Re: Cannot drag a link from Outlook Express to IE anymore
From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 10/29/04
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:50:36 -0700
You might find an answer in this KB article, about midway down the page,
where it discusses installing the fix in KB article 834707, which your
response shows as not yet installed:
How to help protect against the Internet Explorer Click and Scroll security
issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888534
MS04-038: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/834707
-- Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express Please reply only to newsgroup. "MGB" <MikeB@americansuccessmortgage.com> wrote in message news:44a2153e.0410282104.3bb91f19@posting.google.com... > Here are the results that you requested. I already know of 3 other > people that are having the same problem with this BUG. > > ;SP1;Q328970;Q324929;q254518;Q810847;Q813951;Q813489;Q330994;Q818529;Q822925;Q828750;Q824145;Q832894;Q837009;Q831167;Q823353;Q867801;Q833989; > > > > "Jim Pickering" <jimp@mvps.0rg> wrote in message > news:<OwqdhHJvEHA.1520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>... >> If you continue to refuse to reply as requested to the responses for >> help, I >> guess you're stuck. You've been asked to run a brief script in Internet >> Explorer to advise us of the version you are using, along with updates >> you've installed. Without that information, it's hard to be helpful. >> >> FWIW, I'm not aware of any *bug* that would prevent you from dragging a >> link >> from anywhere, including an email message to anywhere you desire, whether >> it >> is to a document, a folder or to the address bar in Internet Explorer or >> to >> the Start/Run line. Continue with your diatribe as you desire, but you >> may >> find that answers will no longer be forthcoming. Open your browser, >> insert >> this into the address bar: >> >> javascript:navigator.appMinorVersion >> >> and then post back with the complete, exact results as shown in the >> screen. >> Or not. It's your choice. >> -- >> Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express >> Please reply only to newsgroup. >> >> >> >> "MGB" <MikeB@americansuccessmortgage.com> wrote in message >> news:44a2153e.0410271524.257b7b4c@posting.google.com... >> > This is not an IE bug as your request for information on IE suggests. >> > The bug is in Outlook Express since you can't drag any link from an >> > email message to IR or to a folder in Windows Explorer. This Bug was >> > introduced from the latest security update from Microsoft. The loss of >> > this feature makes openning and savign links very time consuming. >> > Clicking on the link does you no good if you want to save the link and >> > it does you no good if you use multiple browsers and your default >> > browser is not IE. For that matter you might want to drag the link in >> > a different browser. Regardly, the is a BUG that Microsoft intoduce to >> > Outlook Express and I want to know how to fix it. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message >> > news:<eFDDvR6uEHA.2536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>... >> >> Copy/paste the following line into an IE Addressbar, click on GO, then >> >> copy/paste the results into your reply: >> >> >> >> javascript:navigator.appMinorVersion >> >> >> >> Also state your Windows version. >> >> -- >> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) >> >> >> >> blank gmail wrote: >> >> > "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message >> >> > news:<eGOjzbuuEHA.4044@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>... >> >> > > If you click on the link, does it open in IE? >> >> > >> >> > Suffering from the same problem (as are others who have emailed me >> >> > from my earlier post). >> >> > >> >> > The answer is yes, clicking works fine. >> >> > Dragging does not even change to the drag cursor as it used to. >> >> > >> >> > Any help would be appreciated. >> >> > >> >> > Uninstalling hotfixes: >> >> > >> >> > KB840987 on 10/15/2004 >> >> > KB841356 on 10/15/2004 >> >> > KB841533 on 10/15/2004 >> >> > >> >> > which appeared to have created the problem did not resolve it. >> >> > >> >> > I am thinking of re-installing OE6 from scratch. Comments? >> >> > >> >> > > MGB wrote: >> >> > > > I have OE6 on Win2K and last week I downloaded some security >> >> > > > updates >> >> > > > from Microsoft which apparently disabled the drag and drop of a >> >> > > > link >> >> > > > in the email to a folder or IE window. I would like to know how >> >> > > > I >> >> > > > can >> >> > > > fix this feature since it is now a royal pain to do a link >> >> > > > shortcut >> >> > > > copy and past to >> >> > > > the address of a browser window. Please tell me how to fix this >> >> > > > BUG.
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