when i click on a hyperlink in outlook mail, picasa install screen pops up

[onebearcomputing]

whenever i click on a hyper link in an open e-mail (I use Outlook) it
results in the intall screen for picasa coming up. I have tried 'x-ing'
out and retrying the link, i just get picasa again. i've tried deleting
picasa's install part of its package, it still comes up. the same for
shutting down and rebooting after doing these actions, i still cannot
access hyperlinks, just the install screen for picasa, i even tried
reinstalling picasa, but no dice, it still wants to reinstall itself
when i click on an e-mail hyperlink. hyperlinks in explorer act
normally. any ideas on how i could fix this, i'm stumped. thanks, jan

 

[NewScience]

You state 'tried deleting picasa's install part ....', but do not state that
you tried Add/Remove Programs.
Have you tried that so that it gets totally removed from the system?
You cannot just delete packages ... you must use Add/Remove Program if they
are installed in MS Installer fashion.

 

[PA Bear]

See http://www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx (ignore the reference to Outlook
Express).
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