Locating browser link in Outlook 2003

[silver beemer]

Message came up in Outlook 2003 asking me to "Locate Browser Link". I tried
to respond but have obviously done something wrong because now when clicking
on a web link in an email, Windows tries to run an installation of a program
which used to be on my machine and nothing to do with emails or web-browsing
(an old Epson printer utility). This cannot now be installed so the
installer program just closes and my browser opens at the correct page. It
is therefore annoying rather than a problem, buit I would like to fix it.
Unfortunately I cannot find any reference to Browser links anywhere. I have
done a repair option on my Office installation. Windows XP SP2, Outlook 2003
and Firefox browser. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Nikki]

XCLN: "Locate Link Browser" Prompt When Clicking URL
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;200814

The Locate Link Browser Dialog Box Appears When You Open a Web Link in an
E-mail Message
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;821692

OL2000: "Locate Link Browser" Message When You Click a MailTo Link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;262496

OL2000: Problems When You Click a Hyperlink in Outlook 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329912

AND

I came across this, but I did not save a reference to who wrote it up:
Following a number of exploits found in Internet Explorer, many security
experts are recommending that users stop using it and switch to a different
Web browser. As a result, many users have switched to Firefox, only to
discover it didn't work well with Outlook, either opening two browser
windows, or opening the link in a browser window and displaying the
File->Open dialog box.

To fix this annoying behavior, you need to remove the check from Use DDE on
the HTTP protocol. First, select Tools from the Windows Explorer, then the
Folder Options->File Types tab.

Locate the HTTP protocol, labeled URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select
it, then click the Advanced button. Select Open->Edit and remove the check
from the "Use DDE" box, then exit back to the File Types dialog. Repeat
these same steps for the HTTPS and FTP protocols.

Now Firefox should work as your default browser and get along with Oulook.

Nikki Peterson

 

[silver beemer]

Thank you for this helpful and quick response. It worked and I have learned
something!