Re: Cannot bring up URL through Start/Run
From: Thomas Maenner (thomas.maenner_at_charter.net)
Date: 03/11/04
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:27:29 -0600
THANKS, Frank!
I've had the same trouble for a long time, too. Thanks to you, I discovered
residual entries pointing to "MyIE" in those two places. I long ago
uninstalled that browser and it has caused me problems ever since. But looks
like all is well now.
Thanks again.
Tom M.
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23p53f2wBEHA.3524@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "Tracy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:a96701c406f8$193ef930$a401280a@phx.gbl
> > For some reason, I am unable to access any websites by
> > entering their URL in the Start/Run box. When I try, I
> > get a message that says "there is no file association for
> > that type of file."
> >
> > That is not true. I checked the MS Knowledge Base and
> > they mention this problem, but I neither meet their
> > conditions for causing the problem nor is it resolved by
> > doing what the article said.
> >
> > This is very problematic because I just got a piece of
> > software that relies on whatever this mechanism is to
> > automatically tune to Web-based radio stations. On one
> > computer, where I can access URLs through Start/Run, all
> > works perfectly. On this other computer, I keep getting
> > the "file association" error.
> >
> > Can anyone help me resolve this?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm
>
> Open Windows Explorer.
> Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
> Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select it.
> Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
> Select 'open'.
> Click Edit.
>
> "Application used to perform this action" should read:
>
> "C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
> (Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
> double quotes.)
>
> DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:
>
> #1:
> "%1",,-1,0,,,,
> #2
> IExplore
> #3 (blank)
>
> #4
> WWW_OpenURL
>
> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.
>
> Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.
>
> If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type
>
> regsvr32 urlmon.dll
>
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