Firefox send link fails while IE sends links to Outlook Express

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Cathy F.

How do I debug my "send link" not working in Firefox but working in IE?

On Windows XP, I can send links to my mail program (Outlook Express) but
using Firefox, I can't send links to my mail program.

There isn't any error when I use Firefox 1.5 on WinXP to try to send a link
but nothing happens either.

How do I debug the Firefox send link (when IE works fine)?

Cathy
 
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Ramesh, MS-MVP

Hi Cathy,

There might be a problem with the mailto settings in the registry. Click
Start, Run and type the following commands one by one and press Enter:

"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG

regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll"

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


How do I debug my "send link" not working in Firefox but working in IE?

On Windows XP, I can send links to my mail program (Outlook Express) but
using Firefox, I can't send links to my mail program.

There isn't any error when I use Firefox 1.5 on WinXP to try to send a link
but nothing happens either.

How do I debug the Firefox send link (when IE works fine)?

Cathy
 
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Cathy F.

"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG
regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll"
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Hi Ramesh,
This looks a little scary to me.

What does "MSIMN.EXE /REG" & "REGSVR32" actually do?

Cathy
 
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x@y

How do I debug my "send link" not working in Firefox but working in IE?

On Windows XP, I can send links to my mail program (Outlook Express) but
using Firefox, I can't send links to my mail program.

There isn't any error when I use Firefox 1.5 on WinXP to try to send a link
but nothing happens either.

How do I debug the Firefox send link (when IE works fine)?

Cathy
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There are newsgroups dedicated to discussion of Linux in general and some
of the popular varieties in particular - eg (alt.os.linux.mandriva) and
( alt.os.linux.mandrake)

Good Luck, x@y
 
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Mike Roberts

x@y said:
There are newsgroups dedicated to discussion of Linux in general and
some of the popular varieties in particular - eg
(alt.os.linux.mandriva) and ( alt.os.linux.mandrake)
Good Luck, x@y
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hi cathy, make sure that your default e-mail program is the correct
program your using to e-mail with ie. thunderbird, or OE and that the
server settings are correct for whichever mail client your default is also.
 
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Mike Roberts

Cathy said:
How do I debug my "send link" not working in Firefox but working in IE?

On Windows XP, I can send links to my mail program (Outlook Express) but
using Firefox, I can't send links to my mail program.

There isn't any error when I use Firefox 1.5 on WinXP to try to send a link
but nothing happens either.

How do I debug the Firefox send link (when IE works fine)?

Cathy
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im using 2.o and the send link works fine for me. try upgrading to ver 2.0
there is an extention that adds a toolbar button to firefox which may
help also https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1770/
 
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Ramesh, MS-MVP

Cathy,

The 1st command fixes the mailto protocol settings and the second one fixes
the DLLPath (required for MAPI operations) in the registry.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG
regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll"
Click to expand...

Hi Ramesh,
This looks a little scary to me.

What does "MSIMN.EXE /REG" & "REGSVR32" actually do?

Cathy
 
C

Cathy F.

im using 2.o and the send link works fine for me. try upgrading to ver 2.0
there is an extention that adds a toolbar button to firefox which may
help also https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1770/
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Hi Mike,
I had already tried that Firefox send link extension which enabled me to
slide an icon to run the send link command by clicking a button, but
nothing else changed. Whenever I hit the send link in Firefox 1.5 on WinXP,
nothing happens.

When I tried the solution from Ramesh, it didn't fix the problem.

Set mailto protocol to Outlook Express:
"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG

Set DLLPath (required for MAPI operations) for Outlook Express:
regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll"

I do appreciate the help.

Maybe if I better understood what happens when I press the Firefox send
link command I could debug where it's getting intercepted?

Cathy
 
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Ramesh, MS-MVP

I could debug where it's getting intercepted?

It reads the mailto settings. Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT.EXE
Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto

Using the Export option in the File menu, export the key to a REG file

Close Regedit.exe

Include the REG file contents in your reply.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com




Hi Mike,
I had already tried that Firefox send link extension which enabled me to
slide an icon to run the send link command by clicking a button, but
nothing else changed. Whenever I hit the send link in Firefox 1.5 on WinXP,
nothing happens.

When I tried the solution from Ramesh, it didn't fix the problem.

Set mailto protocol to Outlook Express:
"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG

Set DLLPath (required for MAPI operations) for Outlook Express:
regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll"

I do appreciate the help.

Maybe if I better understood what happens when I press the Firefox send
link command I could debug where it's getting intercepted?

Cathy
 
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Mike Gasson

Cathy F. said:
Hi Mike,
I had already tried that Firefox send link extension which enabled me to
slide an icon to run the send link command by clicking a button, but
nothing else changed. Whenever I hit the send link in Firefox 1.5 on WinXP,
nothing happens.

When I tried the solution from Ramesh, it didn't fix the problem.
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Daft question but do you have another browser besides Firefox? I had the
same thing and got it to work by making FF the default browser. I don't
know why IE6 didn't startup though.
 
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Cathy F.

Daft question but do you have another browser besides Firefox? I had the
same thing and got it to work by making FF the default browser. I don't
know why IE6 didn't startup though.
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Hi Mike,
How do I make Firefox the default browser?
I have Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Cathy
 
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Mike Gasson

Cathy F. said:
Hi Mike,
How do I make Firefox the default browser?
I have Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Cathy
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Hi Cathy. Go to Tools/Options then General tab and there is a tickbox
asking if you want to make Firefox the default browser. Tick the box and
FF will take over as default. I use version 1.5.08 but I imagine all
versions will have a similar option.
HTH.
 

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