.URL association errors

Hi,

Upon a recent installation of god knows what windows updates, and a
subsequent power crash, my .URL files have effectively become useless on all
fronts when dealing with IE7.

Clicking upon a .url file prompts me to download the url file itself,
followed by it opening the print dialog box.

In addition to this, selecting properties no longer brings up the relevant
shortcut options for the .url file.

File association shows .url is linked to IE, I cannot find the full editor /
DDE options etc in the folder options anymore so I cannot look to see what
that is set to or how it is passing arguments to IE.

Could anyone advise on how to restore .url functionality?

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Mark Randall
http://www.awportals.com

You probably need to reassign the 'protocol' for http

Control Panel/Default programs/Set associations/"Associate a filetype..."
scroll to the bottom.
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"Mark Randall" <markyr[mmmspam]@thatgmailthing.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Upon a recent installation of god knows what windows updates, and a
> subsequent power crash, my .URL files have effectively become useless on
> all fronts when dealing with IE7.
>
> Clicking upon a .url file prompts me to download the url file itself,
> followed by it opening the print dialog box.
>
> In addition to this, selecting properties no longer brings up the relevant
> shortcut options for the .url file.
>
> File association shows .url is linked to IE, I cannot find the full editor
> / DDE options etc in the folder options anymore so I cannot look to see
> what that is set to or how it is passing arguments to IE.
>
> Could anyone advise on how to restore .url functionality?
>
> --
> Mark Randall
> http://www.awportals.com

Mark,

I had already tried this, and flipping it between IE7 and Firefox. No joy im
afraid.

The dissapearance of the relevant shortcut options in right click >
properties leads me to think this is some error with the handling of .url
files themselves at the shell level, rather than the content therein.

Regards,

Mark Randall

"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
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> You probably need to reassign the 'protocol' for http
>
> Control Panel/Default programs/Set associations/"Associate a filetype..."
> scroll to the bottom.
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> Mark L. Ferguson

Hi Mark,

Click Start, select Default Programs
Click Set program access and computer defaults
Click Custom, and select Internet Explorer
Click OK.

This should automatically fix file type associations.

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Mark Randall" <markyr[mmmspam]@thatgmailthing.com> wrote in message news:...
Hi,

Upon a recent installation of god knows what windows updates, and a
subsequent power crash, my .URL files have effectively become useless on all
fronts when dealing with IE7.

Clicking upon a .url file prompts me to download the url file itself,
followed by it opening the print dialog box.

In addition to this, selecting properties no longer brings up the relevant
shortcut options for the .url file.

File association shows .url is linked to IE, I cannot find the full editor /
DDE options etc in the folder options anymore so I cannot look to see what
that is set to or how it is passing arguments to IE.

Could anyone advise on how to restore .url functionality?

--
Mark Randall
http://www.awportals.com

Hi Ramesh,

Alas no success here either.

I have noted occurances of this bug at:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fd47878afec90f

I suspect it would help if I could see the actual settings for the .url
extension and its relevant options, rather than the dumbed down interface
vista provides that only lets you select from a list.

Regards,

Mark Randall

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
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Hi Mark,

Click Start, select Default Programs
Click Set program access and computer defaults
Click Custom, and select Internet Explorer
Click OK.

This should automatically fix file type associations.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Mark Randall;613893 Wrote:
> Hi Ramesh,
>
> Alas no success here either.
>
> I have noted occurances of this bug at:
> 'Problem with internet shortcut -
> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser | Google Groups'
> (http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fd47878afec90f)
>
> I suspect it would help if I could see the actual settings for the .url
> extension and its relevant options, rather than the dumbed down
> interface
> vista provides that only lets you select from a list.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Randall
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eG5cwE6bIHA.5768@xxxxxx
> Hi Mark,
>
> Click Start, select Default Programs
> Click Set program access and computer defaults
> Click Custom, and select Internet Explorer
> Click OK.
>
> This should automatically fix file type associations.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting 'Windows XP and Windows Vista -
> Troubleshooting, Tips & Fixes' (http://www.winhelponline.com)

Hi Mark,

Method Two will show you how to set the default program for a file
extensions. In your case the URL extenstion. It should be set to
"Internet Explorer" (iexplore.exe) or your 3rd party browsers EXE file.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69...-programs.html

Shawn


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Hi Mark,

I should be able to fix this remotely if you can send me a PM (to ramesh [at] mvps [dot.] org).

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"Mark Randall" <markyr[mmmspam]@thatgmailthing.com> wrote in message news:%23YJ$...
Hi Ramesh,

Alas no success here either.

I have noted occurances of this bug at:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fd47878afec90f

I suspect it would help if I could see the actual settings for the .url
extension and its relevant options, rather than the dumbed down interface
vista provides that only lets you select from a list.

Regards,

Mark Randall

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote in message
news:...
Hi Mark,

Click Start, select Default Programs
Click Set program access and computer defaults
Click Custom, and select Internet Explorer
Click OK.

This should automatically fix file type associations.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com