This is news to me. I have created hyperlinks to other file types i.e.
..doc, .tiff , .xls etc. and they all open up with the default app and not
with IE.

My default image editor opens every image file from the hyperlink expect for
jpeg's - this is the curious bit.


"Leonard Grey" <l.grey@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Because Internet Explorer is the default application for hyperlinks.
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> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> kandinsky63 wrote:
>> why does IE7 open a hyperlink to a jpeg/jpg image in excel 97/2000 when
>> the default image editor is windows picture and fax viewer?