Error Message when Clicking Link

[Cardslinger]

When I click on a link in Outlook '07 I'm getting the ERROR MESSAGE ...
GENERAL FAILURE "THE URL WAS' The system cannot find the file specified. It
does not show any error code number.
Outlook acts like it wants to start the browser, and sometimes FF will start
while the error is still on the Outlook window, but most times it wont start
the browser.
This just started yesterday AFTER I installed the Office Updates released
yesterday.
Any suggestions?

TYA
Dave

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

When I click on a link in Outlook '07 I'm getting the ERROR MESSAGE ...
GENERAL FAILURE "THE URL WAS' The system cannot find the file specified.
It
does not show any error code number.
Outlook acts like it wants to start the browser, and sometimes FF will
start
while the error is still on the Outlook window, but most times it wont
start
the browser.
This just started yesterday AFTER I installed the Office Updates released
yesterday.

Try this: reset IE as the default browser in Windows to see if it affects
the problem. If it works after than, then change your default browser to FF
again.

 

[Cardslinger]

Try this: reset IE as the default browser in Windows to see if it affects
the problem. If it works after than, then change your default browser to FF
again.

Thanks

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Very Simple & easy solution.
Thanks

You're welcome. I'm glad it worked.

 

[Robin Colman]

When I tried to reset ff as the default the error returned. Could not get rid
of it until I reset ie as default.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

When I tried to reset ff as the default the error returned. Could not get
rid
of it until I reset ie as default.

You included no context so, I don't know if I suggested this before.
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/firefox.htm

 

[Robin Colman]

A general failure occurs in ff - not e. The link you gave me appears to be
for ie.