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akuira - 14 Jul. 2003 - 12:31:

Address Bar Error Msg

Okay, for about a month now I have been without my little Address Bar sitting in my taskbar. When I add it to the Taskbar/Toolbar it looks fine, but when I type my address and hit enter an Error Message pops up. The Error Message is below, if anyone has experienced this or knows how to restore the settings PLEASE let me know. WinT told me he had seen it somewhere on VP, but I found nothing. I've also tried Microshit's website and got no luck. Obviously it's an extension I lost. It happend around the time I installed Opera and uninstalled it. Anyway, please help...

Thanks.

http://akuira.modzine.net/shots/errormsg.jpg

14 Jul. 2003 - 14:58 random

It probably just can't find a default Web-Browser when trying to open links..

Paste this into a .reg file:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\" -nohome"

or download this .Reg file and run it.
And if that doesn't work, try and find a way to associate URL's with Internet Explorer or Opera again.

14 Jul. 2003 - 16:36 akuira

unfortunatly, neither of those worked

i appreciate the try though, do you or anyone know of a program for setting the default browser? i'm going to go look, hopefully this will work. thanks again

14 Jul. 2003 - 18:00 dreamz

if you're on xp, in the start menu (classic mode i guess? never use the normal one), at the top, there's something called "set program access and defaults" and you can set the default browser there.

14 Jul. 2003 - 18:34 akuira

okay, you may be on to something... yes i'm using XP but the only problem is my start menu has been modded and i can not find that link anywhere. could you possibly check the properties on it and copy and paste the path to it... thanks!!!!!

14 Jul. 2003 - 18:49 dreamz

ok when i check the properties, here's what comes up:
%SystemRoot%\system32\control.exe appwiz.cpl,,3
so it's the control panel, but actually, if i follow the link to the shortcut, i get this:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
so look in there and you might find the icon that says "set program access and defaults." i see it and i can set the defaults from there.

i gotta go to class now, but i'll come back and try out some more things. hopefully that works.

14 Jul. 2003 - 18:55 akuira

well i believe i have got it. it appears to be working fine for now, i couldn't find what you were talking about but i found a program called Set Browser and downloaded, and it worked. i really appreciate the help though, much appreciated

thanks

14 Jul. 2003 - 22:07 dreamz

hmm, that's odd. i thought you'd be able to find the way to set program defaults in xp.

oh well, either way, i'm happy for you!

14 Jul. 2003 - 23:58 WinT

YAY for it working!!!!

Glad it worked out akuira, or seems to have done so anyway

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