opening of a new web browser and how to
workaround that.


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
...
I tried all and restarted and still not working. I don't think its the
default browser link because if I view a message as plain text I can click
on the links and they work. Its only when I view messages as HTML.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message
...
"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it
does not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my browser
never opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob


From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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

6. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web
page after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

I'm at a loss as to what else the problem could be. Anything that I can
think of that would cause the problem should be more consistent.



--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
...
Its all HTML messages in HTML format that don't work. I have OE set
to view messages in text mode. If I click on those links they work.
As soon as I choose from the menu View-Message as HTML the links stop
working. Also if I try and use regular Outlook on that same machine
the links DO work when viewing in HTML.

I followed all those KB's and it still does not work.


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Is the problem with all HTML messages or just some? If just some, it
could be a bad link in the HTML.

Also see:
Hyperlinks Do Not Work in Outlook Express or in Word
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823301

IE6 opens blank (empty) windows
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...#blank_windows

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After
You Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

If you are using a Pop-up Ad blocker program, check its documentation
to see if it is blocking the opening of a new web browser and how to
workaround that.


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
...
I tried all and restarted and still not working. I don't think its
the default browser link because if I view a message as plain text I
can click on the links and they work. Its only when I view messages
as HTML.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in
message ...
"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email
it does not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my
browser never opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob


From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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

6. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank
Web page after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

Are you using OEQuoteFix? I've seen that have some wild effects on links in
OE.

You're not using OE7 Beta by any chance?

As Michael pointed out, the inconsistency is the strange part.

You can try re-registering these dlls. It may not help, but it won't hurt
anything.

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~

"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it does
not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my browser never
opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob

I know this is old but I found out what the problem is.

For some reason all my links are being blocked as popups. If I hold the
Ctrl key down when I click on the HTML link then the page opens.

I don't know how it started or how to stop it but it is actually a good
security enhancement now that I know how it works. Now I don't have to
worry about accidently clicking on an advertisement in my email.

Thanks for the suggestions.

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
I'm at a loss as to what else the problem could be. Anything that I can
think of that would cause the problem should be more consistent.



--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
...
Its all HTML messages in HTML format that don't work. I have OE set to
view messages in text mode. If I click on those links they work. As soon
as I choose from the menu View-Message as HTML the links stop working.
Also if I try and use regular Outlook on that same machine the links DO
work when viewing in HTML.

I followed all those KB's and it still does not work.


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Is the problem with all HTML messages or just some? If just some, it
could be a bad link in the HTML.

Also see:
Hyperlinks Do Not Work in Outlook Express or in Word
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823301

IE6 opens blank (empty) windows
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...#blank_windows

You Cannot Open New Internet Explorer Window or Nothing Happens After
You Click a Link
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

If you are using a Pop-up Ad blocker program, check its documentation to
see if it is blocking the opening of a new web browser and how to
workaround that.


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bob" wrote in message
...
I tried all and restarted and still not working. I don't think its the
default browser link because if I view a message as plain text I can
click on the links and they work. Its only when I view messages as
HTML.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in
message ...
"Bob" wrote in message
...
If I try to click or double click on a link within an HTML email it
does not open. It just shows the URL in the status bar but my
browser never opens. Is there any way to fix this?

Bob


From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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

6. See Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 may display a blank Web
page after you select Auto-Select encoding
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870863

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.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.