At 01/02/201610:48 PM-0500, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Ray_Net wrote:
Jonathan N. Little wrote on 02/01/2016 21:14:
David E. Ross wrote:
On 1/2/2016 8:04 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 1/2/2016 4:08 AM, Tom Pamin wrote:
When I try to open SM using a shortcut to this URL
(https://www.radarbox24.com/@26.61809,-81.4724,z10), I get this error:
"There was a problem sending the command to the program." The page
then
opens. How do I fix this error?
I don't get the error if SM is already open to another page.
I tried this both from the link in your message (SeaMonkey already
running) and from a URL shortcut (SeaMonkey not running, launched by
selecting the shortcut). It worked for me in both cases.
Something in your preferences or extensions might be causing this. Do
you have scripts or cookies blocked, even if only partially? Have you
tried this in Safe Mode?
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
SeaMonkey 2.39
Cookies for the originating Web site only
I just tried this again, and it works for me.
I also looked at bug #495988, cited elsewhere in this thread. Comments
#10 and #11 in that bug report cite a problem caused by NoActiveHandler
in the Windows registry entry
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SeamonkeyURL\shel\open\ddeexec\
I do not see NoActiveHandler in that registry key on my PC.
Okay now I remember how I fixed it
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SeamonkeyURL\shell\open\ddeexec\
has some legacy default value "\"%1\",,0,0,,,," which I cleared and
subkey "NoActivateHandler"
I fixed it with this reg file I created
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;; Fix the DDE error 'There was a Problem Sending the Command to the
Program'
;;
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SeaMonkeyURL\shell\open\ddeexec]
;; This is garbage some earlier version put in that causes
;; error so delete default value
;; @="\"%1\",,0,0,,,,"
@=""
;; And remove this this subkey
;; "NoActivateHandler"=""
"NoActivateHandler"=-
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SeaMonkeyURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
@="SeaMonkey"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SeaMonkeyURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURL"
Why when I install a new version released that the SM install did not
change those entries ?
I first take a backup.
Then I remove the current SM version.
Then I install from scratch(except the profiles) the new SM version.
SM install .exe should position correctly the registry entries ....
Unfortunately no. It is one of the big issues with Windows that the
registry collect cruft of previous software. Such is why there is so
much snake-oil registry "cleaners: out there, but really fresh
install of Windows is the only true cure. There is no:
sudo apt-get purge WHATEVER
in Windows.
If this is not the case - then I can say that this is another SM BUG !!!
Nope, a Windows bug, oops I mean "feature" ;-)
The reg file I supplied fix it for me. Just backup up the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SeamonkeyURL first for a CYA...
--
Take care,
Jonathan
If you use REVO uninstaller,(free version) and choose the fourth
removal option for a deep search, it will find all
related entries and files for the program plus all of the registry
entries which were installed. It will allow
deletion of all of these so they don't become ghost entries.
There were some effective registry cleaners such as CC cleaner that
were able to find dead
leftovers and remove them.
Mario
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