I've been cleaning up system32, with the help of http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/in...hp/t316422.html - after I nLited my system. I have only removed stuff I know I don't use.

Now I can't open links. Win+R and any link with a protocol, http://www.msfn.org for example, results in an error message: "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

It's either some file I've removed, or a registry malconfiguration. I've reinstalled Firefox three times, to no avail.

Do any of you know what files are responsible for identifying protocol links in Windows? I thought maybe url.dll and urlmon.dll had something to do with it, but I haven't deleted any of them.

I have made a backup of everything I've removed, so it's easy to restore, but I've tried restoring the files I was suspicious about and it hasn't changed anything.

All the links in programs other than the browser are still dead. Please, help!

Edited September 23, 200520 yr by Branstrom

That guide of mine you're looking at on Neowin, Branstrom, has had numerous revisions made to it. I doubt if anyone's computer would work after using that one. LOL. (Just kidding.)

Better try this one...

http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=229

So do you know what might have caused my problem?

Well, I doubt it would be from anything in the guide. The guide is about what I remove from XP, and I've never encounter this particular problem.

Branstrom, I offered as much help as I can on this on your thread here...

http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=629

I don't think so.

Huh? You don't think what?

So do you know what might have caused my problem?

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I think, that you need reinstall WinXP (not repare). I did it same some time ago.

dont remove internet explorer

Hey guys, there was a simple solution...

http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.p...topic=629&st=20

Somehow I had disabled shdocvw.dll - which wasn't marked really well; it had an IE icon, and "C:\OS\system32\shdocvw.dll" didn't show until you opened the properties for that shell extension. As soon as I activated it everything worked again!