Since it is a security risk, Microsoft could have fixed it by removing it as an option. See http://castlecops.com/postt99064.html
I offer no cure.
Bob
PS. There are more references to this issue but I supply just one for brevity.
Our IT claims that since the last update (couple weeks ago or so) this option is no longer available under Tools - Options - Mail Format. It's still visible, but grayed out. I cannot find any refernce to this and believe they are feeding us a line of something.
Without this feature, the insert Hyperlink option only opens a small window and no longer offers the option to browse - which makes it impossible to insert links to network fles - unless I know the complete path by heart!!! I have searched around for answers, but cannot find any reference to this problem.
Has anyone heard of such a thing?

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