Unable to View Internet Shortcuts

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.02, 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.02, 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95

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:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

2. On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.

3. If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.

4. Reinstall Internet Explorer 3.02.

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

2. On the View menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.

3. If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.

4. Reinstall Internet Explorer 4.0.

Re-create the File Association

Internet Explorer 3.02:

1. Quit Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

3. On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.

4. If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.

5. Restart Internet Explorer.

6. In Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu.

7. On the File Types tab, click Internet Shortcut, click Edit, click OK and then click OK again.

1. Quit Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

3. On the View menu, click Folder Options, and then click the File Types tab.

4. If it exists, click Internet Shortcut, and then click Remove.

5. Click New Type, and then in the Description Of Type box, type "Internet Explorer" (without quotation marks).

6. In the Associated Extension box, type "URL" (without quotation marks).

7. Click New, and then in the Action box, type "&Edit" (without quotation marks).

8. 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
   

9. Click New, and then in the Action box, type "Open" (without quotation marks).

10. In the "Application used to perform this action" box, type the following line, and then click OK.

          rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %1
    

11. Click New, and then in the Action box, type "Print" (without quotation marks).

12. 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"
    

13. Click New, and then in the Action box, type "Printto" (without quotation marks).

14. 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"

15. Click Change Icon, and then click Browse.

16. Double-click the following file:

          c:\Windows\System\Url.dll
    

17. Click the first icon in the Current Icon box, click OK, and then click OK again.