Locate Link Browser

[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

I'm running into this (again). Seems to reoccur every time I run
Microsoft Update. Any time I click on a URL in an e-mail (Outlook 2003),
A window pops up asking for a location. FireFox 2.0 is the browser).

I've fixed this before under XP using the instructions in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821692.

However, in Vista, the instructions don't make any sense.

1. On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File
Types tab.
3. In the Registered File Types list, click URL:HyperText Transfer
Protocol, click Advanced, and then click Edit.
4. In the Actions box, type open.
5. In the Application used to perform action box, locate Internet
Explorer (Iexplore.exe), and then click Open.
6. In the Application box, type IExplore, and then click OK.

How do I do it in Vista??

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Try this...
Control Panel> Default Programs> Set your default programs, make IE7 your
default browser.

Also from Default Programs> Set program access and computer defaults>
Custom, make IE7 the default.

Restart. If links in Outlook work, try changing back to Fx as the default
browser.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Don,

No luck. How do I do step 2?

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Regards,
Hank Arnold (MVP)

Hi,
Try this...
Control Panel> Default Programs> Set your default programs, make IE7 your
default browser.

Also from Default Programs> Set program access and computer defaults>
Custom, make IE7 the default.

Restart. If links in Outlook work, try changing back to Fx as the default
browser.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

I'm running into this (again). Seems to reoccur every time I run
Microsoft Update. Any time I click on a URL in an e-mail (Outlook 2003),
A window pops up asking for a location. FireFox 2.0 is the browser).

I've fixed this before under XP using the instructions in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821692.

However, in Vista, the instructions don't make any sense.

1. On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File
Types tab.
3. In the Registered File Types list, click URL:HyperText Transfer
Protocol, click Advanced, and then click Edit.
4. In the Actions box, type open.
5. In the Application used to perform action box, locate Internet
Explorer (Iexplore.exe), and then click Open.
6. In the Application box, type IExplore, and then click OK.

How do I do it in Vista??

Regards,
Hank Arnold (MVP)

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi Hank,
If this happens after each round of updates, I suspect that a third-party
program is involved, but moving along...

Run this command from Start> Run
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
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Next...
Try the Reset button in Internet Options> Advanced. Note that this will
delete stored (autocomplete) passwords and disable all browser add-ons.

If resetting IE settings helps, you may still have to re-enable browser
add-ons individually to see if a troublesome one is found.
See: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp

What Reset IE Settings will do...
923737- How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737/en-us

If running a third-party firewall or security suite, turn on the Windows
Firewall from Control Panel> Windows Firewall and disable the third-party
software to see if it's causing the problem.
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Or, the File Type Doctor feature of Creative Element Power Tools (45 day
free trial - $18 to register) should allow you to apply
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821692 to Vista.

Regards,
Don