When I click on links I get about.com blank instead of link I want

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  1. dotbowels
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    When I click on links I get about.com blank instead of link I want


    When I click on links I get about.com blank instead of link I want. What setting do I need to look at and/or change? I have Windows 7 64 bit. Thanks
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  3. HammerHead
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    Sameo


    dotbowels said:
    When I click on links I get about.com blank instead of link I want. What setting do I need to look at and/or change? I have Windows 7 64 bit. Thanks
    I have had the same problem on occasion. Never lasted long. I always think I have malware when it occurs and I start checking. Never found anything. It is one of many things I never really understood.
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  4. derekimo
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    What browser are you using?

    What kind of links are they, email links or url links?
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  6. dotbowels
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    derekimo said:
    What browser are you using?

    What kind of links are they, email links or url links?
    Both- thanks for assistance. Dorothy
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  7. severedsolo
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    Gonna assume your using IE8 (i think about thingies are only one that used by IE?) Have you tried a different browser? Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable Opera browser | Faster & safer internet | Free download Google Chrome - Get a fast new browser. For PC, Mac, and Linux to see if its your browser or the PC?
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  8. edee
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    I am assuming you are using IE8 ?

    If you have another browser ( Firefox , Opera , Chrome ) check the links in those browsers , if they come up then it is a problem with IE , I recently had the same problem .... sort of , could not log into facebook , I had to uninstall then do a clean install of IE8.
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  10. dotbowels
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    derekimo said:
    What browser are you using?

    What kind of links are they, email links or url links?
    I just checked again it is only links in emails and yes I use I8 thanks
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  11. severedsolo
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    edee said:
    I am assuming you are using IE8 ?

    If you have another browser ( Firefox , Opera , Chrome ) check the links in those browsers , if they come up then it is a problem with IE , I recently had the same problem .... sort of , could not log into facebook , I had to uninstall then do a clean install of IE8.
    Can IE8 actually be uninstalled? I thought it was buried in the OS and couldnt be completely removed?
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  12. DocBrown
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    Yuo may have downloaded something that put an add-on to your browser. Check in the upper corner under tools & see if you can disable any add-ons you don't want.
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  13. derekimo
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    dotbowels said:
    derekimo said:
    What browser are you using?

    What kind of links are they, email links or url links?
    I just checked again it is only links in emails and yes I use I8 thanks
    Do you have an email program set up so it knows what to use?

    Here's some info you can check out,

    Windows 7 IE 8 will not respond to external links
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