outlook 2002 - external links within emails not working properly

This just started happening 2 days ago after the pc froze and had to be rebooted:
website links in emails have started attempting to access c: files - occasionaly opening "my docs" folder, but more usual (and more worrying) accessing zone alarm setup.


PC specs:
XP pro SP1,
AMD Athlon XP processor, 1.2gb
Biostar M7NCD mobo Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 400
1.5gb RAM
Hard drive - 2 Physical (120GB, 300GB) spread over 6 partitions. C: 19gb free space


any ideas?
TA, Ali

 

whoops...wrong thread.