I just checked here with my Excel 2007, Firefox, and Windows XP Pro SP3, and Excel opened a link in Firefox, which is my default browser.
I would try "resetting" your default browser in the system by setting the default to IE and back to Firefox.
In Internet Explorer:
- Go to "Tools" and then "Internet Options"
- Click on the "Programs" tab
- Click the "Make default" button
- Click OK
Press Win+R to open the Run
box, and type in a website (ie, www.google.com). It should open in Internet Explorer.
In Firefox:
- Go to "Tools" and then "Options"
- Click on the "Advanced" tab (on the far right)
- Click on the "General" tab
- Click the "Check Now" button
- If Firefox is not the default browser, which it shouldn't be right now, it should ask if you want to set Firefox as your default browser. Click Yes
Go back to the Run
box (or press Win+R again) and type in a website (ie, www.google.com). This time, it should open in Firefox.
Check Excel and see if it's opening it in the right browser now.
Fix it? It's not really broken. – pavium – 2010-01-07T20:28:54.607
1How is it not broken? It's opening links in a browser other than my default browser. Thanks so much for the helpful comment. – stone – 2010-01-07T21:00:10.957
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Not a direct answer, and not very likely, but it might be somehow related to "Microsoft Office Protocol Discovery" See http://superuser.com/questions/41935/clicking-hyperlinks-in-email-messages-becomes-painfully-slow/42237#42237
– Arjan – 2010-01-07T21:19:23.1171And though I doubt it matters: are these hyperlinks created using the
HYPERLINK
formula, or links that are made clickable automatically just because Office recognises them? – Arjan – 2010-01-07T21:21:56.200Using HYPERLINK formula or Developer Toolbar-> Insert Hyperlink. I tried pasting text that contained a hyperlink and Excel didn't linkify it.
I will look into DDE when I get a chance to see if it leads anywhere. Thanks for the link! – stone – 2010-01-07T23:41:14.033
BTW the fact that you asked me that question gives you instant +100 superuser credibility! – stone – 2010-01-07T23:44:03.370