Can't find error using shortcut to open web page

N

Norm

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
 
M

Mike

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.
 
N

Norm

Mike,

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

Norm
 
M

Mike

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?
 
M

Mike

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.
 
N

Norm

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
 
M

Mike

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

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