Outlook links opening in IE, not Outlook

I use FireFox as well. It is my default browser.
What are the Firefox settings ?
I see a mailto: setting in FireFox that deals with outlook ... but that is it.

I used these instructions to add the outlook: protocol to FireFox.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/T...

Essentially,

For other protocols, change the protocolName to match the name of the protocol you want to register and programName to the name of the program you want to have open:

javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler('protocolName','http://support.mozilla.com/value=%s','programName');
I used.

javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler('outlook','http://support.mozilla.com/value=%s','Outlook');
Then I went into FireFox (Tools .. Options ... Applications) and saw the entry. I added a new entry to use with the Outlook protocol (see image below) and deleted the one I made above.



To prove it is a hijacking problem, I pasted what still appears in the IE window ( outlook:00000000A402A5AA908D71488C425AADE7FD10F0446F2C00 ) into FireFox and it successfully open up the outlook Todo !

Seems IE is hijacking the outlook; protocol. Any suggestions ? I have OneNote installed on this PC and i thought it might have used the outlook: protocol as well ?

To further the hijacking idea, I exported the bLADEwiki page in which I made the Outlook link to .htm ... when I open the exported page in FireFox .. and click the link ... the Outlook task open successfully.

when I open the exported page in IE(7) .. and click the link ... the Outlook task opens in another IE window (the task does not open successfully).

/stumped.

Note: I have tried this on 5 of my PCs, all the same problem.

Regarding all the new .dlls in the bLADEwiki directory .... I have up until recently just had Interop.SHDocVw.dll in the root bW directory. I manually copies the:
Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll
Interop.Microsoft.Office.Core.dll
Interop.Outlook.dll
into my root bW dir (C:\bLADEWiki).
Do these .dll files need to be on the Windows Path ? Do they need to be registered ?
HTH.

Struggled with the same issue and found this thread. I've added in the outlook protocol in Firefox and have confirmed that I can open an outlook item directly from Firefox. I've set Firefox as the default browser and confirmed that a hyperlink in other applications launches Firefox. An http link in a Blade page opens fine in Firefox - an outlook: link attempts to open in ie and I get the "can't be found" message that was the topic of the original post. Any progress on finding out how IE hijacks the outlook: porotocol, or alternatively, how to set up the pointer to the Outlook application within IE?

Thanks

- Kurt

Of note: this is a display problem.
Maybe an IE security issue ?
Because even though the item does not display .... the Task is created.

Dale, another side note ... I dont think the control + t shortcut works to make a todo.

Here's what looks to be a related MS support page:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968416

Quote: "This problem occurs because the Outlook: URL protocol is not registered in the Windows registry by Outlook 2007. This functionality is not included with Outlook 2007. Consequently, any use of the Outlook: URL protocol does not function. "

However - you can open an item using the command line: (I use teamscope linker to get the unique ID for a mail message, and then the command line is just c:> "path to outlook" "GUID" - works fine.

So what I tried to do is register the outlook: protocol - I added a Outlook.URL.outlook string under

HKEY_Local_Machine/SW/Clients/Mail/MS Outlook/Capabilities/URL Associations

I then added a Outlook.URL.outlook key to

HKEY_Local_Machine/SW/Classes

And configured this key be similar to the mailto or webcal items - except no command line switches.

Restarted windows and opened ID and clicked on an outlook: link embedded in a web page and .... didn't work.

So - I'm in over my head (any anyone out there with decent experience would note) - but I thought I'd post what I tried. Bottom line is I'm stuck: I'd really like outlook item links (generated by teamscope linker) embedded in Blade pages to open - that would help me a lot, because I'm always cross referencing mail items in my daily log. I did this routinely in Wikidpad on a previous job - but that was with Office 2003, which - it appears from the knowledge base article cited above - did register the outlook: protocol with windows.

Spent too much time on this already - but would welcome any advice.

Thanks

- Kurt

Eureka! Success!

Teamscope has already addressed the issue of Outlook 2007 not registering the outlook protocol:

http://www.teamscope.com/support/faq....

They posted a zip file with directions on how to register the protocol within regedit, and also provided a registry file that provides the registry items.

I executed the file and - voila! I can now open my mail messages, contacts or any other links that I embedded in the Blade page using the teamscope linker.

- Kurt

Worked !
Super Thanks !
I imported the .reg file and that was all that was needed for me.