error message....

[S Dulcich]

When I do the following:

1. Click on Start and select Run.
2. Type in a url, anything...http://www.risoftsystems.com
3. Press OK.

I get an error message - "This file does not have a
program associated with it for performing this action.
Create an association in the Folder Options control
panel."

It is my understanding that after pressing OK, it should
launch the browser. What do I need to do to correct this?
Or am I laboring under a misunderstanding?

Sharon Dulcich

 

[BobC]

Sharon,
you should have someone show you the basics of using your PC and how to get on the "Web" First of all the Run selection is for using internal Windows programs which you should not be concerned with yet. Secondly to open a browser you normally double click the big blue "E" on your desktop that says Internet Explorer under it. Finally once the browser does open you can type in http://www.whatever and hit go and join the rest of the "Surfers" Good Luck

:

I do not know why Sharon is having the problem she is but for your info
from XP's Help:

"You can open a file or folder or connect to a shared computer by typing
its path in the Open box. You can also connect to an Internet or intranet
site; for example, to reach the Microsoft Web site, type www.microsoft.com
in the Open box."

So you can open a web site from start run. Maybe Sharon's problem is that
the path to IE has been lost.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Sharon,
you should have someone show you the basics of using your

PC and how to get on the "Web" First of all the Run
selection is for using internal Windows programs which you
should not be concerned with yet.

LOL - Thank you, but I'm an experienced computer person.
Not an expert, but certainly way past beginner (I mentor
others). I know how to get on the web in the standard
fashion. Perhaps I should have explained myself better.
I'm trying to install a program and apparently the ability
to open a browser from Start>Run is important.

Sharon Dulcich

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Sharon,
you should have someone show you the basics of using your PC and how to
get on the "Web" First of all the Run selection is for using internal Windows
programs which you should not be concerned with yet. Secondly to open a
browser you normally double click the big blue "E" on your desktop that says
nternet Explorer under it. Finally once the browser does open you can type
in http://www.whatever and hit go and join the rest of the "Surfers" Good Luck

Randy, your understanding of the Run selection is incomplete. What
Sharon describes should work fine, launching the default web browser
and going to the specified web page. I recommend running a test to
make sure that you're right before posting a reply in the news group
telling someone else that he/she is wrong.

Sharon, you understand correctly. In fact, you don't even need to
type "http://". A Run entry starting with "www." should bring up the
default web browser. Try it with just that.

I don't know how to fix the "http://" problem, but if you'll post your
message in an Internet Explorer news group, I'm sure that someone
there will have the answer for you.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
should launch the browser. What do I need to do to correct
this? Or am I laboring under a misunderstanding?

Sharon, you understand correctly. In fact, you don't

even need to type "http://". A Run entry starting
with "www." should bring up the default web browser. Try
it with just that.

Thank you, Steve. I had tried with only he "www." at first
before I posted here and got the same error message. I
appreciate the verification that my understanding was not
faulty.

you'll post your message in an Internet Explorer news
group, I'm sure that someone there will have the answer
for you.


Thank you again. I have indeed posted there and have had
an answer that has at least given me something to try for
a fix.

I appreciate the help,
Sharon Dulcich

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Thank you, Steve. I had tried with only he "www." at first
before I posted here and got the same error message. I
appreciate the verification that my understanding was not
faulty.


Thank you again. I have indeed posted there and have had
an answer that has at least given me something to try for
a fix.

I appreciate the help,
Sharon Dulcich

You're welcome, Sharon.

When you know what the solution is, please post it in a reply in this
newsgroup. I'd like to know, too.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com