Hyperlink in Outlook Express messages don't work
Published 12/05/2004 10:07 |
Updated 12/02/2008 17:11
How do I make hyperlinks in messages work again?
If clicking a hyperlink in Outlook Express appears to do nothing at all, first verify that there is a properly installed default browser. It is recommended that you make Internet Explorer the default browser at least until the problem is resolved.
For Windows XP:
- Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Set Program Access and Defaults.
- Click Custom, and then click on the arrow button to the right of screen to reveal all available Web browser options.
- Under Choose a default Web browser, click Internet Explorer, and then click OK.
For other Windows versions:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click the Internet or Internet Options icon, and then click Programs.
- Make sure that the Internet Explorer should check to see if it is the default check box is selected, click Apply, and then click OK.
- Open Internet Explorer, and then click Yes when you receive the following prompt: "Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser. Do you wish to make it the default?"
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If hyperlinks are still not working, it's likely one or more registered file associations are configured incorrectly. To repair the associations:
- Click Start, click My Computer, and then click Folder Options on the Tools menu.
- Click the File Types tab.
- Select URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol in the list of registered file types.
- Click the Advanced button (Windows XP), or the Edit button (other versions).
- In the list of Actions, select open and then click the Edit button.
- The Application used to perform action box should contain this, including quotation marks: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome
- If instead it contains a short name version of that path, or an incorrect path, change it to the above. Click OK.
- Repeat steps 3-7 for the file type URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol with Privacy.
- Click OK to close the Folder Options window.
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