I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup post IE
tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/ links in
emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it tries, it doesn't
actually open the link successfully. It gives the msg: invalid syntax
error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is it had
been working)?

[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the radio button
for Firefox.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup post IE
tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/ links in
emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it tries, it doesn't
actually open the link successfully. It gives the msg: invalid syntax
error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is it had
been working)?

That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open links.
If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but sometimes EI will
still try it. It seems to happen less often, but still happens. I even
rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults
| Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives the
msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is
it had been working)?

Is there anything about the links that IE tries to open that are
similar?

OE depends on the Windows File Associations to to determine which
application opens a link. There are different file associations for
different types of URLs.

There is a separate one for HTTP and HTTPS. As well as ones for news,
mailto, etc.

Open Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. If you sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.

--

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



"Dave" wrote in message
...
That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open
links. If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but sometimes
EI will still try it. It seems to happen less often, but still
happens. I even rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults
| Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives the
msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is
it had been working)?

Michael Santovec wrote:
Is there anything about the links that IE tries to open that are
similar?

Mike, here are 3 links from newsgroups I read in OE.

The first 2 below are inconsistent. In most cases FireFox opens them. But
sometimes IE tries (unsuccessfully).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrcki3rlesk

http://en.wordpress.com/tag/kurt-rosenwinkle/

As many times as I click on this one, IE grabs it, though doesn't open it.

http://essentialsound.com/mm5/mercha...ory_Co de=REF



OE depends on the Windows File Associations to to determine which
application opens a link. There are different file associations for
different types of URLs.

There is a separate one for HTTP and HTTPS. As well as ones for news,
mailto, etc.

Open Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. If you sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.

Not sure what you're telling me to do.






"Dave" wrote in message
...
That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open
links. If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but
sometimes EI will still try it. It seems to happen less often, but
still happens. I even rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and
Defaults
Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives
the msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is
it had been working)?

Those are all HTTP links, so they all Ought to be processed the same
way.

Take a look at the file associations for "URL Hyper Text Transport
Protocol" and see what program it says is supposed to handle them.

You get there by opening Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File
Types. If you sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.



--

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



"Dave" wrote in message
...
Michael Santovec wrote:
Is there anything about the links that IE tries to open that are
similar?

Mike, here are 3 links from newsgroups I read in OE.

The first 2 below are inconsistent. In most cases FireFox opens them.
But sometimes IE tries (unsuccessfully).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrcki3rlesk

http://en.wordpress.com/tag/kurt-rosenwinkle/

As many times as I click on this one, IE grabs it, though doesn't open
it.

http://essentialsound.com/mm5/mercha...ory_Co de=REF



OE depends on the Windows File Associations to to determine which
application opens a link. There are different file associations for
different types of URLs.

There is a separate one for HTTP and HTTPS. As well as ones for
news,
mailto, etc.

Open Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. If you
sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.

Not sure what you're telling me to do.






"Dave" wrote in message
...
That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open
links. If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but
sometimes EI will still try it. It seems to happen less often, but
still happens. I even rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and
Defaults
Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs
w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives
the msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which
is
it had been working)?

Those are all HTTP links, so they all Ought to be processed the same
way.

Take a look at the file associations for "URL Hyper Text Transport
Protocol" and see what program it says is supposed to handle them.

You get there by opening Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File
Types. If you sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.



--

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



"Dave" wrote in message
...
Michael Santovec wrote:
Is there anything about the links that IE tries to open that are
similar?

Mike, here are 3 links from newsgroups I read in OE.

The first 2 below are inconsistent. In most cases FireFox opens them.
But sometimes IE tries (unsuccessfully).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrcki3rlesk

http://en.wordpress.com/tag/kurt-rosenwinkle/

As many times as I click on this one, IE grabs it, though doesn't open
it.

http://essentialsound.com/mm5/mercha...ory_Co de=REF



OE depends on the Windows File Associations to to determine which
application opens a link. There are different file associations for
different types of URLs.

There is a separate one for HTTP and HTTPS. As well as ones for
news,
mailto, etc.

Open Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. If you
sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.

Not sure what you're telling me to do.






"Dave" wrote in message
...
That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open
links. If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but
sometimes EI will still try it. It seems to happen less often, but
still happens. I even rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and
Defaults
Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs
w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives
the msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which
is
it had been working)?

Michael Santovec wrote:
Is there anything about the links that IE tries to open that are
similar?

Mike, here are 3 links from newsgroups I read in OE.

The first 2 below are inconsistent. In most cases FireFox opens them. But
sometimes IE tries (unsuccessfully).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrcki3rlesk

http://en.wordpress.com/tag/kurt-rosenwinkle/

As many times as I click on this one, IE grabs it, though doesn't open it.

http://essentialsound.com/mm5/mercha...ory_Co de=REF



OE depends on the Windows File Associations to to determine which
application opens a link. There are different file associations for
different types of URLs.

There is a separate one for HTTP and HTTPS. As well as ones for news,
mailto, etc.

Open Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. If you sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.

Not sure what you're telling me to do.






"Dave" wrote in message
...
That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open
links. If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but
sometimes EI will still try it. It seems to happen less often, but
still happens. I even rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and
Defaults
Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives
the msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is
it had been working)?

Is there anything about the links that IE tries to open that are
similar?

OE depends on the Windows File Associations to to determine which
application opens a link. There are different file associations for
different types of URLs.

There is a separate one for HTTP and HTTPS. As well as ones for news,
mailto, etc.

Open Window Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, File Types. If you sort
on Extension, the URL ones will be towards the top with the "(NONE)"
extensions.

--

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



"Dave" wrote in message
...
That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open
links. If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but sometimes
EI will still try it. It seems to happen less often, but still
happens. I even rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults
| Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives the
msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is
it had been working)?

That helped, but it didn't cure it. EI still randomly tries to open links.
If I click on a link, FF will open it most times, but sometimes EI will
still try it. It seems to happen less often, but still happens. I even
rebooted after making my default selections.



Bruce Hagen wrote:
[Crossposted to IE General. This is for Outlook Express]

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults
| Custom + Down Arrow | Choose a default Web browser. Select the
radio button for Firefox.

"Dave" wrote in message
...
I use Firefox. But recently, if I click on a link in a newsgroup
post IE tries to open it--sometimes. (Don't recall if it occurs w/
links in emails.) Not only do I not want IE to do this, though it
tries, it doesn't actually open the link successfully. It gives the
msg: invalid syntax error.

How do I make it so that IE does not try to open ANYTHING (which is
it had been working)?