Re: news://news.* protocol

From: David Matson (david-matson_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:27:04 -0800

ok, i typed in "regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll" in start|run.. got error
(exclamation):

DllInstall in shdocvw.dll failed.
Return code was: 0x80070005

good news: i tried your reg key export and it works great! now that I
have that, I can choose either OE or my other program to be the default
with no problems.

as a side note, I thought that shdocvw.dll handled folder and error
views, such as the temp internet files system folder, the ie splash
screen, the history system folder, the run prompt, help & support
screen, etc... so two questions, please:
1) why register shdocvw.dll?
2) why did it fail? (and of course what should i do about it?)

Thanks a million for getting the news protocol handler back on my XP.

-david matson

ps: oops... i forgot to do a runas command (or login as admin)... so
that 0x80070005 was probably an access denied (currently logged in as a
power user). sorry!

Ramesh [MVP] wrote:
> David,
>
> The reason why I redirected to Mozilla support is that they should be knowing the command-line parameters for Thunderbird (if any)
>
> Example: Outlook Express uses this command-line for news:
> "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /newsurl:"%1"
>
>
> Now, because you're telling that there is no "URL : News Protocol" in the File types dialog:
>
> 1. Type "regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll" in Start/Run. This create the default URL:News Protocol framework. Then select TBird from IE Options
>
> -or-
>
> 2. From a working XP system, export the following registry key:
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\news
>
> Then, import the REG file to your system.
>
> -or-
>
> 3. Apply the REG file which I've attached here with. This creates the URL: News Protocol entry, but sets OE as the default news reader. You can change it to Thunderbird using IE Options again.
>
> <Attached : news.reg>
>
>
> If this helped, post back which of the above helped!
>

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