Hyperlinks Open in Internet Explorer Instead of in the Default Browser (810649)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3

SYMPTOMS

When you click a link in any of the following Windows features, the link may open in Microsoft Internet Explorer instead of in your default browser.
  • Help
  • Accessibility Wizard
  • Magnifier
  • Narrator
  • On-Screen Keyboard
  • The Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel
  • Active Desktop

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

To resolve this problem, download the Critical Update: 810649. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site: The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

All Languages Except NEC Japanese

DownloadDownload the 810649_W2K_SP4_X86_<ln>.exe package now.

Where <ln> is the value that represents a specific language in the following table:
Language<ln> value
Arabicar
Chinese (Simplified)cn
Chinese (Traditional)tw
Czechcz
Danishda
Dutch (Nederlands)nl
Englishen
Finnishfi
Frenchfr
Germande
Greekel
Hungarianhu
Italianit
Japaneseja
Koreanko
Norwegianno
Polishpl
Portuguese (Brazil)br
Portuguese (Portugal)pt
Russianru
Spanishes
Swedishsv
Turkishtu

NEC Japanese

DownloadDownload the 810649_W2K_SP4_nec98_JA.exe package now.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   22-Nov-2002  16:58  5.00.2195.6139    150,800  Accwiz.exe       
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.00.2195.6157    301,328  Appwiz.cpl
   26-Nov-2002  14:23  5.2.3644.0         10,752  Hh.exe           
   26-Nov-2002  14:23  5.2.3718.0        513,632  Hhctrl.ocx
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.2.3644.0         37,888  Hhsetup.dll      
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.2.3644.0        143,872  Itircl.dll       
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.2.3644.0        122,368  Itss.dll         
   22-Nov-2002  16:59  5.00.2195.6139     43,792  Magnify.exe      
   22-Nov-2002  16:58  5.00.2195.6139     24,848  Narrator.exe     
   22-Nov-2002  16:59  5.00.2195.6139    221,456  Osk.exe          
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.00.3502.6139  1,099,536  Shdocvw.dll      
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.00.3502.6144  2,354,448  Shell32.dll      
   10-Dec-2002  17:37  5.00.3502.6139    408,848  Urlmon.dll       
   10-Dec-2002  11:24  5.0.2195.6157     155,136  Sp3res.dll
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

Administrators can download this update from the Windows Update Catalog to deploy to multiple computers. If you want to obtain this update to install later or install on more than one computer, search for this article ID number by using the Advanced Search Options feature in the Windows Update Catalog.

For additional information about how to download updates from the Windows Update Catalog, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

323166 HOW TO: Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog on Windows XP

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with Only One Reboot


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2005
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