Article ID: 175306
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to view a Web page by clicking an Internet shortcut on
the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer, or double-clicking an Internet
shortcut, Internet Explorer may not load the Web page specified in the
Internet shortcut.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Internet Shortcut file association does not
associate an Internet shortcut with Internet Explorer.
RESOLUTION
To restore the Internet Shortcut file association, use either of the
following methods:
Reinstall Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 3.02:
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
- On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.
- If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.
- Reinstall Internet Explorer 3.02.
Internet Explorer 4.x, 5, and 6:
- Quit Internet Explorer.
- On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
- On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.
- If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.
Re-create the File Association
Internet Explorer 3.02:
- Quit Internet Explorer.
- Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
- On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.
- If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.
- Restart Internet Explorer.
- In Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu.
- On the File Types tab, click Internet Shortcut, click Edit, click OK
and then click OK again.
Internet Explorer 4.x, 5, and 6:
- Quit Internet Explorer.
- Click Start, and then right -click My Computer.
- On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types
tab.
- If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.
- Click New Type, and then in the Description Of Type box, type Internet Explorer.
- In the Associated Extension box, type URL.
- Click New, and then in the Action box, type &Edit.
- In the "Application used to perform this action" box, type the
following line, and then click OK:
c:\program files\microsoft frontpage express\bin\fpxpress.exe
- Click New, and then in the Action box, type Open.
- In the "Application used to perform this action" box, type the
following line, and then click OK.
rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
- Click New, and then in the Action box, type Print.
- In the "Application used to perform this action" box, type the
following line, and then click OK:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSHTML.DLL,PrintHTML "%1"
- Click New, and then in the Action box, type Printto.
- In the "Application used to perform this action" box, type the
following line, and then click OK:
rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSHTML.DLL,PrintHTML "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4"
- Click Change Icon, and then click Browse.
- Double-click the following file:
c:\Windows\System\Url.dll
- Click the first icon in the Current Icon box, click OK, and then click
OK again.
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