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I have Windows XP and microsoft outlook with FIrefox as my browser; when I try to open a link in an email I get the following message "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrato

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I have Windows XP and microsoft outlook with Firefox as my browser; when I try to open a link in an email I get the following message "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator"

I have Windows XP and microsoft outlook with Firefox as my browser; when I try to open a link in an email I get the following message "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator"

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Download and run the file described here;

http://www.local-it-guy.com/tips/restrictions.html

Then go to "set program access & defaults" - custom option and set Firefox as your default browser.

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Download and run the file described here;

http://www.local-it-guy.com/tips/restrictions.html

Then go to "set program access & defaults" - custom option and set Firefox as your default browser.

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Tried that. Unfortunately it did not work.

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I tried the down load it does not work. My problem started when I removed the Beta 4 version of Firefox from my computer.