urls and connect to internet questions

[fme008]

1. for some reason, my urls from programs (ex: start -> all programs -> AIM
(i am using AIM as an ex.) -> visit AIM.com (url file)) doesn't seem to open
the internet. And also there is no icon for the url file, is there a way to
fix the url files so i can just click the file and go to the website?

2. also, for programs that need to connect to the internet (i mean when i
click "online help" on some programs) it doesn't open me to the online help
website.

can you help me, thank you

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [fme008]s message :

1. for some reason, my urls from programs (ex: start -> all programs -> AIM
(i am using AIM as an ex.) -> visit AIM.com (url file)) doesn't seem to open
the internet. And also there is no icon for the url file, is there a way to
fix the url files so i can just click the file and go to the website?

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

Run the URL Fix

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[fme008 via WindowsKB.com]

how do oyu do this operation? do you just click the file ?

Replied to [fme008]s message :

1. for some reason, my urls from programs (ex: start -> all programs -> AIM
(i am using AIM as an ex.) -> visit AIM.com (url file)) doesn't seem to open
the internet. And also there is no icon for the url file, is there a way to
fix the url files so i can just click the file and go to the website?

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

Run the URL Fix

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [fme008 via WindowsKB.com]s message :

how do oyu do this operation? do you just click the file ?

here are simple instructions :
1) Click on the following link and choose "Open"
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_url_shortcut_fix.zip
2) Extract the .reg file to desktop
3) Right click the extracted reg file and choose Merge
4) A dialog box will appear asking you :
"Are you sure you want to add the information in nameofregfile.reg to the
registry?"
5) Click Yes.


Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[fme008 via WindowsKB.com]

when I click merge, all it did was open notepad, it didn't say "Are you sure
you want to add the information in nameofregfile.reg to the registry?"

Replied to [fme008 via WindowsKB.com]s message :

how do oyu do this operation? do you just click the file ?

here are simple instructions :
1) Click on the following link and choose "Open"
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_url_shortcut_fix.zip
2) Extract the .reg file to desktop
3) Right click the extracted reg file and choose Merge
4) A dialog box will appear asking you :
"Are you sure you want to add the information in nameofregfile.reg to the
registry?"
5) Click Yes.

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [fme008 via WindowsKB.com]s message :

when I click merge, all it did was open notepad, it didn't say "Are you sure
you want to add the information in nameofregfile.reg to the registry?"

There is a problem with your reg file association too.. first, fix it :
1) Download this file :
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_regfile.zip
2) Extract it to
3) Click Start | Run and type: CMD
4) In the command prompt window, type :
reg import "Path To Reg File"

note: replace Path To Reg File with the path to the extracted .reg file
5) It should say the operation completed successfully.
6) now merge the URL Fix (by right clicking > merge_

 

[fme008 via WindowsKB.com]

when i typed it, it said "Error: too many command-line parameters"

Replied to [fme008 via WindowsKB.com]s message :

when I click merge, all it did was open notepad, it didn't say "Are you sure
you want to add the information in nameofregfile.reg to the registry?"

There is a problem with your reg file association too.. first, fix it :
1) Download this file :
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/xp_regfile.zip
2) Extract it to
3) Click Start | Run and type: CMD
4) In the command prompt window, type :
reg import "Path To Reg File"

note: replace Path To Reg File with the path to the extracted .reg file
5) It should say the operation completed successfully.
6) now merge the URL Fix (by right clicking > merge_

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [fme008 via WindowsKB.com]s message :

when i typed it, it said "Error: too many command-line parameters"

Try again and dont remove the quotes around the path.

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[fme008 via WindowsKB.com]

now it says error: invalid file format

Replied to [fme008 via WindowsKB.com]s message :

when i typed it, it said "Error: too many command-line parameters"

Try again and dont remove the quotes around the path.

Good Luck, Ayush.