Links have stopped working in windows

Hi.

I have had this problem on my PC since I uninstalled MyIE. No links
clicked from Windows applications now work, for instance links in emails
in Outlook, Outlook Express or Thunderbird. When I click nothing
happens. Links clicked within a web browser work fine though.

I definitely have no spyware or viruses or anything like that. It looks
like MyIE hooked into Windows OS to trap clicked links but then didn't
"rewire" it back again after it was uninstalled. Anyone know how to fix
this?

Cheers,

Mike

"Mike Chamberlain" <none DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> I have had this problem on my PC since I uninstalled MyIE. No links
> clicked from Windows applications now work, for instance links in emails
> in Outlook, Outlook Express or Thunderbird. When I click nothing
> happens. Links clicked within a web browser work fine though.
>
> I definitely have no spyware or viruses or anything like that. It looks
> like MyIE hooked into Windows OS to trap clicked links but then didn't
> "rewire" it back again after it was uninstalled. Anyone know how to fix
> this?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

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