Email links open in Browser, not Outlook?

"Mailto" links I click try to open in Internet Explorer
instead of Outlook, and result in tens of instances of IE
firing up - all naturally failing to display anything
useful! Only way out I have found is to Ctrl-Alt-Del and
kill IE from Task Manager.

I have Outlook 2002 (SP3) installed on XP Home. Outlook
is set as the default Email program, confirmed in
Internet Settings in IE. Works the same irrespective of
whether the email link is clicked in IE, Outlook
messages, or a Word doc. IE version is 6.2 SP2.

Not sure how relevant this next bit is, but ...

When I installed Office XP (including Outlook) on a new
laptop I was still using Outlook Express as my email
client. Even then, this syndrome was evident. I had real
trouble after I first installed Office XP, trying to
persuade IE that OE was the default email program - kept
reverting to Outlook (presumably knowing it had been
installed when I installed Office).I only moved over to
Outlook from OE a couple of months back.

Anyone got any ideas, please?

Rgds,
Ian

check the open action for your URL:MailTo Protocol association in Folder
Options (accessed via control Panel) | File Types

open
"C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"

Use DDE is checked.

DDE Application Not Running should be blank.

Topic should contain System



"Ian" wrote in message
...
"Mailto" links I click try to open in Internet Explorer
instead of Outlook, and result in tens of instances of IE
firing up - all naturally failing to display anything
useful! Only way out I have found is to Ctrl-Alt-Del and
kill IE from Task Manager.

I have Outlook 2002 (SP3) installed on XP Home. Outlook
is set as the default Email program, confirmed in
Internet Settings in IE. Works the same irrespective of
whether the email link is clicked in IE, Outlook
messages, or a Word doc. IE version is 6.2 SP2.

Not sure how relevant this next bit is, but ...

When I installed Office XP (including Outlook) on a new
laptop I was still using Outlook Express as my email
client. Even then, this syndrome was evident. I had real
trouble after I first installed Office XP, trying to
persuade IE that OE was the default email program - kept
reverting to Outlook (presumably knowing it had been
installed when I installed Office).I only moved over to
Outlook from OE a couple of months back.

Anyone got any ideas, please?

Rgds,
Ian

Thanks for that.

Unfortunately I can't see any evidence of a URL:MailTo
Protocol entry in the registered file types there. I
thought about creating a new one, but that entry isn't
listed as an option in the 'advanced' list. Trying 'new'
under 'Associated file type' insists on a file extension
being entered. Tried NONE, (NONE) and similar variants,
but to no effect - created an association for '.NONE'
files!.

Any further advice, please?

Rgds,
Ian
-----Original Message-----
check the open action for your URL:MailTo Protocol
association in Folder
Options (accessed via control Panel) | File Types

open
"C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c
IPM.Note /m "%1"

Use DDE is checked.

DDE Application Not Running should be blank.

Topic should contain System



"Ian"
wrote in message
...
"Mailto" links I click try to open in Internet Explorer
instead of Outlook, and result in tens of instances of
IE
firing up - all naturally failing to display anything
useful! Only way out I have found is to Ctrl-Alt-Del
and
kill IE from Task Manager.

I have Outlook 2002 (SP3) installed on XP Home. Outlook
is set as the default Email program, confirmed in
Internet Settings in IE. Works the same irrespective
of
whether the email link is clicked in IE, Outlook
messages, or a Word doc. IE version is 6.2 SP2.

Not sure how relevant this next bit is, but ...

When I installed Office XP (including Outlook) on a new
laptop I was still using Outlook Express as my email
client. Even then, this syndrome was evident. I had
real
trouble after I first installed Office XP, trying to
persuade IE that OE was the default email program -
kept
reverting to Outlook (presumably knowing it had been
installed when I installed Office).I only moved over to
Outlook from OE a couple of months back.

Anyone got any ideas, please?

Rgds,
Ian



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Ian wrote:

Any further advice, please?

Try this: In IE, click ToolsInternet OptionsProgramsReset Web Settings.
It may not work, but it's worth a shot.
--
Brian Tillman

for those who might be following this thread the problem was corrected by
setting another email client to default in IE Properties and then changing
the default back to Outlook.

"Ian" wrote in message
...
Thanks for that.

Unfortunately I can't see any evidence of a URL:MailTo
Protocol entry in the registered file types there. I
thought about creating a new one, but that entry isn't
listed as an option in the 'advanced' list. Trying 'new'
under 'Associated file type' insists on a file extension
being entered. Tried NONE, (NONE) and similar variants,
but to no effect - created an association for '.NONE'
files!.

Any further advice, please?

Rgds,
Ian
-----Original Message-----
check the open action for your URL:MailTo Protocol
association in Folder
Options (accessed via control Panel) | File Types

open
"C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c
IPM.Note /m "%1"

Use DDE is checked.

DDE Application Not Running should be blank.

Topic should contain System



"Ian"
wrote in message
...
"Mailto" links I click try to open in Internet Explorer
instead of Outlook, and result in tens of instances of
IE
firing up - all naturally failing to display anything
useful! Only way out I have found is to Ctrl-Alt-Del
and
kill IE from Task Manager.

I have Outlook 2002 (SP3) installed on XP Home. Outlook
is set as the default Email program, confirmed in
Internet Settings in IE. Works the same irrespective
of
whether the email link is clicked in IE, Outlook
messages, or a Word doc. IE version is 6.2 SP2.

Not sure how relevant this next bit is, but ...

When I installed Office XP (including Outlook) on a new
laptop I was still using Outlook Express as my email
client. Even then, this syndrome was evident. I had
real
trouble after I first installed Office XP, trying to
persuade IE that OE was the default email program -
kept
reverting to Outlook (presumably knowing it had been
installed when I installed Office).I only moved over to
Outlook from OE a couple of months back.

Anyone got any ideas, please?

Rgds,
Ian



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