Word bug: http hyperlinks to pdf docs open in IE, not default browser

[WBT]

In Word 2003 SP3, hyperlinks to PDF documents open in Internet
Explorer, even though IE is not the system default browser. An
adjacent hyperlink to a ".html" file in the same Word document opens
in Firefox, as appropriate.

This is a duplicate of an unresolved bug from Word 2002, reported here
(as one of many archives for this group)
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/31307531/word-bug--http-hyperlink.aspx

 

[Terry Farrell]

Have you been into Control Panel | Program and Features | Turn Windows
features on or off and disabled IE?