Re: IE6 won't open a desktop .url shortcut?

From: Bill Kearney (wkearney99_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:12:47 -0400

> Calm down, Bill. The link explains the symptom you said. Yes, a related
> problem and that's I pasted that URL. (assuming that the problem is with
the
> Internet Shortcuts - .URL files)

Err, there's no 'calming' needed. But hey, I appreciate the concern. I can
imagine this stuff can frustrate the hell out of most folks. I've got a
crapload of other things that need doing and wrestling with IE ain't my idea
of fun.

> Have you tried the 2nd fix described in the site? If you did that (?)

Yes, did that and it didn't help.

> and the problem persist, you may need fix few registry keys. I don't have
a URL
> or HTTP association fix, which should actually do the trick. Export the
> following two keys from another Windows 2000 system and apply it yourself.

I poked at the Folder Options dialog for the URL file extension and the
URL:HTTP protocol. As did I re-register the dlls suggested on the linked
pages. It didn't appear to work.

> Remember that 'Reset Web Settings' repairs most of the settings above, so
> don't ignore that step.

After several pokes around with Folder Options, a reboot and a Reset Web
Settings it now appears to work. Trouble is now it asks me every time if I
want to make IE the default. I do, tell it so and yet when I open the
browser up again (after closing of course) it asks me again. I'm telling to
make IE the default but it doesn't seem to want to make it happen.

-Bill Kearney