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

4 June 2014

• curprev 13:4313:43, 4 June 2014‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 6,630 bytes +1‎ →‎Registry edit
• curprev 13:4313:43, 4 June 2014‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 6,629 bytes +93‎ →‎Registry edit: Windows Vista and above, Bug 491947 comment 110

5 May 2011

• curprev 02:2402:24, 5 May 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 6,536 bytes 0‎ reordered

29 April 2011

• curprev 22:3422:34, 29 April 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 6,536 bytes −3‎ →‎Reinstall Firefox: typo
• curprev 22:3422:34, 29 April 2011‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 6,539 bytes +191‎ Reinstalling Firefox reported fix

29 November 2009

• curprev 23:5523:55, 29 November 2009‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 6,348 bytes +101‎ →‎Related bug reports: Bug 491947 added

14 August 2009

• curprev 13:5313:53, 14 August 2009‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 6,247 bytes −216‎ Reverted edits by Dmcritchie (Talk); changed back to last version by Steven B. VanSlyck

13 August 2009

• curprev 02:2702:27, 13 August 2009‎ Dmcritchie talk contribs‎ 6,463 bytes +216‎ →‎File Types edit -- add Vista, add Firefox

2 November 2008

• curprev 00:2200:22, 2 November 2008‎ Steven B. VanSlyck talk contribs‎ 6,247 bytes +36‎ →‎Extensions

7 June 2008

• curprev 15:2115:21, 7 June 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 6,211 bytes −284‎ →‎Extensions: removed fixed AdBlock Plus issue and DownThemAll issue - see discussion.

27 April 2008

• curprev 23:3823:38, 27 April 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 6,495 bytes +186‎ Intro: added Outlook 2003 "Locate Link Browser" dialog and forum reference

26 April 2008

• curprev 23:5323:53, 26 April 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 6,309 bytes +306‎ Intro: added Outlook error alert, "General failure. The URL was: ''<URL>'' The system cannot find the file specified." and forum reference

17 April 2008

• curprev 22:5822:58, 17 April 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 6,003 bytes +29‎ added "when Firefox is the default browser" to the Intro.

4 April 2008

• curprev 12:4612:46, 4 April 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 5,974 bytes +198‎ →‎Extensions: adding DownThemAll - see discussion

27 March 2008

• curprev 18:4218:42, 27 March 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 5,776 bytes −104‎ →‎Extensions: removed DownThemAll. See discussion.
• curprev 04:3104:31, 27 March 2008‎ Morac talk contribs‎ 5,880 bytes +123‎ →‎Extensions
• curprev 01:0901:09, 27 March 2008‎ Morac talk contribs‎ 5,757 bytes −204‎ →‎Plugins
• curprev 01:0001:00, 27 March 2008‎ Morac talk contribs‎ 5,961 bytes −1‎ →‎Plugins
• curprev 01:0001:00, 27 March 2008‎ Morac talk contribs‎ 5,962 bytes +207‎ →‎Extensions

11 February 2008

• curprev 20:3320:33, 11 February 2008‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 5,755 bytes +27‎ →‎Extensions: linked to Standard diagnostic - Firefox#extension issues

2 December 2007

• curprev 13:0013:00, 2 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 5,728 bytes −2‎ →‎Extensions
• curprev 12:5712:57, 2 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 5,730 bytes −21‎ →‎Extensions: You can do the other fixes if you want to keep the problematic extension
• curprev 12:5012:50, 2 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 5,751 bytes +244‎ →‎Extensions: added that you can do the other fixes if you don't want to keep extensions that cause the problem

1 December 2007

• curprev 18:2918:29, 1 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 5,507 bytes −2‎ No edit summary
• curprev 16:3516:35, 1 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 5,509 bytes +60‎ Intro reworded
• curprev 12:5412:54, 1 December 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 5,449 bytes +660‎ Error dialog image added; "Extensions" section added with Google toolbar issue and references

27 October 2007

• curprev 00:1500:15, 27 October 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 4,789 bytes −830‎ →‎File Types edit: removed Vista instructions for setting file associations since they do not change the "Use DDE" setting, unless I'm missing something - see discussion
• curprev 00:0300:03, 27 October 2007‎ Dmcritchie talk contribs‎ m 5,619 bytes +92‎ No edit summary

26 October 2007

• curprev 23:5423:54, 26 October 2007‎ Dmcritchie talk contribs‎ 5,527 bytes +832‎ →‎Vista Instructions

18 October 2007

• curprev 00:2700:27, 18 October 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,695 bytes +172‎ →‎Related bug reports: added tracking bug 389502

11 October 2007

• curprev 16:1816:18, 11 October 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 4,523 bytes +290‎ added that Adblock Plus can cause the error dialog and suggested updaing all extensions as a first step

8 September 2007

• curprev 11:4911:49, 8 September 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,233 bytes −2‎ →‎File Types edit
• curprev 11:4811:48, 8 September 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 4,235 bytes +46‎ →‎File Types edit: added that the "Use DDE" box will still be checked after editing

4 September 2007

• curprev 23:3723:37, 4 September 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,189 bytes +451‎ added related bug reports and Category:Integration with external applications - browser

26 August 2007

• curprev 18:5518:55, 26 August 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 3,738 bytes −585‎ →‎Registry edit: Removed "Alternate method" - see discussion

19 August 2007

• curprev 22:2222:22, 19 August 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,323 bytes +1‎ →‎Registry edit: step #3 ddexec --> ddeexec

25 July 2007

• curprev 15:1215:12, 25 July 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,322 bytes −159‎ →‎Related bug reports: removed 367899 - already linked earlier in the article
• curprev 15:0515:05, 25 July 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,481 bytes +2‎ updating 2 bugzilla links to https

10 July 2007

• curprev 23:5723:57, 10 July 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,479 bytes −71‎ →‎Related bug reports

4 June 2007

• curprev 23:4923:49, 4 June 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 4,550 bytes +547‎ added issue with spreadsheet or other application hyperlinks, bug 367899

1 June 2007

• curprev 15:3815:38, 1 June 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 4,003 bytes +121‎ →‎Related bug reports: added related bug 372111

11 April 2007

• curprev 18:3218:32, 11 April 2007‎ Vl email talk contribs‎ 3,882 bytes +17‎ →‎File Types edit: Adding an alternative method to access Folder Options

6 April 2007

• curprev 00:2200:22, 6 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 3,865 bytes −189‎ →‎Registry edit: trimmed down

3 April 2007

• curprev 13:1913:19, 3 April 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 4,054 bytes +1,416‎ added Windows Vista information and references

23 March 2007

• curprev 16:2316:23, 23 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 2,638 bytes +313‎ Clarified that Firefox does open, added full error dialog, noted that the fix may need to be repeated after a Firefox update. Added current bug report.

21 March 2007

• curprev 22:5522:55, 21 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 2,325 bytes +96‎ →‎Related bug reports: added bug 353089

20 March 2007

• curprev 01:4301:43, 20 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 2,229 bytes +611‎ added link to DDEfix.png image; added back registry fix since sometimes HTTP and HTTPS entries are missing from File Types.

19 March 2007

• curprev 15:0115:01, 19 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 1,618 bytes +1‎ Noted that File Types workaround is for Windows 2000/XP. Removed Registry workaround. Added related bug reports section
• curprev 13:5613:56, 19 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ 1,617 bytes +20‎ Intro changed to clarify that this issue is "similar to" Bug 246078.
• curprev 13:2613:26, 19 March 2007‎ Alice Wyman talk contribs‎ m 1,597 bytes 0‎ Clicking on a Link Shortcut in Windows Displays an Error (Firefox) moved to Windows error opening Internet shortcut or local HTML file - Firefox: better description, also (Firefox) -> - Firefox