Re: Opening attachments and links in messages

Everytime I try to open a link in Outlook I receive the message: operations
has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. I have
tried to change my settings but the message still continues. Any suggestions
on what I should do next?
--
Spartans818


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [Crosspost to IE General]
>
> Have you installed IE8?
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
> subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
> applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
> Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
> IE8?
>
> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
>
> Just asking for now!! Do NOT use such a Restore Point yet!! => Do you have
> an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?
>
> NB: Uninstalling IE8 should resolve the behavior but you should not have
> encountered it in the first place if IE8 was installed properly.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> Cascadian wrote:
> > For some reason clicking on an internet link in an email message will not
> > take me to the internet, I only get an error message. However if I have
> > internet express already open when I click on the link it opens the link.
> > I
> > am also having problems opening attachments. Powerpoint slide shows comes
> > up with an error message saying it cannot find the file. The same goes
> > for
> > jpg files. I have to save the attachments to my computer before I can
> > double click on the files to open them. It seems to have started after I
> > installed the latest IExplorer. Can anyone help me to get my Windows mail
> > to function the way it used to?
>
>