clicking web links in my email does not work

lllyons · External Since: Jul 24, 2007 Posts: 2

When i click on a web link in my emails (outlook 2003) it opens to "my
documents" instead of opening the web site. What setting do I need to change?

Thanks

Brian Tillman · External Since: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 20862

lllyons <lllyons RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> When i click on a web link in my emails (outlook 2003) it opens to "my
> documents" instead of opening the web site. What setting do I need
> to change?

You need to change the file type actions for the "URL:Hypertext Transfer
Protocol" file type. The easiest thing to do is, when you receive the
browser window after clicking on a URL, to browse to your web browser's
executable. If you want to use Internet Explorer, browse to and select
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe, then click OK.
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Brian Tillman

lllyons · External Since: Jul 24, 2007 Posts: 2

Brian,

It worked thanks. Any way to make it do this auto when i click on the link?
It used to do this until i got my new computer.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> lllyons <lllyons RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > When i click on a web link in my emails (outlook 2003) it opens to "my
> > documents" instead of opening the web site. What setting do I need
> > to change?
>
> You need to change the file type actions for the "URL:Hypertext Transfer
> Protocol" file type. The easiest thing to do is, when you receive the
> browser window after clicking on a URL, to browse to your web browser's
> executable. If you want to use Internet Explorer, browse to and select
> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe, then click OK.
> --
> Brian Tillman
>
>

Brian Tillman · External Since: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 20862

lllyons <lllyons.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> It worked thanks. Any way to make it do this auto when i click on
> the link? It used to do this until i got my new computer.

If you do it once, it should stick.
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Brian Tillman

athear · External Since: Nov 06, 2009 Posts: 1

Where is this file type?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> lllyons <lllyons.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > When i click on a web link in my emails (outlook 2003) it opens to "my
> > documents" instead of opening the web site. What setting do I need
> > to change?
>
> You need to change the file type actions for the "URL:Hypertext Transfer
> Protocol" file type. The easiest thing to do is, when you receive the
> browser window after clicking on a URL, to browse to your web browser's
> executable. If you want to use Internet Explorer, browse to and select
> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe, then click OK.
> --
> Brian Tillman
>
>

Diane Poremsky [MVP] · External Since: Jul 28, 2005 Posts: 6714

There are instructions for setting the file type here:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/firefox.htm

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"athear" <athear RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Where is this file type?
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
>> lllyons <lllyons RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > When i click on a web link in my emails (outlook 2003) it opens to "my
>> > documents" instead of opening the web site. What setting do I need
>> > to change?
>>
>> You need to change the file type actions for the "URL:Hypertext Transfer
>> Protocol" file type. The easiest thing to do is, when you receive the
>> browser window after clicking on a URL, to browse to your web browser's
>> executable. If you want to use Internet Explorer, browse to and select
>> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe, then click OK.
>> --
>> Brian Tillman
>>
>>