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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 12 Jan 2010 12:10 David Haggas wrote: <paste> >> I recently lost ability to launch a usenet link from IE8 favourites. >> Normally OE6 is launched and the newsgroup opened. IE8 has stopped >> working >> in this way even when the news URL is copied directly into the address >> bar. >> Chrome and Firefox browsers continue to work normally and automatically >> launch OE. I have not (knowingly) changed any IE8 settings and it is my >> default browser. </paste> >> Start here: Start here: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com >> >> Then make IE your default browser again. > > Made Firefox default then IE8. Made no difference. > FF and Chrome both launch OE even when they are not the default browser. > There must be a corrupt or missing file somewhere. Re-install IE8? > Windows update is up to date. To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of the previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you. Do links in an OE message open in IE, FF, or Chrome? 1a. Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults | Click on the downward-pointing arrows to the right of the CUSTOM configuration | Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here (not "Use my current..."). Illustration: http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/xp_sp1_beta_03.gif 1b. Now check your settings here: IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | Default web browser. 2. If still no joy, see http://www.slipstick.com/problems/link_restrict.htm#reg2 TIP: Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 www.banthecheck.com
From: Michael Santovec on 12 Jan 2010 17:52 You are going about it the wrong way. If you want OE to open news links, it needs to be the default for news links. Your default browser doesn't matter. In IE look at Tools, Internet Options, Programs, is OE set as the default for Newsgroups? In OE look at Tools, Options, General, is it set as the default news handler? Also try: Start, Run and enter the following (with the quotation marks): "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg assuming that is the path to msimn.exe on your PC. This reinitializes some registry settings. -- Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us "David Haggas" <davidhaggas(a)compuserve.com> wrote in message news:8bidnaUVq4nxFNHWnZ2dnUVZ7radnZ2d(a)bt.com... > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uaSziYtkKHA.4872(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Start here: Start here: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com >> >> Then make IE your default browser again. > > Made Firefox default then IE8. Made no difference. > FF and Chrome both launch OE even when they are not the default > browser. > There must be a corrupt or missing file somewhere. Re-install IE8? > Windows update is up to date. >
From: David Haggas on 13 Jan 2010 05:41 "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec(a)prodigy.net> wrote in message news:%23O5uun9kKHA.3792(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > You are going about it the wrong way. If you want OE to open news links, > it needs to be the default for news links. Your default browser doesn't > matter. > > In IE look at Tools, Internet Options, Programs, is OE set as the default > for Newsgroups? > > In OE look at Tools, Options, General, is it set as the default news > handler? > > Also try: Start, Run and enter the following (with the quotation marks): > "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg > assuming that is the path to msimn.exe on your PC. This reinitializes > some registry settings. OE is the default for newsgroups OE is the default news handler Ran the command a "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg and it made no difference. To repeat the problem I am trying to resolve: Typing (for e.g) news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress into the IE8 address bar has no effect. Typing news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress into the address bar of Chrome or Firefox launches outlook express and opens the newsgroup. IE6 (and initially IE8) did the same. Now IE8 will not do for some reason. David
From: David Haggas on 13 Jan 2010 05:55 "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:O$O3Jt6kKHA.4772(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > David Haggas wrote: > <paste> >>> I recently lost ability to launch a usenet link from IE8 favourites. >>> Normally OE6 is launched and the newsgroup opened. IE8 has stopped >>> working >>> in this way even when the news URL is copied directly into the address >>> bar. >>> Chrome and Firefox browsers continue to work normally and automatically >>> launch OE. I have not (knowingly) changed any IE8 settings and it is my >>> default browser. > </paste> >>> Start here: Start here: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com >>> >>> Then make IE your default browser again. >> >> Made Firefox default then IE8. Made no difference. >> FF and Chrome both launch OE even when they are not the default browser. >> There must be a corrupt or missing file somewhere. Re-install IE8? >> Windows update is up to date. > > To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of the > previous > message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you. Apologies. > Do links in an OE message open in IE, FF, or Chrome? Yes. > > 1a. Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program > Access and Defaults | Click on the downward-pointing arrows to the right > of > the CUSTOM configuration | Browser: Select "Internet Explorer" here (not > "Use my current..."). > > Illustration: > http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/xp_sp1_beta_03.gif > > 1b. Now check your settings here: IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | > Default web browser. > This is set to >>Internet explorer is the default web browser<< > 2. If still no joy, see > http://www.slipstick.com/problems/link_restrict.htm#reg2 > > TIP: Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm Outlook express is set up. Other browsers open it from favourites or from a news URL in the address bar. To repeat the problem I am trying to resolve: Typing (for e.g) news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress into the IE8 address bar has no effect. Typing news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress into the address bar of Chrome or Firefox launches outlook express and opens the newsgroup. IE6 (and initially IE8) did the same. Now, IE8 will not do for some reason. David
From: Ron Sommer on 13 Jan 2010 06:27
"David Haggas" <davidhaggas(a)compuserve.com> wrote in message news:PKqdnZ1bD_L6PtDWnZ2dnUVZ8i2dnZ2d(a)bt.com... > > "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec(a)prodigy.net> wrote in message > news:%23O5uun9kKHA.3792(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> You are going about it the wrong way. If you want OE to open news links, >> it needs to be the default for news links. Your default browser doesn't >> matter. >> >> In IE look at Tools, Internet Options, Programs, is OE set as the default >> for Newsgroups? >> >> In OE look at Tools, Options, General, is it set as the default news >> handler? >> >> Also try: Start, Run and enter the following (with the quotation marks): >> "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg >> assuming that is the path to msimn.exe on your PC. This reinitializes >> some registry settings. > > OE is the default for newsgroups > OE is the default news handler > Ran the command a "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg and > it made no difference. > > To repeat the problem I am trying to resolve: > Typing (for e.g) > news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress into the IE8 > address bar has no effect. > > Typing news:microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress into > the address bar of Chrome or Firefox launches outlook express and opens > the newsgroup. IE6 (and initially IE8) did the same. Now IE8 will not do > for some reason. You should add the server news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress -- Ron Sommer MS MVP-Mail |