If links in e-mails opened in IE 6, but IE 7, the problem usually occurs because the file association for HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) documents changed when you installed IE7.

• The simplest way to correct this problem is to click the Start menu and My Computer.
• In the resulting My Computer window, click the Tools menu and Folder Options.
• The Folder Options dialog box will appear.
• Click the File Types tab and look through the Registered File Types list.
• Click to highlight (NONE) URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol from the list.
• Click the Advanced button. The Edit File Type dialog box will appear.
• Click the Edit button. In the Application Used To Perform Action field, highlight -nohome. Then type %1 so that %1 replaces -nohome. You may see a prompt to make IE7 your default Web browser. If this happens, click the No button.
• Click OK. Then click OK once more to close the Edit File Type dialog box.

Once you return to the Folder Options dialog box, you will need to make another change

• From the Registered File Types list, click to highlight (NONE) URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol With Privacy.
• Click the Advanced button.
• In the Edit File Type dialog box, click the Edit button. In the Action Used To Perform Action field, highlight -nohome. Then type %1 to replace –nohome. Once again, if you are prompted to make IE7 your default Web browser, you must click No.
• After making the changes described in this paragraph, click the OK button.
• Click it one more time to close the Edit File Type dialog box.
• Click Close to close the Folder Options dialog box. Hyperlinks in Outlook Express email messages should now work.