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1. [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access and Defaults
Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here.

If no joy, see:

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx

2b. Hyperlinks do not work in Outlook Express after you upgrade to Internet
Explorer 7:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929867

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

Pappion wrote:
OMG, it just worked! Sorry, and THANK YOU! HOORAY!


"PA Bear" wrote in message
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See
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9a964f09670183
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Pappion wrote:
I have XP Pro, SP2, all MS updates, and I once followed NG advice to
"fix"
this problem, that only cropped up overnight, and it worked. Now its
happening again. I can see that the URL opens on my taskbar, but it will
not
open my IE.

I use AVG, Ad Aware, Zone Alarm, Spybot S&G, and my DSL has an internal
router in the modem, et al. Is one of these removing my settings? I've
also
just noticed that when I hit Forward on some email messages, or a FAX,
Outlook attempts to perform, and I use OE; additionally, my address book
is
gone from my fax, unless I click on my desktop MS Fax icon, and now a
directory opens, so if I click on Shortcut to MS Fax, then the Address
Book
is present when the fax window opens.

I've run Trend Micro and all reports are the same as I get from the
others...which I run twice a week...but AVG updates and runs daily.
Never
anything found but Cookies, which I have deleted.

Thank you all.