[GGMan]

Originally Posted by Ripplemaker

The instructions for eliminating the error works fine for Windows XP, but do you have a "fix" for those of us running Windows Vista?

Clicking a link in an email opens the web site and opens a "Locate Link Browser" dialog box.

This worked work for me in Vista :

Registry edit

You will need to manually edit the registry in Windows Vista or in cases where the File Types listing is missing certain entries such as "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol" (HTTP) and "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy" (HTTPS).

Caution: Editing the registry incorrectly can damage your system. Do not attempt these steps if you are inexperienced or uncomfortable using the Registry Editor.

1. Go to "Start -> Run" (or press the windows key+R) then type regedit and click OK
2. Use the directory tree hierarchy to navigate to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec"
3. Delete the "ddexec" registry key
4. Repeat for "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTPS\shell\open\ddeexec" (and any other protocols you want to fix)
5. Repeat for "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeex ec"
6. Repeat for "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\ddeexec"

Alternate method (this worked for me ):

1. Go to "Start -> Run" (or press the windows key+R) then type regedit and click OK
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Ap plication\Topic
3. Change (Default)'s value to System and, in ddeexec, delete the Default value of "%1",,0,0,,,,
4. Repeat for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\ddeexec\A pplication\Topic
5. Repeat for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Applicat ion\Topic
6. Repeat for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Applica tion\Topic (and any other protocols you want to fix)