Restrictions on hyperlinks in excel

[cartguy]

Getting this message when I click on a hyperlink in any excel file
"This Operation has been canceled due to restrictions on this computer, please contact your system administrator".
Tried MSWord and it was fine.

Michael

 

[Bobbye]

Try this: Just downloaded update KB959988 for Excel.

MS09-009: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: April 14, 2009> Details:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-009.mspx

 

[LookinAround]

What version of Windows are you running?

Sounds like a group policy/software restriction that's enabled on your machine. If you have a admin rights you should be able to change it (after the fun of first finding which policy is is invovled).

if you're running XP Pro, this should give you an idea Description of the Software Restriction Policies in Windows XP