URL shortcut errors

[Guest thinman]

Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

year with no problems.

 

Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

 

Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

 

thanks

ray

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

IE version? WinXP version?

--

IE-specific newsgroup:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

 

thinman wrote:

> Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

> want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

> year with no problems.

>

> Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

> reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

> message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

> of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

> rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

>

> Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

>

> thanks

> ray

[Guest thinman]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

XP Pro with SP2 & all subsequent patches/updates

 

FireFox 2.0.0.14 ....no new add-on's or themes, etc.....

 

ray

 

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> IE version? WinXP version?

> --

> IE-specific newsgroup:

> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

>

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>

> thinman wrote:

> > Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

> > want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

> > year with no problems.

> >

> > Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

> > reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

> > message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

> > of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

> > rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

> >

> > Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

> >

> > thanks

> > ray

>

[Guest Nightowl]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

thinman <sdasrs@cox.net> wrote on Tue, 24 Jun 2008:

>Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

>want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

>year with no problems.

>

>Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

>reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

>message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

>of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

>rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

>

>Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

>

 

Hi ray

 

This sounds like a problem that's been around for some time now, with a

bug in the FF 2.0.0.x installer causing some file types to have garbled

settings. I thought it had been fixed :-(

 

Have a look at this link and scroll down to the post by "jscher2000",

which explains how to fix it, with helpful screenshots:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=523670

 

As well as changing the settings for HTTP and HTTPS, as the post

suggests, I changed HTM and HTML too, as I couldn't open shortcuts to

locally-stored files either.

 

Hope this helps and works for you. Let us know how it goes :-)

--

Nightowl

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

Repost:

>> IE version?

[Yes, yes, I know you're using FF but tell me anyway, please.]

 

Have you tried?...

 

1. Making IE your default browser; and/or

 

2. Upgrading to Firefox v3.x.

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

thinman wrote:

> XP Pro with SP2 & all subsequent patches/updates

>

> FireFox 2.0.0.14 ....no new add-on's or themes, etc.....

>

> ray

>

>

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:OnwljFo1IHA.5564@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> IE version? WinXP version?

>> --

>> IE-specific newsgroup:

>> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

>>

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>>

>> thinman wrote:

>>> Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

>>> want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

>>> year with no problems.

>>>

>>> Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

>>> reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

>>> message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

>>> of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

>>> rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

>>>

>>> Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

>>>

>>> thanks

>>> ray

[Guest Elmo]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

thinman wrote:

> Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

> want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

> year with no problems.

>

> Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

> reconfigured firewall, etc.) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

> message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

> of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

> rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

>

> Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

>

> thanks

> ray

 

Try the URL, HTML, and LNK fixes:

 

Fix File Associations.

http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest thinman]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

 

"Nightowl" <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message

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> thinman <sdasrs@cox.net> wrote on Tue, 24 Jun 2008:

>

> >Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

> >want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

> >year with no problems.

> >

> >Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

> >reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

> >message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

> >of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

> >rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

> >

> >Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

> >

>

> Hi ray

>

> This sounds like a problem that's been around for some time now, with a

> bug in the FF 2.0.0.x installer causing some file types to have garbled

> settings. I thought it had been fixed :-(

>

> Have a look at this link and scroll down to the post by "jscher2000",

> which explains how to fix it, with helpful screenshots:

> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=523670

>

> As well as changing the settings for HTTP and HTTPS, as the post

> suggests, I changed HTM and HTML too, as I couldn't open shortcuts to

> locally-stored files either.

>

> Hope this helps and works for you. Let us know how it goes :-)

> --

> Nightowl

 

 

You're a GOOD MAN, Nightowl !!!!!!!!

 

thanks

ray

[Guest thinman]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

IE ver. 6.0.2900.218.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254

 

NightOwl's post/suggestion below yours fixed the problem.

 

ray

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Repost:

> >> IE version?

> [Yes, yes, I know you're using FF but tell me anyway, please.]

>

> Have you tried?...

>

> 1. Making IE your default browser; and/or

>

> 2. Upgrading to Firefox v3.x.

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

>

> thinman wrote:

> > XP Pro with SP2 & all subsequent patches/updates

> >

> > FireFox 2.0.0.14 ....no new add-on's or themes, etc.....

> >

> > ray

> >

> >

> >

> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> > news:OnwljFo1IHA.5564@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >> IE version? WinXP version?

> >> --

> >> IE-specific newsgroup:

> >> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

> >>

> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> >>

> >> thinman wrote:

> >>> Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that

I

> >>> want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

> >>> year with no problems.

> >>>

> >>> Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

> >>> reconfig'd firewall, etc. ) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

> >>> message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

> >>> of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

> >>> rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

> >>>

> >>> Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

> >>>

> >>> thanks

> >>> ray

[Guest thinman]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

 

"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

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> thinman wrote:

> > Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

> > want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

> > year with no problems.

> >

> > Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

> > reconfigured firewall, etc.) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

> > message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

> > of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

> > rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

> >

> > Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

> >

> > thanks

> > ray

>

> Try the URL, HTML, and LNK fixes:

>

> Fix File Associations.

> http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

>

> --

> Joe =o)

 

 

Downloaded the file and I'll keep it for the future....didn't try it but

have to asssume it's the same fix as referenced by NightOwl, just

in a script form....

 

thanks

ray

[Guest Nightowl]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

thinman <sdasrs@cox.net> wrote on Wed, 25 Jun 2008:

>You're a GOOD MAN, Nightowl !!!!!!!!

 

Hehe, well, make that "woman", but thanks, much appreciated and I'm very

glad you got FF working properly again.

--

Nightowl

[Guest thinman]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

oops !!!! :)

 

Thanks

ray

 

"Nightowl" <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message

news:knSSdEXhguYIFw8P@black.hole...

> thinman <sdasrs@cox.net> wrote on Wed, 25 Jun 2008:

>

> >You're a GOOD MAN, Nightowl !!!!!!!!

>

> Hehe, well, make that "woman", but thanks, much appreciated and I'm very

> glad you got FF working properly again.

> --

> Nightowl

[Guest Elmo]

Re: URL shortcut errors

 

thinman wrote:

> "Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

> news:u4hO0ku1IHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> thinman wrote:

>>> Have several shortcuts on the desktop linking to different sites that I

>>> want to check on frequently. These have been functional for the past

>>> year with no problems.

>>>

>>> Two days ago, for some unknown reason (no new s/w installed or

>>> reconfigured firewall, etc.) whenever I click on a shortcut, an error

>>> message pops up stating that the URL can't be found. A couple

>>> of seconds later, it opens to the web site. Have deleted the links,

>>> rebooted, made new ones but the same thing happens.

>>>

>>> Any ideas as to why this is happening ??

>>>

>>> thanks

>>> ray

>> Try the URL, HTML, and LNK fixes:

>>

>> Fix File Associations.

>> http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

>>

>> --

>> Joe =o)

>

>

> Downloaded the file and I'll keep it for the future....didn't try it but

> have to assume it's the same fix as referenced by NightOwl, just

> in a script form....

>

> thanks

> ray

 

Right-click the file, click Edit and you can see its contents.

 

--

Joe =o)