Configuring a URL shortcut

[Doug Kanter]

Netscape is the default browser on my machine. But a customer requires that
a run a java app provided by his company, and that app will only run with
IE5 or IE6 (I have 6). After installing his java app, I'm left with a
shortcut on the desktop. The shortcut simply points to a URL.

When I click the shortcut, it opens Netscape. I need it to open IE. So, I
created a shortcut with the full path to IEEXPLORE.EXE, followed by the URL,
like this:

"c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieexplore.exe
https://something.com/security/logonssl.asp"

It doesn't work. Is it because of the space between the IE program and the
URL? Should something else be there, or is this impossible to do?

 

[Burt]

Doug,
It appears that you shortcut URL that you posted is incorrect.
It should be "iexplore.exe" not "ieexplore" Notice the second "E" in
yours.. Good luck,
--
Burt
The Old Alaskan
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[Guest]

It appears that you shortcut URL that you posted is incorrect.
It should be "iexplore.exe" not "ieexplore" Notice the second "E" in
yours..

I caught the same error.

If that doesn't fix it, try encoding the space (i.e., substituting: %20).

 

[Doug Kanter]

The extra "e" was a typo in this message, as I copied it from the 2nd
computer on the desk. It was not in the actual URL used in my evil
experiments.