Jim
Mon Aug 25 15:43:01 PDT 2008
I can try that approach. I still think it came with q823353 and q837009.
Another thought was NYTimes was an early blocker of sending links and
webpages from remote machines. Has anyone seen or experienced a problem like
this from those types of websites that persists? However, like I said
earlier, I do cleanboot fairly often at least monthly sometimes weekly.
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uY89oovBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I'd uninstall TBird and reassert OE as the default again. Should you wish
> to reinstall TBird, choose to do a Custom install and do NOT accept the
> prompt for TBird to become the default Mail Client.
>
> Jim wrote:
> > Yes, on occasion I do use these programs FF and TB. I believe this
problem
> > started before that installation.
> >
> > I never had a problem interchanging these vendors. The link problem has
> > been
> > around for sometime now. I have done Gary's [clean boot] process. I have
> > repaired\reinstalled IEv.6. I have checked most of these registry items
> > manually, that is visually without altering anything in the registry and
> > that would be the only "questionable points" I have found so far, there
> > may
> > be others I don't know of.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%235941CvBJHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> Is TBird still installed? Was it ever installed?
> >>
> >> Jim wrote:
> >>> Also, HKEY_USERS\jdj\Software\Clients\Mail is set with TB as the
> >>> default.
> >>> So
> >>> those two keys are set with TB as default mail client. And
HKEY_CURRENT
> >>> USER
> >>> same location. But the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail is set
> >>> with
> >>> OE as the default. Sorry for the messed up post here.
> >>> "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >>> news:eJfeCWuBJHA.1628@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>>> Whoops! I meant I had FF and OE running and visa versa also.
> >>>> Not [that is I had FF and TB running]
> >>>>
> >>>> "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
> >>>> news:uXg3JRuBJHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> Ok, I check this and it is set as the default. I do not have Outlook
> >>>>> only
> >>>>> OEv.6.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> An interesting side note. I have had FF2.x and TBx as default in the
> >>>>> past
> >>>>> and also had inter changed them, that is I had FF and TB running and
> >>>>> no
> >>>>> problems. This problem has been around for awhile like 2004 or 5. I
> >>>>> just
> >>>>> tried to live with it. Also, I found in the registry under current
> >>>>> user
> >>>>> that TB was the default client on my username. Could this be the
> >>>>> problem?
> >>>>> I know that the article states local machine, but it might be a
> >>>>> registry
> >>>>> problem like that. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\Mail
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:eMmnVinBJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>> OE Tools | Options | General | Default Messaging Programs | This
> >>>>>> application is the default Mail/New handler | Make Default
(select).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Is MS Outlook also installed, Jim?
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> ~PA Bear
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Jim wrote:
> >>>>>>> I am using win98se with IEv.6 and OEv.6. So far so good upto 2b.
> >>> What
> >>>> do
> >>>>> I
> >>>>>>> do for that OS?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 1.
http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 2a.
http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program
> >>>>>>>> Access
> >>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>> Defaults > Email > ...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> If still no joy, see:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as
> >>>>>>>> Default
> >>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Microsoft Outlook updates change the default mail handler to
> >>>>>>>> Microsoft
> >>>>>>>> Outlook
> >>>>>>>>
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >>>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since
2002
> >>>>>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin
http://aumha.net
> >>>>>>>> DTS-L
http://dts-l.net/
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Jim wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> The drop down menu in IE menubar Tools>Mail and News> new
message;
> >>>>>>>>> send a
> >>>>>>>>> link; send a page are not working. It is thought to be (q or
> >>>>>>>>> kb)823353. This
> >>>>>>>>> KB is no longer offered in the WU catalog. Should I remove it?
>