Links in email open default home page and not the actual link

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Aaron - 29 May 2008 05:20 GMT

As the subject says, when a user tries opening a lhnk in an email, IE starts
up but only loads the default home page.

It seems that Firefox had been installed and then uninstalled during the
life cycle of the machine as the file types section mentions that there are
some link to Firefox.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 29 May 2008 06:58 GMT

Windows version? IE version?

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> As the subject says, when a user tries opening a lhnk in an email, IE
> starts
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> Thanks.

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM - 29 May 2008 19:50 GMT

> As the subject says, when a user tries opening a lhnk in an email, IE
> starts
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>
> Thanks.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

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.

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