For quite some time I've had trouble with IE7 trying (and failing) to open
links in emails & newsgroup messages.

Sometimes it'll even pop up when I click on email addresses instead of my
email program.

Oddly, despite setting Firefox as my default browser, clicking on a link
will still usually open up IE. I say usually because sometimes Firefox
opens the link as instructed. Each time it comes up with this message in
the address bar.

res://ieframe.dll/syntax.htm#

I've tried running regsvr32 urlmon.dll I think (it was some time ago) but it
didn't fix the problem.

I'm running Windows XP home (with SP3) and have Firefox. I used to use
Google Chrome and I think it was after I uninstalled Chrome that the
problems began.

Tim

Malcolm wrote:
Tim Downie wrote:
For quite some time I've had trouble with IE7 trying (and failing)
to open links in emails & newsgroup messages.

what email package?

OE6

Tim

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

2b. Start [ | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs ] | Set Program Access and
Defaults | Email | ...

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Tim Downie wrote:
For quite some time I've had trouble with IE7 trying (and failing) to open
links in emails & newsgroup messages.

Sometimes it'll even pop up when I click on email addresses instead of my
email program.

Oddly, despite setting Firefox as my default browser, clicking on a link
will still usually open up IE. I say usually because sometimes Firefox
opens the link as instructed. Each time it comes up with this message in
the address bar.

res://ieframe.dll/syntax.htm#

I've tried running regsvr32 urlmon.dll I think (it was some time ago) but
it
didn't fix the problem.

I'm running Windows XP home (with SP3) and have Firefox. I used to use
Google Chrome and I think it was after I uninstalled Chrome that the
problems began.

Tim