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cant follow links

Post by Merlin » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:21 am

For some reason if I click on a link like a tech support link off of a game menu it will not actually input the web address and go to the site. I get a blank white screen with the field that should have the web address blank. Any ideas as to what setting might be making this happen?
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Re: cant follow links

Post by Sparky » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:24 am

What browser are you using?
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Re: cant follow links

Post by Merlin » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:25 am

IE 64 bit
strange thing. I can go to the links thread here and it does work. just not off of a drop down menu in a prgram..
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Re: cant follow links

Post by Sparky » Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:29 am

Have you tried making 32 bit IE or another browser your default browser to see what happens? I'm running Windows 7 64 bit but I use Chrome or 32 bit IE for my browsers. Some web pages didn't seem to work properly in IE 64 bit for me.
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Re: cant follow links

Post by DragonFury » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:36 am

ie 64 bit is a bit finiky, try waterfox a 64bit browser from firfox
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Re: cant follow links

Post by egloeckle » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:54 pm

Check your file associations for htm/html as well as the http/https protocols. Reset them if anything or try setting them to another browser, then back to IE.
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Re: cant follow links

Post by Merlin » Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:26 pm

egloeckle wrote:Check your file associations for htm/html as well as the http/https protocols. Reset them if anything or try setting them to another browser, then back to IE.

How do I do this??
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Re: cant follow links

Post by egloeckle » Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:49 pm

Assuming win7 its under "Default Programs" either right on the start menu or in control panels. Use the "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" option, then its just a matter of finding the appropriate file types and protocols in the list (file types and protocols are separate in the list, each section is alphabetical though.
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Re: cant follow links

Post by KnightRid » Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:17 am

egloeckle wrote:Assuming win7 its under "Default Programs" either right on the start menu or in control panels. Use the "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" option, then its just a matter of finding the appropriate file types and protocols in the list (file types and protocols are separate in the list, each section is alphabetical though.

I believe (correct me if i am wrong) you can just install Firefox or Chrome, tell it to be the default web browser, restart the computer, then tell IE to be default again and it should reset associations - I think.
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Re: cant follow links

Post by Sparky » Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:18 am

KnightRid is correct, I seem to recall during the installation of Chrome it asked if I want to set it as default browser.
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Re: cant follow links

Post by egloeckle » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:52 pm

It does, but not everyone wants to have to install a browser (even though there are far superior ones than IE) to fix a stupid windows hiccup.
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