Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed and when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I click onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website. Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

Provided IE7 Beta is not installed:

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~

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website. Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website. Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

If Bruce's solution does not work, go to Tools | Options | Read and uncheck
"Read all messages in plain text". If you'd rather keep the safer option
then you will have to copy the URLs to the IE address bar.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

Thanks for taking the time to respond. Bruce Hagen's reply solved my
problem. All I needed to do was uncheck the Use DDE box and that fixed it.
Something so simple, but if you don't know where to look, your stuck, like I
was.
--
K. Christiansen


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website. Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

If Bruce's solution does not work, go to Tools | Options | Read and uncheck
"Read all messages in plain text". If you'd rather keep the safer option
then you will have to copy the URLs to the IE address bar.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

Thanks for taking the time to respond. All I needed to do was uncheck the
Use DDE box and that fixed it. Something so simple, but if you don't know
where to look, your stuck, like I was. Thanks again for your HELP!!!!

--
K. Christiansen


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Provided IE7 Beta is not installed:

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~

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website. Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

You're welcome. (The instructions are from Frank's Website).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Thanks for taking the time to respond. All I needed to do was uncheck the
Use DDE box and that fixed it. Something so simple, but if you don't know
where to look, your stuck, like I was. Thanks again for your HELP!!!!

--
K. Christiansen


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Provided IE7 Beta is not installed:

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~

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed
and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I
click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website.
Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

My brother is having a similar problem and the next time I go over there
I'll try this solution. However his does something a little
different...When he clicks a link it opens Windows Explorer to C:\Documents
and Settings/(his name). When you close it, IE opens to a blank page. This
also happens whenever you open Windows Explorer or click on My Computer.
Once you're done with it IE opens. He's running XP SP2, IE v7 and Firefox,
and I think it's version 6 of OE.

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Bruce Hagen's reply solved my
problem. All I needed to do was uncheck the Use DDE box and that fixed
it.
Something so simple, but if you don't know where to look, your stuck, like
I
was.
--
K. Christiansen


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed
and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I
click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website.
Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

If Bruce's solution does not work, go to Tools | Options | Read and
uncheck
"Read all messages in plain text". If you'd rather keep the safer option
then you will have to copy the URLs to the IE address bar.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

IE7 has a bug. Go to Control Panel | Programs | Set program access and
defaults and set OE default. That should fix it.

steve

"BluEyedDevil" wrote in message
y.com...
My brother is having a similar problem and the next time I go over there
I'll try this solution. However his does something a little
different...When he clicks a link it opens Windows Explorer to
C:\Documents and Settings/(his name). When you close it, IE opens to a
blank page. This also happens whenever you open Windows Explorer or click
on My Computer. Once you're done with it IE opens. He's running XP SP2,
IE v7 and Firefox, and I think it's version 6 of OE.

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Bruce Hagen's reply solved my
problem. All I needed to do was uncheck the Use DDE box and that fixed
it.
Something so simple, but if you don't know where to look, your stuck,
like I
was.
--
K. Christiansen


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed
and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I
click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website.
Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

If Bruce's solution does not work, go to Tools | Options | Read and
uncheck
"Read all messages in plain text". If you'd rather keep the safer
option
then you will have to copy the URLs to the IE address bar.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

Thanks, that did it. Now how do I get rid of IE7? I went to the
"Add/Remove Programs" applet, as suggested by Frank Saunders in another
newsgroup, but neither version of IE (v.7 or v.6) is listed. Nor is there a
remove option on the Start menu like some programs have.

"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
IE7 has a bug. Go to Control Panel | Programs | Set program access and
defaults and set OE default. That should fix it.

steve

"BluEyedDevil" wrote in message
y.com...
My brother is having a similar problem and the next time I go over there
I'll try this solution. However his does something a little
different...When he clicks a link it opens Windows Explorer to
C:\Documents and Settings/(his name). When you close it, IE opens to a
blank page. This also happens whenever you open Windows Explorer or
click on My Computer. Once you're done with it IE opens. He's running
XP SP2, IE v7 and Firefox, and I think it's version 6 of OE.

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Bruce Hagen's reply solved my
problem. All I needed to do was uncheck the Use DDE box and that fixed
it.
Something so simple, but if you don't know where to look, your stuck,
like I
was.
--
K. Christiansen


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed
and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I
click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website.
Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

If Bruce's solution does not work, go to Tools | Options | Read and
uncheck
"Read all messages in plain text". If you'd rather keep the safer
option
then you will have to copy the URLs to the IE address bar.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

"BluEyedDevil" . prodigy.com...
Thanks, that did it. Now how do I get rid of IE7? I went to the
"Add/Remove Programs" applet, as suggested by Frank Saunders in another
newsgroup, but neither version of IE (v.7 or v.6) is listed. Nor is there
a remove option on the Start menu like some programs have.

"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
...
IE7 has a bug. Go to Control Panel | Programs | Set program access and
defaults and set OE default. That should fix it.

steve

"BluEyedDevil" wrote in message
y.com...
My brother is having a similar problem and the next time I go over there
I'll try this solution. However his does something a little
different...When he clicks a link it opens Windows Explorer to
C:\Documents and Settings/(his name). When you close it, IE opens to a
blank page. This also happens whenever you open Windows Explorer or
click on My Computer. Once you're done with it IE opens. He's running
XP SP2, IE v7 and Firefox, and I think it's version 6 of OE.

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Bruce Hagen's reply solved my
problem. All I needed to do was uncheck the Use DDE box and that fixed
it.
Something so simple, but if you don't know where to look, your stuck,
like I
was.
--
K. Christiansen


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"K-Bob" wrote in message
...
Just recently I bought a new Dell Computer with Windows XP installed
and
when
I receive an email in Outlook Express that contains a hyperlink, I
click
onto
the hyperlink and nothing happens, it won't download to the website.
Is
there a setting somewhere I'm not finding that needs to be
adjusted??
--
K. Christiansen

If Bruce's solution does not work, go to Tools | Options | Read and
uncheck
"Read all messages in plain text". If you'd rather keep the safer
option
then you will have to copy the URLs to the IE address bar.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.