Try going to Start | Set program access and defaults and set it to IE and OE
and see if that helps.

steve

"c wood" <french-treasures@easyconnect.fr> wrote in message
news:e8FcNOh6FHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> It appears that the protocol is correctly written for both IE and OE.
> I'm sure that the Firefox installation changed something, but I can't seem
> to find the problem.
> I contacted FF support and they denied that the installation could have
> caused the problems.
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:uNzhA1f6FHA.2828@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>I don't see the entire thread here, but see www.oehelp.com/ielnk.aspx
>>
>> Installing Firefox probably messed up the protocol. So check it and make
>> sure that the full path to IE is listed and not the path with the "~"s in
>> it.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "c wood" <french-treasures@easyconnect.fr> wrote in message
>> news:u1rNRTS6FHA.1864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> I've now installed the update, but I still have the same problems, plus
>>> an additional one. Now OE hangs for 10 seconds or so before opening.
>>>
>>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:OduORDN6FHA.3120@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> "c wood" <french-treasures@easyconnect.fr> wrote in message
>>>> news:uHul7yM6FHA.4076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl
>>>>> Thank you for the help - but, none of the suggestions have made any
>>>>> difference.
>>>>> I have SP2 and the attempted 'repair/update said my software is ok.
>>>>> I have no sound for video in either CNN or Comedy Central and I have
>>>>> watched these daily for months without problems - until today.
>>>>> Yesterday, I tried Firefox, but didn't like it and I uninstalled it.
>>>>> Could that be the source of the problems?
>>>>
>>>> You are missing an optional update for OE.
>>>>
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