Talk:Windows error opening Internet shortcut or local HTML file - Firefox

Registry edit

Is there an error here? Under the "Registry edit" section, is "Delete the "ddexec" registry key" supposed to reference "ddeexec"?
^ Mtz1of4 19 August 2007

Looks like there is. I'll fix it. Alice 22:20, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Alice, Thanks. By any chance, do you have Vista installed? I do not, so I cannot confirm but I have been told that
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic

are actually not nested like that. They appear to be
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Application
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\ddeexec\Application

Hopefully not being a pain, but want to keep these KB's as good as I can. --Marc 12:37, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Nope, I'm on Windows XP, not Vista .... but I can confirm that the FirefoxURL, FirefoxHTML, HTTP and HTTPS keys in Windows XP each have separate ddeexec subkeys for Application and Topic, as shown below for FirefoxURL:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Topic]

At least there are two methods given, so if the second one is wrong, the first one should work (but I agree that a Vista user should confirm)... I'll add "NEED VISTA USER to confirm registry instructions" to the summary! Alice 13:34, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I removed the following alternate method for the registry edit since it isn't accurate for Windows XP and no one has confirmed it for Vista.

Alternate method: Go to "Start -> Run" (or press the windows key+R) then type regedit and click OK Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic Change (Default)'s value to System and, in ddeexec, delete the Default value of "%1",,0,0,,,, Repeat for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic Repeat for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic Repeat for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application\Topic (and any other protocols you want to fix)

Alice 19:12, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

File Types edit

I don't see what the following accomplishes, other than explaining how to set file associations that coincide with Firefox being the default browser in Windows Vista, so I removed it:

At least some of the "File Types" and protocol interface is available in Vista in the next sub-topic. (In Windows Vista) Start menu -> All programs -> Default programs -> Set this program as default -- Use the selected program (Firefox) to open all file type and protocols it can open by default. --or-- Choose default for this program -- Choose which file types and protocols the selected program (Firefox) opens by default. Start menu -> All programs -> Associate a file type or protocol with a program Choose which file types and protocols the selected program (Firefox) opens by default. .htm, .shtml, .xht, xhtml, .html -- Firefox Document -- open with Firefox ---- file extensions FTP, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS -- Firefox URL -- open with Firefox ---- URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol Sources: annoyances.org

I don't see how those instructions enable Vista users to remove the DDE settings that are causing the problem. The only way to do that is to edit the registry and delete the ddeexec keys, unless I'm missing something. Alice 00:25, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

They are the Exact Vista equivalent of the changes for Windows 2000 that I put them under and the entire purpose of the article is to be able to link to a webpage from email that does not end in .htm or .html and the same for a desktop shortcut (.url) Vista does not have the Filetype tab that previous versions of Windows have. dmcritchie 05:10, 27 October 2007 (UTC)