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Re: files containing web llinks


From: mr.nasty () ix netcom com
Date: 21 Nov 2006 15:41:22 -0000

Let me be a bit more specific here. I'm examining a hard drive with a lot of porn mpg's. I trying to avoid any problems 
so I view the directories using an explorer type viewer which allows me to see a thumbnail image of the file. The 
problem is that when the viewer hits that file to open a thumbnail the file opens web pages like crazy.

I've tried to look at the meta data of the file and there is nothing there that I can see that looks like a web page. 
I've tried to open the file with whatever associated application and it too opens a whole bunch of web pages.

I'm trying to figure out when you encounter a file like this with a *.mpg or *.avi or *.mov type extension how can you 
turn off or remove the 'open a web page' thingy?

Thanks for any response to the question asked.

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