elzoejam opened this issue on Jun 23, 2006 · 8 posts
elzoejam posted Fri, 23 June 2006 at 10:20 AM
I tried using the Firefox browser for a few weeks to see what I thought. I did not like it at all, downloads never worked, etc. etc. Anyway, I uninstalled it, and now when I click on a link in Outlook Express, it won't open. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Sarah
Richardphotos posted Fri, 23 June 2006 at 2:46 PM
you need to make outlook your main email client. I have used Moxilla for 2 years without issues. the downloads always works and mozilla has no holes like IE
TerraDreamer posted Fri, 23 June 2006 at 3:16 PM
In Internet Explorer, click on Tools...Internet Options...then click on the Programs tab. Select your program preferences there.
elzoejam posted Fri, 23 June 2006 at 3:23 PM
Outlook is still my main email client, it never changed. All I changed was my broweser to firefox, and when I deleted that program links no longer worked from OE. My IE settings are just as they should be; email set to OE etc I even restored my system to see if I could click on links then, but nope. Any other ideas? :-) 10 years on the computer and I have never had this problem before LOL.
Sarah
TerraDreamer posted Fri, 23 June 2006 at 3:26 PM
What error do you get? Or do you even get an error? Have you tried shift-clicking on the links?
EDIT: Or is that ctrl-click? Can't remember.
elzoejam posted Fri, 23 June 2006 at 4:03 PM
Nope, no errors. It does nothing. I have tried clicking, right clicking, and even copy and paste on links in OE, but I can't copy & paste any links that are say imbedded in an image (like the Rosity newsletter has sometimes) and I don't want to copy and paste anyway, before firefox %^%*&% everything up, it all worked just fine. Click, it opened. I am kicking myself for messing with it LOL.
Sarah
Sleepsak posted Mon, 26 June 2006 at 1:28 AM
Well as a "Firefox" rookie and a "Thunderbird" newbee this ole fart ain't goin' back. My DLs rock but isn't that a provider issue? And even to my bad eyes FF is faster loading. Hate to hear that. Maybe something else happened during install/uninstall ??? SS
mccoyneil posted Thu, 29 June 2006 at 6:54 AM
'm no guru, but have some guesses maybe worth trying:
(a) Is there a firefox add-in for OE still installed?
(b) Has IE been reset as the default Browser? It wont hurt
to redo it manually.
(c) Is the FILE ASSOCIALTIONwith htm files reset to IE?
[ find any htm file on C:, right click, slsect "choose program", pick IE form list,
and finally check the box called "always use this program..."