I have a question about Prevent Programs From Changing Your File Types:

Windows 95 v4.00.950B; IE 5.0; 233Mhz; 64 MB RAM I recently switched over from my AOL dial up service, to Comcast@home cable access. After installing their web browser, I didn't like it, and uninstalled it. Now, when I click on some hyperlinks, I get a Windows error message that says, "Program Not Found. Windows can not find Home.exe. This program is needed for opening files of type 'URL: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.' It happens with hyperlinks that are imbedded in Outlook Express email messages, as well as when I click the "Check for Upgrade" radio buttons in various installed programs. I went to the HTML Documents file, clicked 'Edit', hilited 'Open', and clicked 'Edit'. I saw that the file association designated the application to perform the action was identified as, files\@home\ATHMWWW\Home.exe""%1 I changed it to, "C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe"%1 That's the same as on my other similarly set-up Windows 95, non internet attached computer I still get the same error message after making the change. I went back to the file association menu, and when it opened it, I saw that the topmost box, the one titled 'Action', has 'Open' spelled 'O&pen'. Could this be some sort of corruption? I tried to remove the '&', but since the box is inactive, I was unable to do so. Prior to installing the @home browser, Internet Explorer 5.0 opened HTTP hyperlinks. How can I enable it to do so again?

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Dick, When off-line, right click the IE icon on the desk top, click properties, click programs and check the box to have IE Check to see if it's the default browser. then, click "reset web settings" and uncheck the box that says reset my home page. Click OK to exit. You shouldn't have to reboot, but I would anyway.


On Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 11:54 am, Dick Paladino wrote:
>I have a question about Prevent
>Programs From Changing Your File Types:

>
>Windows 95 v4.00.950B; IE 5.0; 233Mhz; 64 MB RAM
>
>I recently switched over from my AOL dial up service, to Comcast@home cable access.
> After installing their web browser, I didn't like it, and uninstalled it. Now,
>when I click on some hyperlinks, I get a Windows
>error message that says,
>
>"Program Not Found. Windows can not find Home.exe. This program is needed for opening
>files of type 'URL: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.'
>
>It happens with hyperlinks that are imbedded in Outlook Express email messages, as
>well as when I click the "Check for Upgrade" radio buttons in various installed programs.
>
>I went to the HTML Documents file, clicked 'Edit',
>hilited 'Open', and clicked 'Edit'. I saw that the file association designated the
>application to perform the action was identified as,
>
> files\@home\ATHMWWW\Home.exe""%1
>
>I changed it to,
>
>"C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe"%1
>
>That's the same as on my other similarly set-up Windows 95, non internet attached
>computer I still get the same error message after making the change.
>
>I went back to the file association menu, and when it opened it, I saw that the topmost
>box, the one
>titled 'Action', has 'Open' spelled 'O&pen'. Could this be some sort of corruption?
> I tried to remove the '&', but since the box is inactive, I was unable to do so.
>
>Prior to installing the @home browser, Internet Explorer 5.0 opened HTTP hyperlinks.
> How can I enable it to do so again?
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Hi Steve, Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Your suggested "fix" worked perfectly. I tried the hyperlinks within Outlook Express and the radio button to update my Zone Alarm. Both of them opened my IE browser. I know my problem was only the kind of thing which creates an annoyance, but trying to solve it was really driving me over the edge. You've pulled the thorn out of my paw and I can't thank you enough.

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Steve: I can't thank you enough for solving this problem that has been haunting me for what seems like forever!!! I have Windows 98 and after following your superb directions the problem no longer exists Thank you again.


On Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 1:27 pm, Steve Easton wrote:
>Dick, When off-line, right click the IE icon on the desk top, click properties, click
>prDiograms and check the box to have IE Check to see if it's the default browser. then,
>click "reset web settings" and uncheck the box that says reset my home page. Click
>OK to exit. You shouldn't have to reboot, but I would anyway.
>

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Glad it helped.


On Saturday, July 5, 2003 at 9:02 am, mel casher wrote:
>Steve: I can't thank you enough for solving this problem that has been haunting
>me for what seems like forever!!! I have Windows 98 and after following your superb
>directions the problem no longer exists Thank you again.
>
>

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I had my chemdraw files associated with Active Server Files {aspfile} So I had edited (as show below) to have the Data as "cdxfile" (without the quotes). Now my chemdraw files show up as they should. Thanks!
>the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to export select portions of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to one or more files.

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