WLM 8.5 not opening hyperlinks

Hello.

I currently have Windows Live Messenger Version 8.5.1238.0601 installed on
Windows Vista Home Premium.

My problem is that whenever I try to click html formatted links (i.e. the
ones that are blue underlined) my browser will not open the link for me.

This occurs if links are typed into the conversation window, and so to for
link that are in a person's contact file website section when I try to view
their contact card.

I believe this problem was working before the Automatic Update thought
Windows Update, though I'm no 100% sure.

Is this a known bug with 8.5? Is there a bug forum / connect forum that
this can be posted on so the WLM team are aware of the bug?

Cheers,
Liyster.

Check your default program settings for browser in Vista

"Liyster" <> wrote in message
news:B37D148D-F0E6-444D-B888-...
> Hello.
>
> I currently have Windows Live Messenger Version 8.5.1238.0601 installed on
> Windows Vista Home Premium.
>
> My problem is that whenever I try to click html formatted links (i.e. the
> ones that are blue underlined) my browser will not open the link for me.
>
> This occurs if links are typed into the conversation window, and so to for
> link that are in a person's contact file website section when I try to
> view
> their contact card.
>
> I believe this problem was working before the Automatic Update thought
> Windows Update, though I'm no 100% sure.
>
> Is this a known bug with 8.5? Is there a bug forum / connect forum that
> this can be posted on so the WLM team are aware of the bug?
>
> Cheers,
> Liyster.

Thanks, first Firefox wasn't showing up in the Default Programs list, so I
reinstalled Firefox and it appeared in the list, so I set it to default and
all is fine now.

Cheers.

"Mac" wrote:

> Check your default program settings for browser in Vista
>
> "Liyster" <> wrote in message
> news:B37D148D-F0E6-444D-B888-...
> > Hello.
> >
> > I currently have Windows Live Messenger Version 8.5.1238.0601 installed on
> > Windows Vista Home Premium.
> >
> > My problem is that whenever I try to click html formatted links (i.e. the
> > ones that are blue underlined) my browser will not open the link for me.
> >
> > This occurs if links are typed into the conversation window, and so to for
> > link that are in a person's contact file website section when I try to
> > view
> > their contact card.
> >
> > I believe this problem was working before the Automatic Update thought
> > Windows Update, though I'm no 100% sure.
> >
> > Is this a known bug with 8.5? Is there a bug forum / connect forum that
> > this can be posted on so the WLM team are aware of the bug?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Liyster.
>