I recently started using outlook express instead Microsoft Outlook for email.
the problem I am having is when a link is in the email, they don't work..i
was able to cut and paste the link into internet explorer, but that is a
pain! I tried going into the security tab and clearing the virus prot. area,
changed the options for Int. explorer...nothing works...still can't get to
any link.....any help would be appreciated.

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 {NONE} URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol 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.htm#new_window

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~

"SL3" wrote in message
...
I recently started using outlook express instead Microsoft Outlook for
email.
the problem I am having is when a link is in the email, they don't work..i
was able to cut and paste the link into internet explorer, but that is a
pain! I tried going into the security tab and clearing the virus prot.
area,
changed the options for Int. explorer...nothing works...still can't get to
any link.....any help would be appreciated.

Also see www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

Outlook screws up things everytime it updates.

steve

"SL3" wrote in message
...
I recently started using outlook express instead Microsoft Outlook for
email.
the problem I am having is when a link is in the email, they don't work..i
was able to cut and paste the link into internet explorer, but that is a
pain! I tried going into the security tab and clearing the virus prot.
area,
changed the options for Int. explorer...nothing works...still can't get to
any link.....any help would be appreciated.