Windows Mail - Error message when clicking on http link

[Fred Hawkins]

When I click on a http link in a Windows Mail email message the following
occurs -

I get a windows message stating the following -

1. Windows cannot find
http://ct.enews................../cts?d=212-1665.....
Make sure you typed the name correctly then try again.


2. My browser displays the correct page and I just have to close the error
message box.

Any idea how I can prevent the error message from occurring?

 

[Guest]

Windows Mail does not support HTTP protocol, only POP3 and IMAP. Suggest you
upgrade to Window Live Mail that supports HTTP.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

This would appear to be a browser error rather than a mail error.

Fred, if Internet Explorer is not your default browser, as a test
can you try it with IE as the default?

 

[Fred Hawkins]

You are correct Gary - Firefox was my default browser. The problem rectified
itself when I set IE as my default browser. Many thanks for your help.

This would appear to be a browser error rather than a mail error.

Fred, if Internet Explorer is not your default browser, as a test
can you try it with IE as the default?

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

When I click on a http link in a Windows Mail email message the following
occurs -

I get a windows message stating the following -

1. Windows cannot find
http://ct.enews................../cts?d=212-1665.....
Make sure you typed the name correctly then try again.


2. My browser displays the correct page and I just have to close the
error message box.

Any idea how I can prevent the error message from occurring?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Thanks for that feedback. I don't think Microsoft intended to
have this fail with Firefox, but the Firefox developers need to
come out with a fix for this.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

You are correct Gary - Firefox was my default browser. The problem rectified
itself when I set IE as my default browser. Many thanks for your help.

This would appear to be a browser error rather than a mail error.

Fred, if Internet Explorer is not your default browser, as a test
can you try it with IE as the default?

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

When I click on a http link in a Windows Mail email message the following
occurs -

I get a windows message stating the following -

1. Windows cannot find
http://ct.enews................../cts?d=212-1665.....
Make sure you typed the name correctly then try again.


2. My browser displays the correct page and I just have to close the
error message box.

Any idea how I can prevent the error message from occurring?

 

[Jim D]

Gary, when you say WM is not compatible with Norton, are you referring to
the 2007 and 2008 versions which are allegedly "certified" for Vista?
Jim D

Thanks for that feedback. I don't think Microsoft intended to
have this fail with Firefox, but the Firefox developers need to
come out with a fix for this.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

You are correct Gary - Firefox was my default browser. The problem
rectified itself when I set IE as my default browser. Many thanks for
your help.

This would appear to be a browser error rather than a mail error.

Fred, if Internet Explorer is not your default browser, as a test
can you try it with IE as the default?

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


When I click on a http link in a Windows Mail email message the
following occurs -

I get a windows message stating the following -

1. Windows cannot find
http://ct.enews................../cts?d=212-1665.....
Make sure you typed the name correctly then try again.


2. My browser displays the correct page and I just have to close the
error message box.

Any idea how I can prevent the error message from occurring?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I usually qualify my advice by saying "most" Norton and
McAfee programs are not compatible. I don't have the means
to purchase and test all such programs. I can only go by what
users tell me, which often doesn't include the exact version number.
As I always say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
If the user's mail problems go away when he uninstalls the
antivirus program, then the antivirus was not compatible.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

Gary, when you say WM is not compatible with Norton, are you referring to
the 2007 and 2008 versions which are allegedly "certified" for Vista?
Jim D

Thanks for that feedback. I don't think Microsoft intended to
have this fail with Firefox, but the Firefox developers need to
come out with a fix for this.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

You are correct Gary - Firefox was my default browser. The problem
rectified itself when I set IE as my default browser. Many thanks for
your help.