When I receive an email and there is a URL displayed in it, I cannot click on
it and go to the URL. Nothing happens. I have tried unchecking "DDE" on
both "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut" in the "Open Files
with this program" part of Folder options as some have suggested, but after I
click "OK" twice and go back in, the "DDE" is re-checked again. Now what?
Express is set to read HTML.

Also, since I can't click on a link, when the newsgroup replies, I can't
even click on the link to find the reply!

Will there be a fix for this?

Are you using IE7?

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

If you are using IE6, you are making the change in the wrong place. It is
/NOT/ "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut". It is: [NONE]
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol.

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

If nothing happens when you click a link:
Open Windows Explorer, or the Control Panel.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to [NONE] 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~

"Dean" wrote in message
...
When I receive an email and there is a URL displayed in it, I cannot click
on
it and go to the URL. Nothing happens. I have tried unchecking "DDE" on
both "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut" in the "Open
Files
with this program" part of Folder options as some have suggested, but
after I
click "OK" twice and go back in, the "DDE" is re-checked again. Now what?
Express is set to read HTML.

Also, since I can't click on a link, when the newsgroup replies, I can't
even click on the link to find the reply!

Will there be a fix for this?

I'm using Firefox as my default browser. My wife uses the same setup and
doesn't have a problem. In folder properties, the file type for "URL" is set
to Internet Shortcuts. There is no hyperlink URL, and I don't think there
can be more than one type URL?
Dean

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Are you using IE7?

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

If you are using IE6, you are making the change in the wrong place. It is
/NOT/ "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut". It is: [NONE]
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol.

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

If nothing happens when you click a link:
Open Windows Explorer, or the Control Panel.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to [NONE] 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~

"Dean" wrote in message
...
When I receive an email and there is a URL displayed in it, I cannot click
on
it and go to the URL. Nothing happens. I have tried unchecking "DDE" on
both "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut" in the "Open
Files
with this program" part of Folder options as some have suggested, but
after I
click "OK" twice and go back in, the "DDE" is re-checked again. Now what?
Express is set to read HTML.

Also, since I can't click on a link, when the newsgroup replies, I can't
even click on the link to find the reply!

Will there be a fix for this?

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
Browser: Compare the settings there and see if they are the same as your
wife's.

I can't see why using Firefox would remove [NONE] URL:HyperText Transfer
Protocol though. Are you positive it is missing? Screenshot attached.

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

"Dean" wrote in message
...
I'm using Firefox as my default browser. My wife uses the same setup and
doesn't have a problem. In folder properties, the file type for "URL" is
set
to Internet Shortcuts. There is no hyperlink URL, and I don't think there
can be more than one type URL?
Dean

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Are you using IE7?

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

If you are using IE6, you are making the change in the wrong place. It is
/NOT/ "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut". It is: [NONE]
URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol.

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

If nothing happens when you click a link:
Open Windows Explorer, or the Control Panel.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to [NONE] 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~

"Dean" wrote in message
...
When I receive an email and there is a URL displayed in it, I cannot
click
on
it and go to the URL. Nothing happens. I have tried unchecking "DDE"
on
both "NONE:internet shortcut" and "URL:internet shortcut" in the "Open
Files
with this program" part of Folder options as some have suggested, but
after I
click "OK" twice and go back in, the "DDE" is re-checked again. Now
what?
Express is set to read HTML.

Also, since I can't click on a link, when the newsgroup replies, I
can't
even click on the link to find the reply!

Will there be a fix for this?