links

[Guest]

I am unable to use links in e-mails and certain software
when i click on them nothing happens can anyone help.

 

[Joli Ballew]

You should be able to enable links by tweaking the settings in
Tools>Options. Choose the Security tab.Select the first circle and the first
square.

Joli

 

[Tom]

What!

A bit vague, aren't you?

What tools/option, where? And the security tab is only available under certain changes made in Pro, and only available in Home through Admin account Safe Mode.

 

[Tom]

I am unable to use links in e-mails and certain software
when i click on them nothing happens can anyone help.

Since you don't say what email client you use, try reeading a list of (possible) fixes here, and I assume you're using Outlook Express:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I am unable to use links in e-mails and certain software
when i click on them nothing happens can anyone help.

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

If nothing happens when you click a link:
Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol 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.



If you get a blank page:


1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type:

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

3. Click OK, and then click OK again when you receive the following
message:

DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded.


4. If that doesn't fix it, see this article:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window

5. If you are using WinXP try this:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE_Default_Browser.reg


You can also try this:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC (msconfig for WinXP).
Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk' ("Expand File" for
WinXP).
Type oleaut32.dll, not worrying about its location. Then, click Start.

Next to 'Restore From', type in or browse for the file's location,
which is probably in the Win98 (i386 for WinXP) folder of your
installation CD-ROM (typically D:\Win98), or in your
Windows\Options\Cabs (Windows\i386 for WinXP) folder, as the case may
be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System
(C:\Windows\System32 for WinXP), and click OK. System File Checker (or
msconfig) looks for the file, saves it as you requested, and then
tells you that 'the file has been successfully extracted'.

You may need to reboot.

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~