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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by bobm735, 2007/08/19.

  1. 2007/08/19
    bobm735

    bobm735 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    windows xp home edition IE7.0
    I have a internet address on my desktop IE newsgroup FAQs)
    and everytime I click on it to open it it opens my printer and not the internet site.

    ty
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Does this hapen when you delete the current one and recreate it?
     
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    bobm735

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    when every I right mouse click on any of my desktop internet address icon's it don't give me a choice to open, it say's print ,send to , cut, copy , paste
     
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    Bob

    Just try left double click to open - as with any other desktop icon.
     
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    bobm735

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    I left double click brings up my printer options and if I right mouse it gives me the options to print or send to , cut , paste, don' give me a option to open at all.
     
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    PeteC

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    Have you tried Steve's suggestion of deleting the shortcut and remaking it?

    Do your other desktop icons behave as expected?
     
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    yes I deleted icon and made a new one and it did the same thing , it doe's it with all my Internet address Icon , now if I Highlight one of my icon's for a program on my desktop it works ok it just doe's it on my internet addresses Icon's.
     
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    PeteC

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    Bob

    May I ask exactly how you are making thse shortcuts?

    Are you copying from the Address bar, then going to the desktop, right click > New > Shortcut and pasting the address into the dialogue box, or ....

    Selecting the URL from the Favourites dropdown list in the menu bar in IE, right clicking and selecting Send to > Desktop as shortcut. or ....

    ??
     
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    bobm735

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    I have Mozilla firefox 2.0.6.0

    and I'm draging the icon from the address bar when I'm on the site I want and putting the icon on desktop been doing it that way for years never no problem till now .

    don't no if it will do any good to delete my mouse drivers and restart?
     
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    PeteC

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    I will check in Firefox and come back to you.
     
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    PeteC

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    I followed your method from Firefox - the URL opens in Internet Explorer for me as it is the default browser.

    What do you see if you right click the shortcut > Properties? See screenshot.
     
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    bobm735

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    that was it I had to make IE my default browser now they open when I click on short cut icon. thank you

    thats pretty good you have to use Ie and not firefox to open a internet short cut.
     
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    Hi bobm735,

    No, that's not the case.I have Firefox 2.0.0.6 and it works well for me with Firefox as my default browser.

    mickzer.
     
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    bobm735

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    How come mine won't open with fire fox 2.0.6.0 ?
     
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    Maybe something is going wrong with the path in "properties" like PeteC illustrated. Check the properties of your shortcut, and post the path you see there.
    Johanna
     
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  18. 2007/08/20
    bobm735

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    opening address internet

    Here is the path http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#IE_Default

    since I made IE my default it made all the path right now I went back and made my firefox the default and everything is working right now . I'll no what to do if it happens again.

    thanks everyone
     
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    PeteC

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    Glad to hear you resolved that :)
     
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