Internet Explorer Starts When You Click a Hyperlink Even if Netscape Navigator Is the Default Browser (274042)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q274042

SYMPTOMS

When you click a hyperlink in an HTML e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook Express, Internet Explorer may start, and this may occur even if Netscape Navigator is set to be the default browser.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue:
  1. Right-click the hyperlink, and then click Copy Shortcut.
  2. Click Start, click Run, press CTRL+V, and then click OK.
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB274042
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