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February 13, 2011
MSOutlook Won't Resolve Hyperlinks
I can't get hyperlinks to work in MS Outlook.
I ran some commands suggested by this site and got an error on "regsvr32 Mshtml.dll" that said:
"Mshtml.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. This file can not be registered."
I think that these shouldn't work in IE 8, however.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679&sd=RMVP
Upgraded IE. Couldn't figure it out. Couldn't figure it out. Finally found this post:
"Note: Microsoft also has a global setting that disables hyperlinks by default for email items classified as junk. The setting is under Actions | Junk E-mail | Junk E-mail Options... "
Of course, they don't go on to explain how to fix it. Or what the setting is. But this is the answer:
In MS Outlook 2003, got to Actions > Junk E-mail > Junk E-mail Options and uncheck the box next to the text that says "Don't turn on links in messages that might connect to unsafe or fraudulent sites. To help protect your security, we recommend that you leave this check box selected."
Now, I'm not telling you to uncheck the box. If you feel that it's not safe, then by all means, don't do it. My problem is that Outlook sucks so bad that I can't create rules to filter my emails like I want so about half of them end up in the Junk Email folder. So, that's why I have to click on links in my Junk Email Folder - It's not my fault. It's because MS Outlook sucks.
Now, I'm noticing that MS Outlook converts my emails to plain text. It says up at the top plain as day "This message was converted to plain text because MS Outlook sucks."
OK. It doesn't say the part about "because MS Outlook sucks." But the first part of it is there, which implies the latter.
Posted by Rob Kiser on February 13, 2011 at 7:37 AM
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