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Re: Internet Explorer Bug
From: jpp () CYBERSOURCE COM (John Pettitt)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:13:09 -0800
Bug: IE will blindly run .url and .lnk files from remote servers. Well that must qualify for brain dead hole of the week, here is a quick fix. Rename the registry entry "My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\open\command" to "old.command" Do the same for My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID (change to CLSID.old) This will case .url files to be treated as .txt files and .lnk files to pop the open/save dialog. It's a gross kludge but it works. Given the bug one could even create a web page to do the regedits for you (arrrggghhhh). John
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