Cannot Find Program.exe Needed for Opening Files...

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you click a Web address in a document in a non-browser program such as an e-mail program, Internet Explorer may not start, and you may receive the following error message:

Cannot find program.exe needed for opening files of type URL:hypertext transfer protocol

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the "URL:hypertext transfer protocol" file association is no longer associated with Internet Explorer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, edit the "URL:hypertext transfer protocol" file association to associate this type of file with Internet Explorer:

1. Double-click My Computer on the desktop.



2. On the View menu, click Folder Options (or Options).



3. Click the File Types tab, click URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol in the Registered File Types box, and then click Edit.



4. In the Actions box, click Open, and then click Edit.



5. Click Browse, navigate to the \Program Files\Internet Explorer folder, click the Iexplore.exe file, click Open, click OK, click Close, and then click Close.

• URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy
• URL:File Transfer Protocol
• URL:Gopher Protocol

Additional query words: 4.00 98 outlook exchange

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool msiew95 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 10, 1999