Unable to open website shortcuts on desktop


  1. Chatbell
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    windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    Unable to open website shortcuts on desktop


    When I attempt to open a website shortcut on my desktop i receive a message.."this protocol HTTP does not have a registered program...install program..or create an association in Default Control Panel"...How do I do this? I cannot find HTTP in the default programs.
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  3. Trucidation
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    Win7 Pro x64
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    The default program for HTTP should be a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, etc).

    Try the following links:
    Associate http protocol with IE8 instead of Firefox - Microsoft Answers
    [SOLVED] Fix default protocol (http…) association in WIndows « RussenReaktor's Weblog

    Good luck.
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  4. lehnerus2000
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    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
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    Associate Protocols


    Try this:

    • Go to the "Start Menu".
    • Click on "Default Programs".
    • Click on "Associate a file type or protocol with a program".
    • Scroll to the "Protocols" section (bottom of the list).

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  6. Chatbell
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    Trucidation said:
    The default program for HTTP should be a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, etc).

    Try the following links:
    Associate http protocol with IE8 instead of Firefox - Microsoft Answers
    [SOLVED] Fix default protocol (http…) association in WIndows « RussenReaktor's Weblog

    Good luck.
    Thanks, I just answered my own question...I hadn't scrolled down far enough in the default programs to find the HTTP protocol. Have associated IE9 and all is well...
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