Firefox can't find website

Mon, 2007-05-21 19:56 - Topics:

I'm new to Vista. I use Firefox as my browser. With some frequency when trying to connect to a website, a window opens to say the site cannot be found, and then a second later the site sought comes up.What's going on here? Is there a firefox...

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n01getsout (not verified)

Sun, 2007-11-18 10:06

Here is the fix :-)

I had the same problem and this worked for me. The problem seems to be with the Vista DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange).

The Mozilla site seems to be down at the moment, so here is the fix:

Registry edit

You will need to manually edit the registry in Windows Vista or in cases where the File Types listing is missing certain entries such as "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol" (HTTP) and "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy" (HTTPS).

Caution: Editing the registry incorrectly can damage your system. Do not attempt these steps if you are inexperienced or uncomfortable using the Registry Editor.

1. Go to "Start -> Run" (or press the windows key+R) then type regedit and click OK
2. Use the directory tree hierarchy to navigate to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec"
3. Delete the "ddeexec" registry key
4. Repeat for "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTPS\shell\open\ddeexec" (and any other protocols you want to fix)
5. Repeat for "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec"
6. Repeat for "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxHTML\shell\open\ddeexec"

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