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Old October 25th, 2006, 08:27 PM
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File Associations

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Advice needed please! ! ! For some reason some of my desktop shortcut icons are not working, e.g. Google, Yahoo. I receive the error "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in Folder Options Control Panel". I have gone into 'folder options > view' but do not know how to continue from there.
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Old October 25th, 2006, 08:30 PM
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Thats becaues you don't go into view

I take it this is supposed to open in internet explorer or firefox right?

Right click the broken link, chose open with. Tick the box that says allways open in the selected program, then chose internet explorer or firefox. If its not in the list just click browse. Firefox is where you installed it, Internet explorer is C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe (or it was for version 6)

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Old October 25th, 2006, 08:46 PM
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Thanks for the advice Tortanich but would you please explain a little more. (Yes, they are supposed to open in IE7 and all was well until I uninstalled Firefox). Well then, when you say click on the broken link do you mean the shortcut icon? If so, there is no 'open with' option but only 'open' which just gives me the same error message.
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Old October 25th, 2006, 08:58 PM
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I mean the shortcut when I say link, looks like Linux terminology is starting to rub off on me

As for no open with. you're right shortcuts don't have open with although when you think about it there is no reason for them to have it.

try right clicking the shortcut and opening properties. whats the target?

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Old October 25th, 2006, 09:14 PM
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I mean the shortcut when I say link, looks like Linux terminology is starting to rub off on me

As for no open with. you're right shortcuts don't have open with although when you think about it there is no reason for them to have it.

try right clicking the shortcut and opening properties. whats the target?
Properties >
Location : c:\documents and settings\desktop
url : http://www.google.co.uk/

No target listed
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Old October 25th, 2006, 09:31 PM
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I have one last idea, and if that dosn't work then folder options is the only way to change it, and I'd have to teach myself how to use that before I could show you how.

Anyway try setting Internet Explorer back to the default browser.
Open Control panel.
Open Add remove programs.
Cick Set Program Access and defaults
Click Custom
Make internet explorer the default
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Old October 26th, 2006, 01:25 AM
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Thank you Tortanick for all your help.....it is really appreciated !
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