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Last answer on Sep 19, 2009 5:55:29 am BST Nancy, on Jan 30, 2009 7:20:14 am GMT 
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Hello,

When I click on a link from my emails or from websites, instead of going to that link, it is bringing up "my documents" folder and in file type is the ".exe" file type. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? I am running Windows XP sp3 on a IBM Thinkpad. Thanks,
Nancy

Configuration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 7.0

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MatthieuSBTJ, on Jan 30, 2009 7:31:46 am GMT

Hi,

Is it trying to Save, or to Open? :P

I thought, mayby, that there could be something wrong with the file association of .htm files?

I can be way aside the railroad but eh.. Could you try to save a page to html to your desktop, then right clicking it, getting to open with, select firefox or safari or chroe or internet explorer... KonquerorXP whatever is a browser :P then check a box that sounds like "always use this program".

I cant promise anything, but thats the first thing i'd do :)

Yet, the first question would help others to bring the subject forward :)

Have a nice day!

-Matt

   
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AC, on May 11, 2009 1:54:28 pm BST
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Did anyone figure this out because I am having the same problem but with a Dell running XP?

   
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Dr. nick, on Jun 18, 2009 6:55:26 am BST

Can we have a answer , waniting since January , is not good , there must be a XP problem , come on microsoft

   
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mrnaturl, on Jul 27, 2009 1:21:30 am BST

It's not an XP problem.
Does that same thing to me and I'm using Vista.

It's NOT the operating system. Mine was working fine the other day but IE8 wasn't. IE8 was blocking safe content on some web pages. I changed some settings in IE8 to display that content and now any time I click a link in an email it opens Windows Explorer to the My Docs folder. Computers are a pain in the *ss

   
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CeeCee, on Aug 22, 2009 12:58:18 am BST

I have the same problem...what's up? Has anyone figured out what the problem is and how to fix it? HELP!

   
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 5buglets, on Sep 19, 2009 5:55:29 am BST

Same problem but just seems to be some links. The links that don't open are things like if I bought something and the store sends a link to show shipping progress, etc.
I am running Vista and I believe that it is fully updated as is IE8. FRUSTRATING!
Tried right clicking but the only options then are "Select All," "Look Up" or "Translate".

   
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