Re: IE bookmarks convert to firefox automatically

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That fixed part of the problem. The shortcut now opens into IE window but you
know how there is a small icon for each short cut or in front of the short
cut description. Even though I had copied the favorites folder from a
computer that does not even have Firefox and the folder had E icons on that
computer but loading that drive on this other computer shows them as firefox
icons. Now even though files are opening in IE window, the icons are still
Firefox. Is there any way to fix that.

Is there a reason why one should not be able to use both IE and firefox on
the same computer. The two browser use different folders for there short
cuts, the IE uses "favorites" and Firefox uses "bookmarks". Is that not
correct?

Thanks again.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> Well, you changed the wrong one!
>
> URL:Internet Shortcut should be
> rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
>
> URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol is listed with those having no file type
> association.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
>
> "john" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3858B6D7-C74C-4883-B66A-05637D31C2D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thank you for your response. I followed the steps you recomemnded.
> > Here is what happened (I am running Windows 2000, professional):
> >
> > going to windows explorer, tools, folder options, file types, URL
> > (against this selection the "hypertext .... " is not written, instead
> > there is internet shortcut. Any way, i highlighted this option, then
> > clicked advanced, open, edit. In application ... it read
> > "rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll, open url%, I changed this to c:\program
> > files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe, i think i did it without
> > quotes, is it supposed to be in quotes? Any way clicking on "OK" gave
> > this message "the specified program could not be found". Does it
> > matter if the path is typed in caps or all lower case as indicated in
> > your resoponse?
> >
> > Now I did "search" function and found that there are two sets of
> > "iexplore.exe" one is in c:\program files\internet
> > explorer\iexplore.exe but the words "iexplore.exe is in all caps. The
> > other path is c:\winnt\system32\dllcache. I tried both. It did not
> > work. I also followed the DDE instructions as you have posted. I
> > tried to ran the regsvr.... and it said succeded.
> >
> > But the problem still exists.
> >
> > Please help. Otherwise I will be forced to just stop using IE and go
> > to Firefox.
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:
> >
> >> "john" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:68A88A6D-BAE4-4FFB-A3EC-AD9E523FE420@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> I use a public computer (one used by several people). Using IE6.0.
> >>> Some of the other people use Firefox on the same computer. I find
> >>> that all my favorites have converted to firefox bookmarks (when i
> >>> open a bookmark it opens in firefox window and not in IE window). I
> >>> thought may be the other guy had converted the favorites file to
> >>> firefox file. So, I copied my IE favorites folder from the other
> >>> computer on a USB drive (E:) and wanted to copy it over this messed
> >>> up file. But as I looked in the E: drive, I find that the computer
> >>> is reading the bookmarks in that folder as firefox files. I opened a
> >>> file di rectly from the E:. It opens in Firefox.
> >>>
> >>> What is wrong and how can i fix the problem? Thanks for the help.
> >>
> >> 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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