Suddenly I cannot link to web pages by clicking on links in incoming mails.
When I click on a link (eg an e-bay item in a "watched item" mail from
e-bay), I am taken to my desktop listing window (not the desktop, just the
window showing list of desktop items, and options)!!!
This happened after I did a disc cleanup and defragment!
I have got nowhere with Dell support (no surprise there!)
Any one got any ideas?
I am baffled
Thanks
--
richard

See if your settings match these:

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 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~

"richjenn" wrote in message
...
Suddenly I cannot link to web pages by clicking on links in incoming
mails.
When I click on a link (eg an e-bay item in a "watched item" mail from
e-bay), I am taken to my desktop listing window (not the desktop, just the
window showing list of desktop items, and options)!!!
This happened after I did a disc cleanup and defragment!
I have got nowhere with Dell support (no surprise there!)
Any one got any ideas?
I am baffled
Thanks
--
richard

"richjenn" wrote in message
...
Suddenly I cannot link to web pages by clicking on links in incoming
mails.
When I click on a link (eg an e-bay item in a "watched item" mail from
e-bay), I am taken to my desktop listing window (not the desktop, just the
window showing list of desktop items, and options)!!!
This happened after I did a disc cleanup and defragment!
I have got nowhere with Dell support (no surprise there!)
Any one got any ideas?
I am baffled
Thanks
--
richard

Running IE7 Beta2? [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program
Access and Defaults Browser: IE *must* be chosen here if you're running
IE7 Beta 2 and want such links to work.

Beta testers of IE7 Public Preview are asked to post their comments &
questions to microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

richjenn wrote:
Suddenly I cannot link to web pages by clicking on links in incoming
mails. When I click on a link (eg an e-bay item in a "watched item" mail
from e-bay), I am taken to my desktop listing window (not the desktop,
just the window showing list of desktop items, and options)!!!
This happened after I did a disc cleanup and defragment!
I have got nowhere with Dell support (no surprise there!)
Any one got any ideas?
I am baffled
Thanks