Re: Can't Configure OE 6 to open Links in Emails in new browser window

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From: Michael Santovec (michael_santovec_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 10/20/04 

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:26:34 -0700

In IE at Tools, Internet Options, Programs, have you set IE to check to see if it is the
Internet browser? If so, uncheck that then make your changes to the file association.

With that open checked, IE resets the file associations to factory defaults. 

-- 
Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Miss Mallerie" <Miss Mallerie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:FE7F5550-592D-4ABF-ABCA-ACB4757D8B2C@microsoft.com...
>I had Windows 2000 installed with OE6 and had things configured to open links
> in emails in new windows following this:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256953
>
> I now have Windows XP (Version 5.1 Service Pack 2) and can't get this to
> work. No matter what I do the "DDE" box always gets rechecked.
>
> I've tried closing all browser windows after I make the changes and I've
> tried not having any browser windows open when I start the configuration.
>
> I've tried adding the "%1" at the end of the "Application used to perform
> action:" line.
>
> I can't figure out why this doesn't work. If anyone can help it would be
> much appreciated.

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