Links in email open default home page and not the actual link

[Aaron]

As the subject says, when a user tries opening a lhnk in an email, IE starts
up but only loads the default home page.

It seems that Firefox had been installed and then uninstalled during the
life cycle of the machine as the file types section mentions that there are
some link to Firefox.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Windows version? IE version?

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

As the subject says, when a user tries opening a lhnk in an email, IE
starts
up but only loads the default home page.

It seems that Firefox had been installed and then uninstalled during the
life cycle of the machine as the file types section mentions that there
are
some link to Firefox.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (NOT URL:Internet Shortcut)
and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.