Re: XP Thinks "hurl" RealPlayer Music file is a MS DOS Program

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> I'm using a Toshiba laptop computer with Windows XP Home Edition.
> Unlike other computers, I cannot run RealPlayer files from Amazon-
> The "Open" option is disabled, and the only choice is "Save to
> Disk"... When I save to disk and try to open it, a DOS window opens
> and "runtime errors" dialog appears. (The file saves as "hurl.exe")
> The file properties indicate that it is a "MS DOS" application.
>
> - The version of Windows I have does not have an "Open With" option,
> and when I tried RegEdit to create the option, attemtping to use it
> results in "Access Denied".... (This is a secondary problem.)
>
> Is there a way to change the properties of the "hurl" file from
> Amazon.com RealPlayer file where I can open the file online? (The
> Windows Media Player version of these files work fine.)
>
> Response is appreciated.

I don't know which files in the Amazon rain forest :-) you mean.

I just picked two files arbitrarily. One did not reveal its format, and
played inside the browser (Firefox). The other was of extensions "m3u", on
my computer associated with Nero Showtime. It defaulted to "save as..", but
I could have opened it (which I did not).

This "hurl.exe" makes me suspicious of viruses and Trojans.

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Chris Laarman


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