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links in outlook exp. not working

Oct 22, 2004 11:30PM PDT

I am using windows me and outlook expess has stopped working when I click on a link.. I still get mail but when I try a link I get a finger but no hourglass and nothing happens..... I have recently added zone alarm and spy bot to my pc. before adding theese two programs outlook worked fine.click on a link and bam right to yahoo nascar race fantasy page. I have tried turning off zone alarm but this has no effect on my problem.been working on this problem for a few days now and am having no luck...sure could use some help. thanks!

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Re: links in outlook exp. not working
Oct 30, 2004 4:01PM PDT

i've had this problem in the past but its generally resolved itself. Check your settings and if all else fails, reinstall OE.

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Things to check
Mar 8, 2005 4:59PM PST

In IE go to tools, internet options, programs and make sure that outlook is set as the default mail handler. You can also check in the control panel under internet settings that IE is set as the default handler and tick the checkbox that it is to check and confirm this.