Internet Shortcut Automatically Starts Mosaic Web Browser

ID: Q193572

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start Internet Explorer by double-clicking an Internet shortcut, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Mosaic or SPRY Mosaic Web browser program may start.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Internet Shortcut file type is configured to start Mosaic instead of Internet Explorer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, configure the Internet Shortcut file type to start Internet Explorer. To do so, use the appropriate method:

Internet Explorer Versions 4.0, 4.01, 5

1. Double-click My Computer, click Folder Options on the View menu, and

   then click the File Types tab.

2. In the Registered File Types box, click Internet Shortcut, and then

   click Edit.

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

4. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type

   "rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %1" (without quotation marks).

5. Click OK, click Close, and then click Close.

6. Restart your computer.

Internet Explorer Version 3.x

1. Double-click My Computer, click Folder on the View menu, and then click

   the File Types tab.

2. In the Registered File Types box, click Internet Shortcut, and then

   click Edit.

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

4. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, type

   "rundll32.exe url.dll,OpenURL %l" (without quotation marks).

5. Click OK, click Close, and then click Close.

6. Restart your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

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Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 98

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbui msiew95 win98 msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 20, 1999