Powerpoint being launched from hyperlinks

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brittman

For some annoying reason, when launching an embedded hyperlink,
PowerPoint seems to be taking over instead of the browser & is
launching & trying to render the URL content instead of my browser
doing this.

Is there a fix to this?
 
B

brittman

Steve Rindsberg said:
Need more info, please:

What's the link embedded in?
What application are you using to view whatever file the link's embedded in?
What's the content of the link?
Click to expand...

Steve:

It seems to occur on any hyperlink embedded withinin any eMail message
I access through Outlook. Basically, PPT hijacks the process & tries
to open up the link within itself instead of letting my browser do the
job.

I use Mozilla Firefox for the browser which will launch/take me to the
linked URL, however PowerPoint launches first & I have to wait while
it tries to render the content (a web page) within PowerPoint. I then
I have to close PowerPoint & the process happens all over again if I
click on additional hyperlinks.

Frustrating ... & strange. Any ideas why this is ocurring?

Running XP Pro w/SP2
PPT 2002
Outlook 2002
 
R

RubUOut

Did you ever find a cause for your issue? I ask because i need to do the
opposite of your issue. Currently if you click on a PPT hyperlink on our
website it opens the PPT file in a browser in Kiosk mode. I need it to open
in Power Point.
 
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