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Old 10-10-2004, 01:47 AM
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Unable to open url's in a conversation
when on MSN messenger, when someone sends a hyperlink to me (www.google.com etc)

i click on it and nothing opens!!! same with profile... I can't view anyones profile...
is it cuz I downloaded mozilla firefox?

does anyone know how to fix this problem?

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Old 10-10-2004, 06:31 AM
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Yeah I have that sometimes...if I click it again, it often works but sometimes it just won't work at all...is it something to do with Firefox blocking popups?
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Old 10-10-2004, 08:22 AM
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I have the same problem, it fluctuates, in one conversation, links will work, in another, I have to copy and paste them into the browser.

I don't think there is a way around it. Not a major problem for me really, just a slight annoyance.
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Old 10-10-2004, 05:43 PM
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I *think* it may be caused by any pop up blockers that are running on IE, but I could be wrong. By either highlighting the url, then clicking it, or pressing ctrl, or alt then clicking the url will activate it.
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Old 10-10-2004, 06:04 PM
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quote:Originally posted by detn8r

I *think* it may be caused by any pop up blockers that are running on IE, but I could be wrong. By either highlighting the url, then clicking it, or pressing ctrl, or alt then clicking the url will activate it.
Just to clarify with ya, even if IE is not your default broswer?
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Old 10-10-2004, 06:09 PM
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MSN Messenger requires you to have a specific version of Internet Explorer installed before you can run Messenger. The "internal workings" are based from IE, whether it's your default browser or not.
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Old 10-10-2004, 06:33 PM
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Ok cheers detn8r, I knew MSN needed a certain version of IE installed, was unsure about the default broswer thing though.

Thanks.
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SRY det for using bad title...

anyways... the problem seemed to been solved by no particular reason... maybe it was MSN MSGer's own problem or some spyware that have been stopping me...

anyways... thx to all you guys
 

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