Cannot bring up URL through Start/Run

[Tracy]

For some reason, I am unable to access any websites by
entering their URL in the Start/Run box. When I try, I
get a message that says "there is no file association for
that type of file."

That is not true. I checked the MS Knowledge Base and
they mention this problem, but I neither meet their
conditions for causing the problem nor is it resolved by
doing what the article said.

This is very problematic because I just got a piece of
software that relies on whatever this mechanism is to
automatically tune to Web-based radio stations. On one
computer, where I can access URLs through Start/Run, all
works perfectly. On this other computer, I keep getting
the "file association" error.

Can anyone help me resolve this?

Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

For some reason, I am unable to access any websites by
entering their URL in the Start/Run box. When I try, I
get a message that says "there is no file association for
that type of file."

That is not true. I checked the MS Knowledge Base and
they mention this problem, but I neither meet their
conditions for causing the problem nor is it resolved by
doing what the article said.

This is very problematic because I just got a piece of
software that relies on whatever this mechanism is to
automatically tune to Web-based radio stations. On one
computer, where I can access URLs through Start/Run, all
works perfectly. On this other computer, I keep getting
the "file association" error.

Can anyone help me resolve this?

Thanks.

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Select 'open'.
Click Edit.

"Application used to perform this action" should read:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
(Check the path to iexplore.exe to make sure that is correct and use the
double quotes.)

DDE should be checked and in the boxes below it you should have:

#1:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,
#2
IExplore
#3 (blank)

#4
WWW_OpenURL

URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy should be the same.

Sometimes it is necessary to uncheck Use DDE.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Start | Run and type

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

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[Thomas Maenner]

THANKS, Frank!

I've had the same trouble for a long time, too. Thanks to you, I discovered
residual entries pointing to "MyIE" in those two places. I long ago
uninstalled that browser and it has caused me problems ever since. But looks
like all is well now.

Thanks again.

Tom M.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

THANKS, Frank!

I've had the same trouble for a long time, too. Thanks to you, I
discovered residual entries pointing to "MyIE" in those two places.
I long ago uninstalled that browser and it has caused me problems
ever since. But looks like all is well now.

Thanks again.

Tom M.

Thanks for the feedback.

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