hyperlinks don't work

[Hugh Abbott]

I have disabled my hyperlinks! What an idiot! And I can't
get them working again!

I design websites, so I had Netscape so I could test all
my sites. Yesterday I uninstalled Netscape - and then
hyperlinks that are contained within Outlook / Word /
Excel did not work.

When I clicked on a link a dialogue box asked to associate
the link with an exe file. I used the browse box to
search for Internet Explorer - and wait for it, I clicked
on Windows Explorer by mistake! Now each time I click on
a hyperlink I get an error message!

I assume I have to go into the registry to re-associate
hyperlinks with Internet Explorer - but I don't know how
to do this.

All help would be greatly received.

Hugh

 

[Dave Patrick]

From a command prompt;
assoc .url
should return with
..url=InternetShortcut
If not
assoc .url=InternetShortcut
to restore the file type association.

ftype internetshortcut
should return with
internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
If not
ftype internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
to restore the default "Open" action.

 

[Fran]

The problem sounds a bit like what I am getting after I
installed W2000 SP4 and then the latest security fix. I do
get the links from within the browser, but I can't gollow
links from Outlook 2000 (or other software that normally
allowed links to internet pages).

I also can not longer download via an FTP site from within
the browser.

I checked the commands you suggested and they look ok.

Fran

-----Original Message-----
From a command prompt;
assoc .url
should return with
..url=InternetShortcut
If not
assoc .url=InternetShortcut
to restore the file type association.

ftype internetshortcut
should return with
internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
If not
ftype internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
to restore the default "Open" action.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

I have disabled my hyperlinks! What an idiot! And I can't
get them working again!

I design websites, so I had Netscape so I could test all
my sites. Yesterday I uninstalled Netscape - and then
hyperlinks that are contained within Outlook / Word /
Excel did not work.

When I clicked on a link a dialogue box asked to associate
the link with an exe file. I used the browse box to
search for Internet Explorer - and wait for it, I clicked
on Windows Explorer by mistake! Now each time I click on
a hyperlink I get an error message!

I assume I have to go into the registry to re-associate
hyperlinks with Internet Explorer - but I don't know how
to do this.

All help would be greatly received.

Hugh

.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You didn't mention what happens when you try. For the outlook problem best
to ask in an outlook group.

 

[dave]

Check advice given me in the Office/Outlook/Interop group
on 7/15 regarding "Links blocked after W2kSP4" My
symptoms sound closer to yours; per advice given in the
referenced articles there, reseting the Web settings
restored the corrupted/missing keys, restoring operation.

-----Original Message-----
The problem sounds a bit like what I am getting after I
installed W2000 SP4 and then the latest security fix. I do
get the links from within the browser, but I can't gollow
links from Outlook 2000 (or other software that normally
allowed links to internet pages).

I also can not longer download via an FTP site from within
the browser.

I checked the commands you suggested and they look ok.

Fran

-----Original Message-----
From a command prompt;
assoc .url
should return with
..url=InternetShortcut
If not
assoc .url=InternetShortcut
to restore the file type association.

ftype internetshortcut
should return with
internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
If not
ftype internetshortcut=rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL % l
to restore the default "Open" action.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

I have disabled my hyperlinks! What an idiot! And I can't
get them working again!

I design websites, so I had Netscape so I could test all
my sites. Yesterday I uninstalled Netscape - and then
hyperlinks that are contained within Outlook / Word /
Excel did not work.

When I clicked on a link a dialogue box asked to associate
the link with an exe file. I used the browse box to
search for Internet Explorer - and wait for it, I clicked
on Windows Explorer by mistake! Now each time I click on
a hyperlink I get an error message!

I assume I have to go into the registry to re-associate
hyperlinks with Internet Explorer - but I don't know how
to do this.

All help would be greatly received.

Hugh

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