In Outlook when I click on a link I am taken back to Start Screen rather than opening link in a new window or tab. What is the fix, please?

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(1) In Outlook, click on the File tab.
(2) On the left side of the screen, choose Options.
(3) A window called Outlook Options will open. In the left-hand menu, choose Mail.
(4) Under the Outlook panes section, click the Reading Pane button.
(5) Uncheck all three of the options in the Reading Pane window that opens, then click OK.
(6) Click OK to close the Outlook Options window.

Because of the age of this question, save yourself ALOT of headaches and use Gmail:

Follow the below mentioned steps to set Outlook as your default email client.

Steps for Windows 7 and Vista -

- Click Start and in Start search box type 'default programs'.
- In Search results, click default programs under Programs.
- Now click on 'Set your default programs' and highlight Microsoft Outlook.
- Click on 'Set this program as default' and click OK.

Steps for Windows XP and earlier platforms -

- Start Internet Explorer. Select Tools -> Internet Option -> Programs tab.
- Under Email, select Microsoft Outlook and click OK.

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Jane

Try to open Outlook in safe mode. Follow thses steps to do it.

1.Click on start button (for Vista it will be Windows button ) and click on Run.
2.Type outlook.exe /safe and press enter.
3.If outlook is not starting then we have to do a detect and repair. Follow these steps to do that.

Detect and repair.

1.Click on Start button (for Vista it will be Windows button ) and click on Run.
2.Type outlook.exe /safe and press enter.
3.Go to Help tab in Outlook and select office diagnostics, click on continue and click on Run Diagnostics.

Method 2:

Try to open Outlook without addins.

1.Click on start button and click on Run.
2.Type outlook.exe /a and press enter.

If he can open Outlook in this way, then the third party addins are causing the issue. This can be resolved by
removing the third party addins. Follow these steps to remove third party addins.

1.Open Outlok and click On the Tools menu, click Trust Center, and then click Add-ins.(for Office 2007).
2.In the Add-ins box, identify the add-in that you want to disable and note the Add-in type located in the Type
column.
3.Select the Add-in type in the Manage box and then click Go.
4.clear the check box for the Add-in that you want to disable and then click OK.

Method3:

Press Cntrl+Alt+Delete to open task manager and click on processes. click on outlook.exe and click on End process.
If there is multiple outlook.exe running end all of them. Try to open outlook after ending all outlook.exe processes.

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Method4:
Take a back up of pst files and reinstall Outlook . follow these steps to take a backup of pst files.

1.Close any messaging programs such as Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, or Microsoft Windows Messaging.
2.Click on start button and go to setting and open control panel.
3.Double-click the Mail icon.
4.Click Show Profiles.
5.Click the appropriate profile, and then click Properties.
6.Click Data Files.
7.Under Name, click the Personal Folders Service that you want to back up. By default, this service is called Personal 8.Folders. However,
it may be named something else
9.Click Settings, and then note the path and file name that appears.
10.Close all the Properties windows.
11.Open the file through the path and copy it to a new folder as backup.

Fix 1: Start by Resetting Your Default Browser Most times, I can fix my Outlook hyperlink problem by resetting my default browser to Internet Explorer. I start with this step even if I plan to use Firefox as my browser. The reason I choose this path is I’ve had better success and it takes me closer to my end goal.
To make IE your default browser,
1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools from the menu
3. Select Internet Options.
4. Click the Programs tab
5. Click the button labeled Make Default.
6. Click OK.
7. Test a hyperlink in Outlook to see if the web page opens in Internet Explorer.
Fix 2: Reregister Windows DLL Files Even after resetting your default browser you still can’t open hyperlink in Outlook, it could be one or more registry keys is damaged. The solution is to reregister some of your DLL files. The process may sound intimidating, but it’s easy. There are 6 files to register based on your system. Some configurations use shdocvw.dll and others use shdoc401.dll.
To reregister the DLL files,
1. Close all open programs.
2. Click the Start button.
3. Select the Run… command. Vista users can type “run” in the Start Search textbox.
4. In the Open: textbox, type regsvr32 followed by a space and the file name.
In the screen snap below, I’ve used the first file Shdocvw.dll.

5. Click the OK button. You should see a message showing the process succeeded.
6. Click OK to dismiss the message.
7. Repeat the procedure for the other DLL files.

• regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll (Some system use Shdoc401.dll instead)
• regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
• regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
• regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
• regsvr32 Urlmon.dll
• regsvr32 Shell32.dll

8. As before, test to see if your Outlook hyperlink problem has been resolved.
Fix 3: Reset the (NONE) URL File Types If you’ve gotten to this part, I have to figure your Outlook hyperlinks are still broken. Don’t fret as I have another fix to try. My guess is someplace along the line your file associations broke. This is the mapping Windows uses to a file type to program. A common mapping might be .XLS files with Microsoft Excel. In this case, we need to check URL mappings.
To set URL file associations,
1. Open My Computer.
2. From the Tools menu, select Folder Options…
3. Click the File Types tab. A long list of Extensions and File Types appears.
4. Scroll down till you get to (NONE) URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol

5. Click the Advanced button.

6. Select the bold open item. *
7. Click Edit…
8. Click the Browse… button
9. Navigate to where Internet Explorer is located. (For most PC, it’s at C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe)
10. Add a space and %1 to the end of the file name. (e.g. "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" %1)
11. Click OK.
12. Click Close.
13. Repeat the process for (NONE) URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy.
* If open doesn’t show, click New and type open in the action box.
Back to Firefox (Optional) Once you get the Outlook links to open in Internet Explorer, you can change your default browser to Firefox. This should roll down to Outlook so any embedded hyperlinks will open in the correct browser.
To set Firefox 3 as your default browser,
1. Open Firefox
2. Select Tools from the menu
3. Select Options…
4. Click Advanced
5. Click the Check Now button
6. Click Yes if the default browser is not set.
7. Click OK.

When clicking a link in the Outlook Express or Word software in the Windows XP Operating System and nothing happens, ensure that the Internet Explorer web browser is set as the default web browser.

1. In the Internet Explorer window, on the toolbar, click Tools and then click Internet Options.

2. In the Internet Options window, click the Programs tab.

3. On the Program tab, click to select the Internet Explorer should check to see if it is the default browser box.

4. Click the OK button.

If the issue persists, follow this procedure:

NOTE: This is an issue which may be resolved by following this Microsoft KB Article: Microsoft KB Article ID 823301.

1. Click the Start button, then click Run.
2. In the Run window, next to Open, type regsvr32 urlmon.dll.
3. Press the ENTER key.
4. In the RegSrv32 dialog box, click the OK button.
5. Repeat this procedure for each of the following files, substituting the file name typed next to Open in step 2 for each of the files listed below:

• regsvr32 mshtml.dll
• regsvr32 shdocvw.dll
• regsvr32 browseui.dll
• regsvr32 msjava.dll

This should resolve the issue.


Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi,
Outlook is actually running in your system.Do following steps.

Press Shift+Ctrl+Esc -> You will see the windows task manager.

In application tab you can see Outlook task.If its status is showing 'Running'. Then select that outlook task and click on Switch o.Outlook should open now.

And is Status of the task is showing 'Not Responding' or you cant see the outlook task then go in 'processes' tab.In this you will see a process named 'Outlook.exe',select that process and click on ' end process' and then reopen the outlook.It will work.You dont have to restart your machine every time.

And also do repair outlook.for this open outlook and click on help tab and select detect and repair' option.this will repair your outlook.

Hi

I found the solutiom from microsoft

1. On the Start menu, point to All Programs or Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer. 2. In Windows Explorer, edit the file type. To do this, follow these steps, as appropriate for the version of Windows that you are running: • For Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, follow these steps: a. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. b. On the File Types tab, click URL:MailTo Protocol under the (NONE) section, and then click Advanced. c. Under Actions, click Open, and then click Edit. d. If you are running Microsoft Outlook 2002, type the following text under Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"If you are running Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, type the following text under Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"If you are running Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, type the following text under Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1" e. Click OK two times. • For Microsoft Windows 98, follow these steps: a. On the View menu, click Folder Options. b. On the File Types tab, click URL:MailTo Protocol, and then click Edit. c. Under Actions, click Open, and then click Edit. d. If you are running Microsoft Outlook 2002, type the following text under Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"If you are running Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, type the following text under Application used to perform action: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1" e. Click OK two times. 3. In Internet Explorer, verify the e-mail program. To do this, follow these steps: a. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. b. On the tab, change the default mail program to Outlook Express in the E-mail box, and then click Apply. c. In the E-mail box, change the default mail program back to Outlook, and then click Apply. d. Close the Internet Options dialog box. e. Click Start, click Run, type mailto:, and then click OK.
you can also visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312346

Hope this will solve the problem

ronnae,
Please try these tips to fix your problem

OLEXP Internet Shortcuts in Outlook Express Do Not
> Start Web Browser
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=177054
>
> OLEXP Nothing Happens When You Click a Link in
> Outlook Express
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=176581
>
> Current Web Page Is Blank After Opening an Outlook-- URI
> from Internet Explorer
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=257136
>
>
> You cannot open a new Internet Explorer window or
> nothing occurs after you click a link
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
>
> Nothing happens when you click a link
> http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

If these do not work you will have to repair IE.
Here is how:

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and
> Outlook Express in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378
Please let me know how you make out.
thanks.