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Website click stopped working
Friday, September 4, 2009 at 4:24 am
Posted by BILL
(92 messages posted)
I have windows XP and use Outlook Express for emails. I used to be able to click
on a website name in my emails and I would automatically be taken to that website.
For some reason or another that function doesn’t work for me anymore. It seems to
me that somewhere on the computer there is a place where one can activate or deactiveate
that function but I haven’t found it. Does anyone have any information about this
problem? Thanks.
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re: Website click stopped working
Friday, September 4, 2009 at 6:12 am
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
Look in Folder Options, File Types. Set HTML to your Browser. Mine for example reads
as a Firefox Document.
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re: Website click stopped working
Friday, September 4, 2009 at 7:28 am
Posted by BILL
(92 messages posted)
Thanks, Steve, for you quick reply. However, I would appreciate it if you could give
me a little more clarification. I found Folder Options in My Computer/Tools/File
Types then scrolled down and found file types HTML APPLICATION and HTML FILE. There
the trail went cold because I couldn’t tell which one might be the one you were referring
to and I am not sure I understand what you mean when you say I should “set HTML to
your browser.” Any more information would be appreciated. Thanks.
On Friday, September 4, 2009 at 6:12 am, Steve wrote:
>Look in Folder Options, File Types. Set HTML to your Browser. Mine for example reads
>as a Firefox Document.
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re: Website click stopped working
Friday, September 4, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
Link shows some pictures with a zip example. You need to scroll to HTML
http://technofriends.in/2009/04/11/how-to-change-file-association-types-in-windows-xp/
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re: Website click stopped working
Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 11:12 am
Posted by BILL
(92 messages posted)
Thanks Steve. The detailed information helped to a point but I still can’t click
on a website in email and automaticqally go to the wbesite. With your previous info
and your further information I was able to scroll down to HTML and change to Internet
Explorer the browser I use. When I did it the symbol under Extensions changed to
the Internet Explorer symbol. So far so good. I was suspicious though that at first
under “Details” HTM was mentioned instead of HTML. When I tested the change by clicking
on a website in my emails, nothing happened. Same old problem. Then I went back to
the HTML entry a number of times to make sure I wasn’t doing something wrong. The
Internet Explorer symbol was always still there but I was surprised to find that
if I clicked on any Extension other than HTML first then clicked on HTML whatever
was in the previous Extension appeared in the Details. In other words if I clicked
on HSL first then clicked on HTML the info in the Details for HTML became the same
as it was for HSL. If I went to HTML first the Details would mention HTM. I don’t
know if this is normal or not but I still can’t get a website by clicking on it in
email. Any comments would be appreciated.
On Friday, September 4, 2009 at 5:50 pm, Steve wrote:
>Link shows some pictures with a zip example. You need to scroll to HTML
>http://technofriends.in/2009/04/11/how-to-change-file-association-types-in-windows-xp/
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re: Website click stopped working
Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
Open Run Box, and type
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
OK..
it is utilized by Internet Explorer, and contains functions used by OLE (Object Linking
and Embedding)
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re: Website click stopped working
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 6:56 am
Posted by BILL
(92 messages posted)
Steve. I tried your latest fix (open Run box, type in regsvr32 urlmon.dll, click
OK) several times (got the screen message “DllRegisterServer in urlmondll succeeded”)
but I never was able to automatically get to a website when I clicked on it in an
email like I used to be able to.
When I go to MyComputer/tools/folderoptions/filetypes then scroll through Extensions,
the Details box below always mentions the same terminology as the extension I am
on. That is, if I am on ASF the Details box will say, “Details for ASF extension,”
then further down it will say, “Files with extension ASF are of the type -----.”
This is true of all Extensions I scroll through except the HTML Extension. If I scroll
down through the HTM extension and stop at HTML, the Details box will say, “Details
for the HTML extension” but further down it will say, “Files with extension HTM
are of the type ----.” Shouldn’t it say “Files with extension HTML?” If I scroll
past the HTML extension then scroll back up to it the Detail box will say “Details
for the HTML extension” but further down it will say “Files with extension HTT are
of the type ---.”
Does this shed any light on the problem? Any further help would be appreciated.
On Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 5:03 pm, Steve wrote:
>Open Run Box, and type
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>regsvr32 urlmon.dll
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>OK..
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>it is utilized by Internet Explorer, and contains functions used by OLE (Object
Linking
>and Embedding)
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re: Website click stopped working
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 5:51 am
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
I don't have any other ideas. Outlook Express is a Virus Magnet, and I stopped using
it some years back. I have gotten pretty Rusty on how to fix problems with it.
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re: Website click stopped working
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 6:02 am
Posted by MartinM
(7551 messages posted)
Did you try pressing CTRL and Click ?
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re: Website click stopped working
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 8:05 am
Posted by BILL
(92 messages posted)
Thanks anyway Steve. You gave it a good try.
On Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 5:51 am, Steve wrote:
>I don't have any other ideas. Outlook Express is a Virus Magnet, and I stopped using
>it some years back. I have gotten pretty Rusty on how to fix problems with it.
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re: Website click stopped working
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 8:13 am
Posted by BILL
(92 messages posted)
Thanks, MartinM. Yes, I tried CTRL and click quite a while ago and several times
since then without success. Right now I use CTRL C to copy then paste that into the
top of my google screen to get to the website mentioned in the emails. It is awkward
and time consuming but works. I would rather fix the problem. I appreciate your input.
Any other ideas?
On Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 6:02 am, MartinM wrote:
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>Did you try pressing CTRL and Click ?
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re: Website click stopped working
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 9:08 am
Posted by MartinM
(7551 messages posted)
Nothing to add to Steve's ideas :-(
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re: Website click stopped working
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 10:36 am
Posted by Steve
(23810 messages posted)
Near bottom of Link has six or seven more Run commands you can try to re-register
some Files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281679
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