Actually "PROTOCOL" and "URL links" classes are separate issues, both can be easy to
edit/fix with a bit of reading. Granted though, file associations based on CLSID(s)
are a bit tougher than straight "open with" associations.
<RANT>
Forget forcing web-aware programs to launch Firefox over IE for URLs or to getting
programmer's to embed webbrowser controls from Mozilla instead of IE is another
story. Too much reliance on ActiveX & MS brain dead browser means even if you never
use IE, web enabled programs do so for you!
</RANT>
Here's a Windows 7 registry export for ".URL". If that's not the issue you have CLSID
problems under "HKCR\*" or "HKCR\File" which is more involved:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL]
@="InternetShortcut"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\PersistentHandler]
@="{8CD34779-9F10-4f9b-ADFB-B3FAEABDAB5A}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\ShellEx]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\ShellEx\{000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\ShellEx\{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\ShellEx\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\ShellEx\{CABB0DA0-DA57-11CF-9974-0020AFD79762}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.URL\ShellEx\{FBF23B80-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}]
@="{FBF23B40-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}"
On 6/20/2010 7:16 AM, Gaffer wrote:
Hi Duncan,
On Sunday 20 June 2010 03:30:58 DSinc wrote:
On 06/19/2010 16:28, Gaffer wrote:
On Saturday 19 June 2010 20:38:39 DSinc wrote:
OS: Win2000 Server
WinUpdate patches: 06-11-10
Browser: FF 3.6.3 (and I suspect IE6sp1)
So, I've had this icon on my desktop for years that opens/calls my
NAS. Like: "http://10.0.0.x/";.....
It does not work.
If I use the FF browser, and type in the address by hand, I can
get thru to the address. OK.
If I then drag the little 'doc' icon from the open browser window
to the desktop, the dragged icon is broken again! The red-X msg
reads:
"This file does not have a program associated with it for
performing this task. Create an association in the Folder Options
control panel."
This what you need to do. Associate the desktop file with a web
browser.
Matters not whether I change the shortcut's icon or not.
Visited the "Folder Option control panel."
Confused I reamain!! MW or Virus still possible, but ESET
indicates no problem ATM.
Confused I be!! Ideas????
Duncan
Gaffer,
Understand. Think I did this. Still no work.
Do you have a W2K specific process for this.
Seems that I lost my crib sheet!
Duncan
I don't use Windows at all ! However as far as I recall the desktop
icon is an Internet link and clicking on it should call the default web
browser. So the link should be associated with a web browser, or more
accurately "http, or htp or htm or mth" should be.
Windows doesn't make it easy...
