Desktop links to Web

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vernon

Out of nowhere my computer has decided to give me a message saying that
"windows" cannot find the link when I click on a desk top icon intended to
go to FireFox and then to an HTTPS://WWW. The link is actually made but
with the "Windows" message in the screen.
This just started today and I have made no changes other than a possible
overnight auto windows update.
 
vernon said:
Out of nowhere my computer has decided to give me a message saying that
"windows" cannot find the link when I click on a desk top icon intended to
go to FireFox and then to an HTTPS://WWW. The link is actually made but
with the "Windows" message in the screen.
This just started today and I have made no changes other than a possible
overnight auto windows update.
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Try repairing HTM, and URL associations:
Fix File Associations.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
 
vernon said:
Out of nowhere my computer has decided to give me a message saying that
"windows" cannot find the link when I click on a desk top icon intended to
go to FireFox and then to an HTTPS://WWW. The link is actually made but
with the "Windows" message in the screen.
This just started today and I have made no changes other than a possible
overnight auto windows update.
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Hi vernon

This is most likely down to a bug in the FF 2.0.0.x installer which
caused some file types to have garbled settings. Did you perhaps get the
update to 2.0.0.3 today?

Here's a link to a fix which should help (see the post by "jscher2000"):
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=2767445

As well as changing the settings for HTTP and HTTPS, as the post
suggests, I changed HTM and HTML too, as I couldn't open shortcuts to
local files. All now fine -- hope it works for you too :-)
 
Nightowl said:
Hi vernon

This is most likely down to a bug in the FF 2.0.0.x installer which caused
some file types to have garbled settings. Did you perhaps get the update
to 2.0.0.3 today?
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yuppers and I just got the fix about an hour ago before reading your post.

Good heads up
 
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