Whenever I enter in a http:// or a www. URL into my open
dialog box (Start|RUN), I reveive an error informing
me "This file does not have a program associated with it
for performing this action". I have checked the Knowledge
Base and found two articles to which the fix did not work.

Windows 2000 SP4
IE 6.00.2800.1106CO

Thanks in advance

Copy & Paste into html.reg then execute the file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm]
"PerceivedType"="text"
@="htmlfile"
"Content Type"="text/html"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\FRONTPG.EXE]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\notepad.exe]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\WINWORD.EXE]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\PersistentHandler]
@="{eec97550-47a9-11cf-b952-00aa0051fe20}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html]
"PerceivedType"="text"
@="htmlfile"
"Content Type"="text/html"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\PersistentHandler]
@="{eec97550-47a9-11cf-b952-00aa0051fe20}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile]
@="HTML Document"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\BrowseInPlace]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\CLSID]
@="{25336920-03F9-11cf-8FD0-00AA00686F13}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\DefaultIcon]
@="\"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\ScriptHostEncode]
@="{0CF774D0-F077-11D1-B1BC-00C04F86C324}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell]
@="opennew"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Edit]
@="&Edit"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office10
\\msohtmed.exe\" %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open]
@="Open in S&ame Window"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet
Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec]
@="\"file://%1\",,-1,,,,,"
"NoActivateHandler"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Application
]
@="IExplore"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURL"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew]
@="&Open"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\"
%1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec]
@="\"%1\",,-1,0,,,,"
"NoActivateHandler"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec\Applicat
ion]
@="IExplore"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec\IfExec]
@="*"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\opennew\ddeexec\Topic]
@="WWW_OpenURLNewWindow"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Print]
@="&Print"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Print\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office10
\\msohtmed.exe\" /p %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\printto]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\printto\command]
@=hex
(2):72,00,75,00,6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,
65,00,78,00,65,\

00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6
f,00,6f,00,74,00,\

25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,0
0,5c,00,6d,00,73,\

00,68,00,74,00,6d,00,6c,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,5
0,00,72,00,69,00,\

6e,00,74,00,48,00,54,00,4d,00,4c,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,0
0,22,00,20,00,22,\

00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,2
2,00,25,00,34,00,\
22,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\ShellEx\IconHandler]
@="{42042206-2D85-11D3-8CFF-005004838597}"

>-----Original Message-----
>Whenever I enter in a http:// or a www. URL into my open
>dialog box (Start|RUN), I reveive an error informing
>me "This file does not have a program associated with it
>for performing this action". I have checked the
Knowledge
>Base and found two articles to which the fix did not
work.
>
>Windows 2000 SP4
>IE 6.00.2800.1106CO
>
>Thanks in advance
>.
>

Hi Ed,

Open Internet Explorer > Tools > Options > Programs and enable the option:
"Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser"

Close IE and open again. Click YES if you are prompted to set it as default
browser.

Click "Reset Web Settings

(or)

Download the .reg fix. Set Internet Explorer as default browser:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE...lt_Browser.reg
* Use this only if IE is installed in its default location [C:\Program
Files\Internet Explorer] *

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Ed" <ejc-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:007301c3a7b3$42058b30$(E-Mail Removed)...
Whenever I enter in a http:// or a www. URL into my open
dialog box (Start|RUN), I reveive an error informing
me "This file does not have a program associated with it
for performing this action". I have checked the Knowledge
Base and found two articles to which the fix did not work.

Windows 2000 SP4
IE 6.00.2800.1106CO

Thanks in advance