Unable to access hyperlinks to the net

[Chillyncoops]

Hi, can someone please provide advice. When receiving emails with links to
the net, I am unable to click these. They come up as either blocked or
"searching a file in my pc"

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Try this:
Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
"Set your default programs."
After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on "Internet
Explorer". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.