Thanks, Bruce -- your first dialog box is exactly what I get, but when I
then press 'Advanced' I get a dialog box that is different from your second
image. It is called Edit File Type and the first box contains
'URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol'. But the Actions space is blank and of
the 5 options on the right, only 'Change Icon' and 'New' are available --
the other three, 'Edit', 'Remove' and 'Set Default' are greyed out. [Sorry,
I can't figure out how to get an image of the dialog box into this email --
soething else I need to find out g].

I'll work through some of the other solutions offered in this thread and
report back on progress, if any.

Lindsay Graham


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
See the attachments. If this is not what you see, you are either looking
in
the wrong place, or I don't have an answer for you.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
I'm using WinXP with IE7 and OE6. Not sure whether the problem is with
OE
or not, but perhaps someone can advise ...

For the last few days (it was fine before that), www links quoted in
emails to me will not work, whether single-clicked or double-clicked. Is
there some setting that can affect this in OE or elsewhere? The only
possibly relevant change that I can think of is that I've changed ISPs
(I'm travelling and have just moved from France to Hong Kong).

Lindsay Graham
normally in Canberra, Australia

Problem solved and links from OE to IE7 are now working. I put the
suggested entries for 'URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol' and 'URL:HyperText
Transfer Protocol with Privacy' in via Control Panel Folder Options File
Types Advanced New, and everything now works fine.

My problem with understanding what to do was because *all* of the
explanations of this method (at, for example,
http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx, http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm and
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929867) assumed that there
would be something already in the File Types settings. But, in my case,
there were no existing entries, so I had to enter all the settings using New
as above. And I did put the DDE settings in, although I see that some
people got the links to work by removing the DDE settings.

Lindsay Graham

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Bruce -- your first dialog box is exactly what I get, but when I
then press 'Advanced' I get a dialog box that is different from your
second image. It is called Edit File Type and the first box contains
'URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol'. But the Actions space is blank and of
the 5 options on the right, only 'Change Icon' and 'New' are available --
the other three, 'Edit', 'Remove' and 'Set Default' are greyed out.
[Sorry, I can't figure out how to get an image of the dialog box into this
email -- soething else I need to find out g].

I'll work through some of the other solutions offered in this thread and
report back on progress, if any.

Lindsay Graham


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
See the attachments. If this is not what you see, you are either looking
in
the wrong place, or I don't have an answer for you.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
I'm using WinXP with IE7 and OE6. Not sure whether the problem is with
OE
or not, but perhaps someone can advise ...

For the last few days (it was fine before that), www links quoted in
emails to me will not work, whether single-clicked or double-clicked.
Is
there some setting that can affect this in OE or elsewhere? The only
possibly relevant change that I can think of is that I've changed ISPs
(I'm travelling and have just moved from France to Hong Kong).

Lindsay Graham
normally in Canberra, Australia

In ,
Melelina wibbled :
So, do I understand all the experts correctly? If you have another
browser as default, you cannot upgrade to IE7 and expect links in OE
to work? I have no intention of ever setting IE as default as I
seldom use it. I should stay with IE6 in this instance? I have no
problems with having Fx as default and links in OE open perfectly in
Fx.
What happens with Service Pack 3 for XP (if Microsoft does deliver
that)? That will force IE7 right? Then links will be broken in OE if
I have Fx as default? Is Microsoft planning on fixing this problem?

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
I'm using WinXP with IE7 and OE6. Not sure whether the problem is
with OE or not, but perhaps someone can advise ...

For the last few days (it was fine before that), www links quoted in
emails to me will not work, whether single-clicked or
double-clicked. Is there some setting that can affect this in OE or
elsewhere? The only possibly relevant change that I can think of is
that I've changed ISPs (I'm travelling and have just moved from
France to Hong Kong). Lindsay Graham
normally in Canberra, Australia

I thought there was an embargo on M$ making software dependent on other
M$ products!

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If the answer is offensive maybe the question was inappropriate
The fiend of my fiend is my enema!

I can't say I have seen the situation as you explain, but I'm glad you got
it fixed.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
Problem solved and links from OE to IE7 are now working. I put the
suggested entries for 'URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol' and 'URL:HyperText
Transfer Protocol with Privacy' in via Control Panel Folder Options
File Types Advanced New, and everything now works fine.

My problem with understanding what to do was because *all* of the
explanations of this method (at, for example,
http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx, http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm and
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929867) assumed that there
would be something already in the File Types settings. But, in my case,
there were no existing entries, so I had to enter all the settings using
New as above. And I did put the DDE settings in, although I see that some
people got the links to work by removing the DDE settings.

Lindsay Graham

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Bruce -- your first dialog box is exactly what I get, but when I
then press 'Advanced' I get a dialog box that is different from your
second image. It is called Edit File Type and the first box contains
'URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol'. But the Actions space is blank and of
the 5 options on the right, only 'Change Icon' and 'New' are available --
the other three, 'Edit', 'Remove' and 'Set Default' are greyed out.
[Sorry, I can't figure out how to get an image of the dialog box into
this email -- soething else I need to find out g].

I'll work through some of the other solutions offered in this thread and
report back on progress, if any.

Lindsay Graham


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
See the attachments. If this is not what you see, you are either looking
in
the wrong place, or I don't have an answer for you.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Lindsay Graham" wrote in message
...
I'm using WinXP with IE7 and OE6. Not sure whether the problem is with
OE
or not, but perhaps someone can advise ...

For the last few days (it was fine before that), www links quoted in
emails to me will not work, whether single-clicked or double-clicked.
Is
there some setting that can affect this in OE or elsewhere? The only
possibly relevant change that I can think of is that I've changed ISPs
(I'm travelling and have just moved from France to Hong Kong).

Lindsay Graham
normally in Canberra, Australia