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From: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:25 "David Haggas" <davidhaggas(a)compuserve.com> wrote in message news:K4CdnTXu0ccDO9DWnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > > "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: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:25 "William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:O4MTCcUnKHA.6084(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "David Haggas" <davidhaggas(a)compuserve.com> wrote in message > news:K4CdnTXu0ccDO9DWnZ2dnUVZ8nOdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >> >> "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: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:25 "William Thompson" <WThompson09(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OGsGCcUnKHA.6084(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "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. >> >> 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: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:25 "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. > > David > > > >
From: William Thompson on 24 Jan 2010 18:25
"Ron Sommer" <rsommer(a)nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message news:uZgBZNElKHA.5520(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > > "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 |