Sharepoint 2010 Approval Workflow "Open this task" link not functioning

When I am clicking on "Open this task" link in outlook 2010 i am getting error as "Access to the floowing form required". Please help me out to resolve the issue..
Thanks,
Basavaiah

Unfortunately the regedit ActiveX Compatibility GUID wasn't present so I couldn't delete it. I kept searching and tried this:
Follow these steps:
a. Open Internet Explorer.
b. Click “Tools” and “Internet Options.”
c. Click the “Advanced” tab.
d. Scroll down to “Security.”
e. Un-check “Do not save encrypted pages to disk.”
f. Click “Apply” and “OK.”
Restart Internet Explorer and verify if the issue persists.
Pasted from
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie9-windows_7/i-cannot-download-files-in-internet-explorer-9/94903994-3888-49bd-b6a0-3cc3d5d7bfa3
Not sure why but if I uncheck the box it works and rechecking breaks it. Perhaps IE downloads the files on behalf of Outlook and Word, but Outlook can't get to them if the files aren't saved in cache by IE. Our SharePoint site is secured
by an SSL/TLS certificate.

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can we change the name of reassign button in sharepoint 2010 approval workflow?
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Open this task is not working

Hellow Exprerts !
I have a question about outgoing email for out-of-box approval workflow . Smtp service works fine it sends alerts to
recipients. But when I try to enter workflow status it says – Error system account
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Open this task wont work its only marked with black . This button does not appear at all . Tell me Please what I have to do to make it work . I know this issue about user permisions ,tell me please how i can solve it .

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I think there is something wrong with the flex app.
Hence closing this issue now.
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