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Word as editor doesn't change the behavior. I also have another machine that opens links properly and "use MS Word to edit e-mail messages" is checked on it.
Overall - it's probably a file association issue...
Win Explorer->Tools->Folder Options->File Type tab
Which extension would it be if it is only the link in Outlook message that is giving me a hard time? In looking I think it might be HTML document but not sure
I don't know how such an association might have been changed in the first place though
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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones
Does the same search box come up if you open a folder in Win Explorer? If so, the fix for that is:
Go to Start >Run and type:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
I cannot access the culprit machine until later today but will look to see
