Shortcuts don't connect to the net

[Joe Dolan]

Recently I had to reinstall win 98 from my HP recovery disk.

I have most programs working now, except the url shortcuts I place
on the desktop, don't respond by the usual doubleclick.

I can bring up IE from the taskbar, and type in or cut and paste a
url into IE, and it works fine.
Clicking on a Favorite doesn't work either.

TIA

 

[PCR]

Joe Dolan wrote:
| Recently I had to reinstall win 98 from my HP recovery disk.
|
| I have most programs working now, except the url shortcuts I place
| on the desktop, don't respond by the usual doubleclick.

It works for me. R-Clk one, & select Properties.

(a) At the General tab, does it say...?...
Type: Internet Shortcut
(b) From the Web Document tab, post the URL for us to try.

Try this Badour repair. Download, unzip, & click the ".reg" inside. This
will merge the fix into your Registry...

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/assets/images/LnkW98.zip
Link Association (Shortcut) Repair. W95 with IE4 and W98.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/reg_files.html

| I can bring up IE from the taskbar, and type in or cut and paste a
| url into IE, and it works fine.
| Clicking on a Favorite doesn't work either.

That is also an Internet Shortcut.

| TIA

You are welcome.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net

 

[glee]

"PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:eKUVbX6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> snip
> Try this Badour repair. Download, unzip, & click the ".reg" inside. This
> will merge the fix into your Registry...
>
> http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/assets/images/LnkW98.zip
> Link Association (Shortcut) Repair. W95 with IE4 and W98.
> snip

That's a fix for .LNK file types....an Internet shortcut is a .URL file type.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

 

[glee]

Open Internet Explorer.
Click the Tools menu> Internet Options.
Click the Programs tab.
Click the |Reset Web Settings| button.
Click OK.

If that doesn't help, double-click My Computer, click the View menu (or Tools menu)>
Folder Options.
Click the File Types tab.

In the Registered File Types list, select "Internet Shortcut", then click the |Edit|
button.
In the Actions box, select "Open", and click the |Edit| button.
In the box for "Application used to perform action", make sure it shows:

rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l

If not copy/paste that line above exactly with no leading or trailing blank spaces.

Make sure the "Use DDE" box is NOT checked.

Click OK, then click OK in the previous window.


Now in the Registered File Types list, select "URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol",
then click the |Edit| button.
In the Actions box, select "Open", and click the |Edit| button.
In the box for "Application used to perform action", make sure it shows:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome %1

If not, copy/paste as described previously.

Put a check in the "Use DDE" box.

In the DDE Message box:
"%1",,-1,0,,,,

In the Application box:
IExplore

In the Topic box:
WWW_OpenURL

Click OK and Close all the way out.
You may have to log off or re-start.

Post back with what you find, and your results.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm


"Joe Dolan" <joedolan1@netzero.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9AAE8B9C597A6joedolannetzerocom@194.177.96.78...
> Recently I had to reinstall win 98 from my HP recovery disk.
>
> I have most programs working now, except the url shortcuts I place
> on the desktop, don't respond by the usual doubleclick.
>
> I can bring up IE from the taskbar, and type in or cut and paste a
> url into IE, and it works fine.
> Clicking on a Favorite doesn't work either.
>
> TIA
>
>

 

[PCR]

glee wrote:
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:eKUVbX6wIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|> snip
|> Try this Badour repair. Download, unzip, & click the ".reg" inside.
|> This will merge the fix into your Registry...
|>
|> http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/assets/images/LnkW98.zip
|> Link Association (Shortcut) Repair. W95 with IE4 and W98.
|> snip
|
| That's a fix for .LNK file types....an Internet shortcut is a .URL
| file type.

I was afraid of that. But I went & looked & there was no other. I see
what you are have suggested. That would have been next for me too.
Thanks, glee.

--
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+
| http://dts-l.net/
| http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net