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Norm
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      1st Oct 2008
Hi,

I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open a
web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web page
does open anyway.

Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?

Vista Ultimate, SP1

Thanks,
Norm

 
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Mike
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      1st Oct 2008
Next time you open the web page, copy the URL and make a new shortcut.
Delete the old one. Will save a lot of grief trying to track down the
problem.


"Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open a
> web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web page
> does open anyway.
>
> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>
> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>
> Thanks,
> Norm


 
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Norm
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      1st Oct 2008
Mike,

I tried that, but still get the same error. It is a shortcut to my Hotmail
account.

Norm
"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Next time you open the web page, copy the URL and make a new shortcut.
> Delete the old one. Will save a lot of grief trying to track down the
> problem.
>
>
> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open a
>> web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web page
>> does open anyway.
>>
>> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>>
>> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Norm

>


 
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Mike
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      1st Oct 2008
What is the shortcut? Is it a shortcut to a URL? Is it a URL that does or
does not require www. Are there login parms in the shortcut?


"Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open a
> web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web page
> does open anyway.
>
> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>
> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>
> Thanks,
> Norm


 
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Norm
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      1st Oct 2008
Mike,

I have several that do the same thing here is one.

http://www.pogo.com/action/pogo/sign...nType=homePage

Norm

"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What is the shortcut? Is it a shortcut to a URL? Is it a URL that does or
> does not require www. Are there login parms in the shortcut?
>
>
> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open a
>> web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web page
>> does open anyway.
>>
>> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>>
>> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Norm

>


 
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Mike
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      2nd Oct 2008
If I click on the URL you posted below, IE goes to the pogo sign-in.
If I make a copy of the URL and paste it to the desktop and click it, I get
this LOCAL message in IE :<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN" "http:
If I click on the desktop, right-click, click on NEW, click on SHORTCUT and
paste the URL you gave me, IE goes to:
http://www.portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm

I would guess you have pasted the URL to the desktop, instead of making a
shortcut as I described in the third line above.

You must have some kind of anonomizer running as an addin to your browser,
to be redirected to the portforward site. I don't understand this.



"Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Mike,
>
> I have several that do the same thing here is one.
>
> http://www.pogo.com/action/pogo/sign...nType=homePage
>
> Norm
>
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:u$moXH$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> What is the shortcut? Is it a shortcut to a URL? Is it a URL that does or
>> does not require www. Are there login parms in the shortcut?
>>
>>
>> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open
>>> a web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web
>>> page does open anyway.
>>>
>>> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>>>
>>> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Norm

>>

>


 
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Norm
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      2nd Oct 2008
Hi Mike,

Until you mentioned it I did not think it was important, but I am using
FireFox as my default browser. Will that make a difference?

Norm
"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If I click on the URL you posted below, IE goes to the pogo sign-in.
> If I make a copy of the URL and paste it to the desktop and click it, I
> get this LOCAL message in IE :<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
> Transitional//EN" "http:
> If I click on the desktop, right-click, click on NEW, click on SHORTCUT
> and paste the URL you gave me, IE goes to:
> http://www.portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm
>
> I would guess you have pasted the URL to the desktop, instead of making a
> shortcut as I described in the third line above.
>
> You must have some kind of anonomizer running as an addin to your browser,
> to be redirected to the portforward site. I don't understand this.
>
>
>
> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23xY%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Mike,
>>
>> I have several that do the same thing here is one.
>>
>> http://www.pogo.com/action/pogo/sign...nType=homePage
>>
>> Norm
>>
>> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:u$moXH$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> What is the shortcut? Is it a shortcut to a URL? Is it a URL that does
>>> or does not require www. Are there login parms in the shortcut?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to open
>>>> a web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the web
>>>> page does open anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>>>>
>>>> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Norm
>>>

>>

>


 
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Mike
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      2nd Oct 2008
Change your default to IE and see what happens. Also, make a proper shortcut
if you don't have one.

"Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Mike,
>
> Until you mentioned it I did not think it was important, but I am using
> FireFox as my default browser. Will that make a difference?
>
> Norm
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I click on the URL you posted below, IE goes to the pogo sign-in.
>> If I make a copy of the URL and paste it to the desktop and click it, I
>> get this LOCAL message in IE :<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML
>> 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http:
>> If I click on the desktop, right-click, click on NEW, click on SHORTCUT
>> and paste the URL you gave me, IE goes to:
>> http://www.portforward.com/help/portforwarding.htm
>>
>> I would guess you have pasted the URL to the desktop, instead of making a
>> shortcut as I described in the third line above.
>>
>> You must have some kind of anonomizer running as an addin to your
>> browser, to be redirected to the portforward site. I don't understand
>> this.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%23xY%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> I have several that do the same thing here is one.
>>>
>>> http://www.pogo.com/action/pogo/sign...nType=homePage
>>>
>>> Norm
>>>
>>> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:u$moXH$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> What is the shortcut? Is it a shortcut to a URL? Is it a URL that does
>>>> or does not require www. Are there login parms in the shortcut?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Norm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am getting the Windows can't find path, when using a shortcut to
>>>>> open a web page. This is the only time I am getting this error and the
>>>>> web page does open anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anyway to stop the error from happening?
>>>>>
>>>>> Vista Ultimate, SP1
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Norm
>>>>
>>>

>>

>


 
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