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messenger links problems
Posted: December 11th, 2006, 10:53
by Joose
HALP!
For quite a long time, links from any of my messenger programs have had a bit of an issue. I click on them, and the (sometimes) the link opens after about 30 seconds to a full minute. Sometimes it doesnt open at all. This means that I end up, often, with the link opening multiple times.
Its not really a major issue, but it is getting incresingly pissing irritating. Anyone know why its happening and what I can do about it?
Just to clarify, its hapening in all messenger programs, near as I can tell. Ive definately had the problem in msn, trillian, skype and xfire.
Re: messenger links problems
Posted: December 11th, 2006, 11:41
by mrbobbins
Joose wrote:HALP!
For quite a long time, links from any of my messenger programs have had a bit of an issue. I click on them, and the (sometimes) the link opens after about 30 seconds to a full minute. Sometimes it doesnt open at all. This means that I end up, often, with the link opening multiple times.
Its not really a major issue, but it is getting incresingly pissing irritating. Anyone know why its happening and what I can do about it?
Just to clarify, its hapening in all messenger programs, near as I can tell. Ive definately had the problem in msn, trillian, skype and xfire.
Strangely I had this problem on Sunday with Xfire, and I think Chicken may have as well, took ages and some links didn't open at all
Posted: December 11th, 2006, 12:05
by Grimmie
I think it's a common problem.
I sometimes have to single or double click on links.
Bets solution is to just pop upon your browser from quicklaunch and copypaste the link.
Posted: December 11th, 2006, 12:58
by Sheriff Fatman
I have the same problem all external links, xfire, my news and weather widgets, everything. It fixed itself once, then broke again.
I have no idea what it is and believe me, I have looked.
Posted: December 11th, 2006, 15:00
by Woo Elephant Yeah
Go into Set Program Access & Defaults and make sure you specify Microsoft Internet Explorer as the default browser for internet links.
What versions of web browsers do you have on your system?
Posted: December 11th, 2006, 16:27
by Sheriff Fatman
Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:Go into Set Program Access & Defaults and make sure you specify Microsoft Internet Explorer as the default browser for internet links.
What versions of web browsers do you have on your system?
Well fuck me. I had a feeling someone was going to post a glaringly obvious solution and make me look a right tit, and I wasn't disappointed!
Just needed to set Foxy as the default and all is groovy.
Cheers old bean
