Links will not respond in OE6

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Since installing IE7, links within e-mails and newsgroups in OE6 will not
work. I click, nothing happens. Is there some security setting I now need
to adjust to allow linking, or is this just another IE7 glitch?

Fred
 
Not sure why the following worked but in Windows Explorer, opened file
types, went to URLHypertext and unchecked DDE (and in Hypertext w/Privacy.)

I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask" again.

Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?

Fred




PA Bear said:
[Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and Defaults >
Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here.

If no joy, see http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx

Those using IE7 are asked to post their comments & questions to and seek
support in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
Since installing IE7, links within e-mails and newsgroups in OE6 will not
work. I click, nothing happens. Is there some security setting I now
need
to adjust to allow linking, or is this just another IE7 glitch?

Fred
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I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask" again.
Click to expand...

IE *must* be selected as the default browser if you want such links to work.
Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE
had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?
Click to expand...

Options/settings in several third-party applications may be disallowing the
change. These include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer, SpywareBlaster,
SpySweeper, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone
Alarm (Free and Pro).

BTW, most of the above applications should have been /disabled/ prior to
installing IE7.
--
~PA Bear
Not sure why the following worked but in Windows Explorer, opened file
types, went to URLHypertext and unchecked DDE (and in Hypertext
w/Privacy.)

I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask" again.

Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE
had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?

PA Bear said:
[Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and Defaults >
Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here.

If no joy, see http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx

Those using IE7 are asked to post their comments & questions to and seek
support in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
Since installing IE7, links within e-mails and newsgroups in OE6 will
not
work. I click, nothing happens. Is there some security setting I now
need
to adjust to allow linking, or is this just another IE7 glitch?

Fred
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Pa Bear -

Since IE7 came as an update which is downloaded automatically, even though I
looked over the update, I made a false assumption that MS would post
warnings if a download needed special handling.

Changing security settings is an update; IE7 is an installation of a new
program. They didn't update my browser - they gave me a new one.

Other than betas, this is the buggiest release I can remember of either an
MS OS or browser. I guess the technology has become so complicated, it is
impossible to anticipate how tens of millions of individual systems will
react to the same "update".

I can't say this is a nightmare but if I could go back to the IE6 as I had
it, I'd do it in a second - then download IE7 next year.

Fred


This release is very buggy and
PA Bear said:
I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask" again.
Click to expand...

IE *must* be selected as the default browser if you want such links to
work.
Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE
had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?
Click to expand...

Options/settings in several third-party applications may be disallowing
the change. These include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or
Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).

BTW, most of the above applications should have been /disabled/ prior to
installing IE7.
--
~PA Bear
Not sure why the following worked but in Windows Explorer, opened file
types, went to URLHypertext and unchecked DDE (and in Hypertext
w/Privacy.)

I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask" again.

Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE
had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?

PA Bear said:
[Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and Defaults

Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here.

If no joy, see http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx

Those using IE7 are asked to post their comments & questions to and seek
support in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

forceten32 wrote:
Since installing IE7, links within e-mails and newsgroups in OE6 will
not
work. I click, nothing happens. Is there some security setting I now
need
to adjust to allow linking, or is this just another IE7 glitch?

Fred
Click to expand...
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IE7 is considered an upgrade, not an update. Installing it is /not/
required.

You can uninstall "Windows Internet Explorer 7" via Add/Remove Programs;
Doing so returns you to IE6.

I would /not/ recommend that anyone install IE7 via
Windows/Microsoft/Automatic Updates. Do so manually, and only after
reading:

Required reading IMHO before installing IE7:

Release Notes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/releasenotes/default.aspx

Sandi's notes on "IE7 Gold", including Installation Tips <=READ & USE THIS
when uninstalling or installing!
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/10/18/182724.aspx

IEBlog : IE7 Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx

What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/essentials/whatsnew/whatsnew_70_sdk.asp?frame=true
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Pa Bear -

Since IE7 came as an update which is downloaded automatically, even though
I
looked over the update, I made a false assumption that MS would post
warnings if a download needed special handling.

Changing security settings is an update; IE7 is an installation of a new
program. They didn't update my browser - they gave me a new one.

Other than betas, this is the buggiest release I can remember of either an
MS OS or browser. I guess the technology has become so complicated, it is
impossible to anticipate how tens of millions of individual systems will
react to the same "update".

I can't say this is a nightmare but if I could go back to the IE6 as I had
it, I'd do it in a second - then download IE7 next year.

Fred


This release is very buggy and
PA Bear said:
I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask"
again.
Click to expand...

IE *must* be selected as the default browser if you want such links to
work.
Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE
had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?
Click to expand...

Options/settings in several third-party applications may be disallowing
the change. These include Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan and/or
Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).

BTW, most of the above applications should have been /disabled/ prior to
installing IE7.
--
~PA Bear
Not sure why the following worked but in Windows Explorer, opened file
types, went to URLHypertext and unchecked DDE (and in Hypertext
w/Privacy.)

I clicked on an e-mail link which worked. I was prompted if I wanted to
make Internet Explorer my default browser. I clicked "do not ask"
again.

Linking continues working fine. When I checked back in File Types, DDE
had
re-checked itself in both places. What's that about?

[Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and Defaults

Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here.

If no joy, see http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx

Those using IE7 are asked to post their comments & questions to and
seek
support in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

forceten32 wrote:
Since installing IE7, links within e-mails and newsgroups in OE6 will
not
work. I click, nothing happens. Is there some security setting I now
need
to adjust to allow linking, or is this just another IE7 glitch?

Fred
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