OLEXP: How to Configure Outlook Express to Open Links in E-mail Messages in a New Browser Window
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- The information in this article applies to: a.. Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5, 5.01 for Windows 95 b.. Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5, 5.01 for Windows 98 c.. Microsoft Outlook Express version 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition d.. Microsoft Outlook Express version 5.5 for Windows 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --- SYMPTOMS When you receive an e-mail message in Outlook Express that contains shortcuts to Web pages or other Internet resources (using URLs such as http://www.microsoft.com), the URL is opened in a new Microsoft Internet Explorer window the first time, but any other URLs in the e-mail message are opened in the same Internet Explorer window when you click them. This behavior occurs whether or not you have enabled the "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts" option in Internet Explorer properties. WORKAROUND To configure Outlook Express to always open additional URLs in a new Internet Explorer window, you need to change the file associations for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) under the folder settings in Windows Explorer. To do so, use the following steps for the appropriate operating system. Microsoft Windows 2000 1.. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop to start Windows Explorer. 2.. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. 3.. On the File Types tab, scroll down the list until you locate the N/A section in the Extensions column. 4.. Click the N/A URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol entry, and then click Advanced. 5.. In the Edit File Type dialog box that appears, click the OPEN entry in the Actions box, and then click Edit. 6.. In the Editing action for type: URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol window, click to clear the Use DDE check box, and then click OK. 7.. Click OK, click Close, and then quit Windows Explorer. 8.. Quit all versions of Internet Explorer. Now when you run Outlook Express, additional links are opened in a new Internet Explorer window. Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 1.. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop to start Windows Explorer. 2.. On the View menu, click Folder Options. 3.. On the File Types tab, click URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol in the list, and then click Edit. 4.. In the Edit File Type dialog box that appears, click the OPEN entry in the Actions box, and then click Edit. 5.. In the Editing action for type: URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol window, click to clear the Use DDE check box. 6.. In the Application used to perform action box, type %1 at the end of the string so it looks like the following example (the drive and location of Iexplore.exe may be different): "D:\Progra~1\Intern~1\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1 7.. Click OK, click Close, and then click Close. 8.. Quit Windows Explorer. 9.. Quit all versions of Internet Explorer. Now when you run Outlook Express, additional links are opened in a new Internet Explorer window. MORE INFORMATION To reverse the changes described in the previously described workaround, use the following steps for the appropriate operating system. Windows 2000 1.. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop to start Windows Explorer. 2.. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. 3.. On the File Types tab, locate the N/A section in the Extensions column. 4.. Click the N/A URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol entry, and then click Advanced. 5.. In the Edit File Type window that appears, click the OPEN entry in the Actions box, and then click Edit. 6.. In the Editing action for type: URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol window, click to select the Use DDE check box. 7.. In the Application used to perform action box, delete the %1 that appears after the -nohome entry, as shown in the following example (the drive and location of Iexplore.exe may be different): "D:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome 8.. In the DDE Message box, type the following: "%1",,-1,0,,,, 9.. In the Application box, type IExplore. 10.. Leave the DDE Application Not Running box empty. 11.. In the Topic box, type WWW_OpenURL. 12.. Click OK, and then click Close. 13.. Quit Windows Explorer. 14.. Quit all versions of Internet Explorer. Now when you run Outlook Express, additional links are opened in the same Internet Explorer window. Windows 95 or Windows 98 1.. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop to start Windows Explorer. 2.. On the View menu, click Folder Options. 3.. On the File Types tab, click the URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol entry, and then click Edit. 4.. In the Edit File Type dialog box that appears, click the OPEN entry in the Actions box, and then click Edit. 5.. In the Editing action for type: URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol window, click to select the Use DDE check box. 6.. In the Application used to perform action box, delete the %1 that appears after the -nohome entry, as shown in the following example (the drive and location of Iexplore.exe may be different): "D:\Progra~1\Intern~1\iexplore.exe" -nohome 7.. In the DDE Message box, type the following: "%1",,-1,0,,,, 8.. In the Application box, type IExplore. 9.. Leave the DDE Application Not Running box empty. 10.. In the Topic box, type WWW_OpenURL. 11.. Click OK, click Close, and then click Close. 12.. Quit Windows Explorer. 13.. Quit all versions of Internet Explorer. Now when you run Outlook Express, additional links are opened in the same Internet Explorer window. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Dougherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 10:28 AM Subject: Re: PCWorks: Outlook not opening new IE windows? : Gerry, : I know that one and it is unchecked. : I still have this problem in OE. : Any other ideas? : thanks. : : Jeff : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.9-11-2001tragedy.com : FAX 1-413-280-0677 : Intrepid Video & Electronics : Harrisburg, PA 17111 : 717-909-8844 : www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Gerald E. Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 2:02 PM : Subject: Re: PCWorks: Outlook not opening new IE windows? : : : > At 06:32 PM 12/11/01 -0500, Jeff Dougherty wrote the following: : > : > >I posted this problem before, since then, moved back to IE 5.01, which I : had : > >problems with since the switch back so I am back to IE 6.0. : > >In Outlook Express, I like to open some of the links in the emails and : check : > >them out after I am done with my mail, or at least that folder. : > >I still have not found a way to open new IE windows even with holding : > >"shift" down. : > >It works in IE 6.0 window, but not in my Outlook Express. : > >Is there an option for this somewhere? It's not in Internet properties. : > : > Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts. : > Specifies that when you click a Web link in an Internet-aware program, : such : > as Outlook Express, and there is already an Internet Explorer window open, : > the Web page appears in the open browser window instead of opening a new : > window. : > : > This is on by default. You need to turn it off, that is, uncheck the check : box. : > IE6 -- Tools -- Internet Options... -- Advanced tab : > Scroll down under Browsing to find it : > : > : > -- : > Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
