In "URL: Internet Shortcut", URL is the file extension. This actually
refers to favorites which are *.URL files.

For the various "URL ... Protocol", etc. these have No file extension,
since they aren't files. Assuming that you have the file associations
sorted by extension (click on the column heading to sort on that
column), these will be at the top of the list with the "(NONE)" file
extensions.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Bill Wittmer" wrote in message
...
I installed a program called Lightshell from
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~mosses/rob/. Did not care for it and
uninstalled it. From there my problems began. I found that the
WindowsXP shell had been somehow damaged. The icons and taskbar would
not show. Internet Explorer would not open a web page and Outlook
Express would not display the contents of messages in the lower window,
whack remained blank. I ran System File checker and reinstalled SP2 and
got most of the functionality back. However, I am still having a
problem with Outlook Express, the hyperlinks do not work. They will
not open Internet Explorer and sometimes, they will open the "My
Documents" folder. I found KB article 177054. I made sure Internet
Explorer was my default browser. I went into the internet settings and
made sure the Internet Browser was listed as the default browser. I
went to Windows ExplorerToolsFolder Options and verified the file
association for URL's. When I found the URL extension, It was listed
as URL: Internet Shortcut. There was no listing for URL File Transfer
Protocol, URL: Gopher Protocol and URL Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
The only thing I can think of at this time is to do a repair install.
But I would like to exhaust all possible remedies first. I would
appreciate any help that anyone can offer.

Regards,
Bill