Outlook Express. Can't go to other sites in e-mail

by hect1 Jan 4, 2006 4:56AM PST

When I try to go to a site bin an Outlook Express e-mail I get the following message:
?Unable to open ?http://ct.zdnet.com.....? No program is registered to open this file?.I can copy the shortcut, paste it in google and go to the site.
Have Windows XP
Firefox
Outlook Express 6
Norton System Work
AVG free
Spy bot search and destroy
SpywareBlaster

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Its one of windows security feature..

by Melati Hitam Jan 4, 2006 12:27PM PST

Its supposed to do that.

Beside many expert will tell you:

Do not open any attachment directly from your email client/program.

Do not click any link on an email.

etc.

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Open OE. . .

by Coryphaeus Jan 5, 2006 8:17PM PST

Click Tools, Options, then the Security tab. Look at how you have your security settings set.

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Outlook Express. Can't go to other sites in e-mail by hect1

by hect1 Jan 6, 2006 3:40AM PST

Hi, I can click and view attachments in e-mail from fam, friends, unwanted e-mail etc.
What I can't do is go to sites in e-mail such as subject: Special Edition: ZDNet Download's Top 10s for 2005 |ZDNet Downloads Digest or For more information like this, get a copy of Office 2003 For Dummies [ http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764537598.html
by Bill Dyszel.
I can copy it, past it in Google search, and then click on it when it appears in Google. It will then take me to the site.
Am sorry I didn't make myself clear.
Thank you for your attempts to help.

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It sounds like. . .

by Coryphaeus Jan 6, 2006 5:26AM PST

the text is not a hot link. If you right click it does it highlight the entire link? If not it's not a true hot link. I get that sometimes from some people. Don't know why it does that.

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