Vista - protected mode, UAC and links embedded within outlook

08-27-2007

The only way to get embedded links to open from outlook was to disable
User Account Controls (UAC), wheras <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Features_new_to_Windows_Vista> and other sources indicated that
unselecting "Protected Mode" in IE7 would fix this.

Also, this allowed both printing from IE7 and highlighting text to select
it for copy/paste to notepad.

Surely there's a more elegant solution than to turn off UAC?

-Thufir

08-27-2007

"Thufir" <hawat.thufir@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:vWwAi.96485$fJ5.48995@xxxxxx

Quote:

> The only way to get embedded links to open from outlook was to disable
> User Account Controls (UAC), wheras <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> Features_new_to_Windows_Vista> and other sources indicated that
> unselecting "Protected Mode" in IE7 would fix this.
>
> Also, this allowed both printing from IE7 and highlighting text to select
> it for copy/paste to notepad.
>
> Surely there's a more elegant solution than to turn off UAC?
>
>
>
> -Thufir

What version of Outlook? I haven't seen this with Outlook 2007. There are
settings in Outlook that can disable links but how to change them is version
specific. I can also print and copy/paste from IE7 without disabling UAC.
Try resetting IE7 and Outlook back to the defaults and go from there.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

08-27-2007

Ah, good thinking about resetting to defaults. Thanks

-Thufir

08-27-2007	#1 (permalink)
Thufir n/a posts	protected mode, UAC and links embedded within outlook The only way to get embedded links to open from outlook was to disable User Account Controls (UAC), wheras <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Features_new_to_Windows_Vista> and other sources indicated that unselecting "Protected Mode" in IE7 would fix this. Also, this allowed both printing from IE7 and highlighting text to select it for copy/paste to notepad. Surely there's a more elegant solution than to turn off UAC? -Thufir
My System Specs

08-27-2007	#2 (permalink)
Kerry Brown n/a posts	Re: protected mode, UAC and links embedded within outlook "Thufir" <hawat.thufir@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:vWwAi.96485$fJ5.48995@xxxxxx Quote: > The only way to get embedded links to open from outlook was to disable > User Account Controls (UAC), wheras <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > Features_new_to_Windows_Vista> and other sources indicated that > unselecting "Protected Mode" in IE7 would fix this. > > Also, this allowed both printing from IE7 and highlighting text to select > it for copy/paste to notepad. > > Surely there's a more elegant solution than to turn off UAC? > > > > -Thufir What version of Outlook? I haven't seen this with Outlook 2007. There are settings in Outlook that can disable links but how to change them is version specific. I can also print and copy/paste from IE7 without disabling UAC. Try resetting IE7 and Outlook back to the defaults and go from there. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca
My System Specs

08-27-2007	#3 (permalink)
Thufir n/a posts	Re: protected mode, UAC and links embedded within outlook Ah, good thinking about resetting to defaults. Thanks -Thufir
My System Specs

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