Annoying Outlook "Safety"

[AllGamer]

Annoying message...

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1954/clipboard01gk9.gif

This started happening after once of the recent MS Automatic Updates
and since there was a huge load of updates, i have no clue which one caused this.

any one know how to disable it?

this message shows up when you click a URL link in an email message.

it's one of those annoying safety features that has gone overboard, which is wasting me more productivity time, than for what it's worth....

anyways... i check / uncheck / and tried all the options inside Outlook and IE
and nothing seems to be making any effect.

it's probably an outlook registry change that is not accessible via the GUI options in the software.

If some one knows how to revert it back to have Outlook let you click on link and launch the browser, then that will be much appreciated.

:t

[jediburke]

I would try to import the following registry key from another machine that works:
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Classes\htmlfile\shell \open\command

[jediburke]

Try to open an HTML file... if it gives same error like I think it will that means it's a problem with how the machine handles the file. I don't know of any outlook or I.E. reg setting that relates to how html files are opened... but I don't know everything. :D

[AllGamer]

is not even HTML file

is just any URL Link that comes in via outlook

it could be a plain text email with a URL link to say http://google.com
and instead of click it and go to google

now you click it and gets that annoying warning message

and i'm the Admin of the machine, and this network is not using Group Policies profiles

[jediburke]

Even if you think a gpo wasn't pushed to it, still would try the regedit.
In notepad put the following in... save as a .reg and run it:



Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell \open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\IEXPLORE.EXE\" -nohome"

[bruceb]

Another forum said to try this:

Try this
Tools, options, security "change automatic download settings"

If that does not fix it then see below and follow the directions:

The Answer Was Found In MS Knowledgebase
You receive an error message when you click a hyperlink in Outlook
View products that this article applies to.
Article ID : 310049
Last Review : January 31, 2007
Revision : 5.1
This article was previously published under Q310049
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/) Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
On This Page
SYMPTOMS
CAUSE
RESOLUTION
Reset Web settings
Export and import the registry key from another computer
Export the registry key from another computer
Import the registry key
SYMPTOMS
When you click a hyperlink in Microsoft Outlook, you may receive the following error message:
This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.

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CAUSE
After you upgrade to Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, the following registry key is either missing or corrupt:
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Classes\htmlfile\shell \open\command

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RESOLUTION
You may be able to resolve the issue by resetting Web settings in Internet Explorer. If that does not resolve the issue, import the registry key from another computer.

Back to the top
Reset Web settings
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Programs tab, and then click the Reset Web Settings button.
4. Under Internet programs, verify that the correct e-mail program is selected.
5. Click to select the Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser check box.
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Note You may receive the following message when Internet Explorer starts:
Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser. Would you like to make it your default browser?
If you receive the message, click Yes.

[AllGamer]

thanks bruceb

that's what i was looking for

although the instruction from microsoft are useless as usual, but i know what is missing now, and just needs a rebuild

[AllGamer]

that's weird, i've done all the registry correction as prescribed

yet it still doing that **** annoying message.

every other application works fine when clicking the link (all other applications worked fine to begin with), just the **** Outlook, that doesn't let you click those links WTF!

[bruceb]

If that didn't fix it, I do not know what else to suggest.
Perhaps a repair install of Outlook

[AllGamer]

update....

it was necessary to reboot the machine for this to take effect....

it's working now.

still no clue what removed that thing from the registry

the whole "htmlfile" section of the registry was gone, and i know it was one of the many MS updates it downloaded overnight.

[bruceb]

At least it fixed it. That's how MS likes to be.
They keep changing too many things in the
"interest of user safety" and then they hide
how to undo it or to fully expain what the
updates will do. On my machines, I check now
and then for updates manually & then I read them
over. If I think an update is not needed for me, say
for WMP11 or similar, then I do not take that one.

[AllGamer]

yeah, i do that for my home machine, in fact i've disabled automatic update completely from services.

but i work, i tend to keep it at "work standards" to comply with MS blah blah...
so when the census folks comes by and check licenses and security patches it's all there.