XP Service Pack 2 kills hyperlinks in OE

[Bob Lange]

Just installed SP2 to XP home edition. Now every time I
click on a link in Outlook Express, OE locks up.
Everything else seems to work fine, but I have to use the
task manager to close OE and then start over.
HELP!!
Bob Lange

 

[PA Bear]

OE locks up or IE locks up? Does the link open in IE?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

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[Bob Lange]

OE locks up, and the link does not open. I can open
another window and do whatever I want, but the OE page is
frozen in time.

 

[PA Bear]

Try a little TLC:

Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working
offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection. (Your
anti-virus app's 'script blocking' tool may be causing the problem, too.)
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

Are You Ready for WinXP SP2?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org