Program to Internet link broken?

[Taf56]

Many programs have links embedded to allow an internet address to be opened e.g. a clickable button to open Internet Explorer (or other browser) and go to the program writer's site, or a button to look for updates.

I've only just realised after a couple of months with Vista, that these don't work any more!

Any pointers please?

 

[CreepinJesus]

Do links elsewhere still work? For example, if you typed www.vistax64.com into Word, then clicked on it.

 

[Taf56]

Hmmm.. don't have word.... will try Open Office

Tried ...didn't work :-(

 

[Brink]

Hi Taf56,

Double check to make sure that Internet Explorer is set as the default program with all of it's associations in Default Programs to see if that may help. This tutorial will show you how to if needed.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83196-default-programs-program-default-associations.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Taf56]

Thanks Shawn

That got me on the right track....

However http and https are on the list in "Associate a file type or protocol with a specific program" but not htm or html, and it appears Firefox has grabbed those anyway in Set Program Associations. If I try to Change Program... Firefox is all I am offered, not even Interner Exploere or my preferred Opera.......

But at least the links seem to work OK.

Cheers!

 

[johngalt]

You'll have to uninstall Firefox, reboot, and then you can make IE the default.

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Taf56.

You can manually set them by selecting Internet Explorer as the Current Default program instead for each of those protocols. This tutorial will show you how to. If IE7 is not listed, then just click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe .

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69758-default-programs.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn