I have no problem out in the web clicking on a URL and having it come up but when I click on a URL in my Outlook Express, nothing happens. How do I get URLs to work in my Outlook Expresss. I have Windows XP2000
Open Internet Explorer (even if you use another browser),
go to Tools->Options->Programs
and make sure that Outlook Express is listed as the email program.
Close and open OE, then try again
I'm sorry. I could have found that myself. Their instructions are as clear as mud. I was looking for some instructions for a fairly computer illiterate to be able to follow They tell me to go into the run program. That's not for newbies to get into easily.
OK - so - you've checked and Outlook Express is selected - so...
Select something else
Click OK and Close Internet Explorer.
Close Outlook Express.
Open Internet Explorer - Reselect Outlook Express as ur mail
Try Links from Outlook Express again....
To test links from another application:
If you have Office installed on your PC - open a Word document and type in a link..anything.. www.google.com
hit return a couple of times so that it actually turns into a link.
once it has turned into a link... Hold down Ctrl and click it
I do have a pop up blocker in SpywareBlaster. I disabled it completely but still cannot click on URLs in Outlook Express.
I clicked into your URL below and I don't understand. It has to do with web browser. I only have Internet Explorer and I can click on URLs there. I just can't click on URLs in my Outlook Express. I can highlight them and put them in my browser but I should be able to access them in my OUtlook Express.
I have gone into Outlook Express Options and Interne Explorere Options. Nothing works.
Then my last suggestion would be to run a repair on Internet Explorer. I have looked on the net and found that - aside from everything else I have mentioned - a repair fixes the problem.
I thank you for all your help Meatologist. I will try your last option and then I think I will leave SpywareBlaster disabled for a while because something tells me that my problem lies there. I paid for it but I may get rid of it. Some programs cause more problems than they solve.
Over the last couple of days I noticed that I could not click on any URL enclosed within an email message and have it display. Tried sending a known URL to myself with the same results.
After attempting Microsofts recommendations an insuring that Outlook Express was outlined in Internet Explorer as my active email browser. I started looking deeper. Ran SFC \Scannow with no luck.
Was on the verge of re-installing OE 6.0 when I remembered that I had installed a freeware program called Spy Catcher a couple of day previous.
It had found a couple of files that it didn't like and quaranteened them.
I found that the program was also substantially slowing my system down.
De-installed the program from both my laptop and desktop and my URL problem immediately dissappeared.