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alba1314
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Whenever I view a webpage containing a HyperText Transfer Protocol file link attached to an image, I cannot follow/access the link. Instead of the link/image, I have a wee black square surrounding a red .X'.
Having done some detective work, I find the problem is most likely to be HyperText Transfer Protocol file type association and I found some excellent advice at http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archiv....htm#hyperlinks where the advice given was Go to my computer, view/folder options/file types (or control panel, folder options depending on your operating system.
Scroll down to the URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocols, click edit twice and make sure the following is in the application used to perform action box:
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome
The same applies for URL:Gopher
DDE should be set to: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
Application should say: IExplore
DDE application not running should be blank
Topic should be: WWW_OpenURL
I tried this reassociation and even deleted the old actions (of "open") and created new actions bearing the same instructions, but to no avail. I still cannot access the links or see the images where the red 'X' is.
This is most disconcerting as, on my own website, I am unable to view my counter or my guestbook.
I am running XPSP2 and when I downloaded IE6setup and tried to run it, I was told that I have a newer version installed and installation cannot continue. I assume this is because my IE is updated and all appropriate patches are in place to keep it up to date.
Can anyone please advise on how I can perhaps run a repair on IE6 and get my HyperText Transfer Protocol file type association back to normal.
N.B.
I'm not sure if this helps matters or not? But I did have Firefox installed a while ago and it was set as the default browser. I removed this browser from my PC when it was discovered to have major security flaws.
Cheers,
alba1314
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predator
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I'm not sure you're right.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (or HTTP for short) is the language used for all web pages, so its unlikely to be that or you'd have problems viewing any pages.
As for removing firefox, I think that was panicking really - yes there was a security flaw, but they issued details how to avoid it, and a new version is available now to fix it. Internet explorer gets security issues highlighted very regularly, but you cant uninstall that so you're stuck with an unsecure browser then. If a browsers security issues worry you, its probably better to not use it till the fix is available than to uninstall it
http://www.predatorconservation.com
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Madeline
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I've never had that sort of problem with IE, either before or after getting SP2. I think you were a bit hasty in getting rid of Firefox. Yes, there were flaws, but they were fixed quickly. I get the updates as soon as they come out, the current version is 1.0.4, and I find FF to be an excellent browser. For one thing, it's a lot faster than IE, which is quite a consideration if, like me, you're on dial-up.
Madeline. 
To err is human; to foul things up totally, you need a computer.
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alba1314
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My thanks to both Madeline and Predator. I accept what you both say with regard to FF and the problem with the HTTP association WAS probably my own doing.
I would like to point out that I did NOT panic and remove FF because of the flaw, I simply chose to remove it, rather than have it installed. I did/do intend to install the updated version, now that it is available, with the new fix in place.
However, I must now (from my point of view) bring this thread to a close.
My reason for doing so is that, unforseen problems - unrelated to this particular thread - meant that I had to format my PC and reload everything from scratch again. In doing so, all my settings were restored. Thus, all problems that I suffered beforehand no longer exist!
Luckily, I had an image of my previous settings backed up using PowerQuest Drive Image program, so my task of replacing original set-up was not as big a job as I was dreading?!
Thanks to all who responded - If you have helped others, your assistance has not been in vain?!
Cheers,
alba.Edited by TheFatControlleR on 11/06/2005 17:10 (server time).
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