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"Seth" wrote in message
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Once you gave the correct information the answer was easy...


Here's another one:
Drag and drop URL shortcuts from the desktop always worked with past OSs
with MozillaFirefox and IE. I keep more than a few favorite URLS on the
desktop to
quickly drag and drop into the address window in Firefox. The site comes
right up (but not on W-7). Fast and easy, better than digging through the
Bookmark folder. How can I get this to work on W-7 64-bit HomePremium? I
can drag and drop the URLS/addresses to the desktop but can't drag and drop
them back into the address bar/window of Firefox v. 3.6.10. When I try,
nothing happens. No errors at first. Now I get this error:

"There was a problem sending the command to the program"

I get the same error when clicking on links in email and here on Usenet.
Googling and checking the MS site brought no answers. Apparently W-7 is
even less stable than Vista.

Have you any idea what I can so about the newest W-7 problem of getting the
text-only error "There was a problem sending the command to the program?"
Googling and going to the MS website was a waste of time. I haven't found
anything helpful on any of the forums or the MS site using their Bing
search.

"Valorie *~" wrote in message
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"Seth" wrote in message
...

Once you gave the correct information the answer was easy...


Here's another one:
Drag and drop URL shortcuts from the desktop always worked with past OSs
with MozillaFirefox and IE. I keep more than a few favorite URLS on the
desktop to
quickly drag and drop into the address window in Firefox. The site comes
right up (but not on W-7). Fast and easy, better than digging through the
Bookmark folder. How can I get this to work on W-7 64-bit HomePremium? I
can drag and drop the URLS/addresses to the desktop but can't drag and
drop
them back into the address bar/window of Firefox v. 3.6.10. When I try,
nothing happens. No errors at first. Now I get this error:

I have never heard of doing this and frankly don't see how it is easier
cause if it's on the Desktop than any "Maximized" applications have to be
"Minimized" or "Restored" to give you access to your desktop (or hitting the
"Show desktop" icon in the Quick launch area which basically minimizes
everything). I just find it easier to have things in Bookmarks (which I
keep categorized, stuff sorted in folders and everything in alphabetical
order), if I use it often enough, Firefox has the "Bookmark Bar" (on a
default installation of Firefox that's the row of links directly above the
row of currently open tabs and below the address bar), or in the START menu
(either in program groups or "pinned")

But to each their own...

Just tried it on my XP with IE7 and it doesn't work there. Did I test it
right? I made a shortcut to a website on my desktop, launched my browser
then tried to drag the shortcut form my desktop to the address bar.

If it's a shortcut on the desktop, why do you even need to drag it to the
address bar of your browser? Can't you just double click it and focus will
automatically transfer to your browser. So what does dragging the shortcut
to your browser do for you?


"There was a problem sending the command to the program"

I get the same error when clicking on links in email and here on Usenet.
Googling and checking the MS site brought no answers. Apparently W-7 is
even less stable than Vista.

I don't have a Vista client handy to test with (rebuilt all my Vista
machines to Win7) but this isn't a case of being stable. Did the system
crash? no. That would be a stability issue. Did the functionality change
from what you expected, yes. Did it ever work like you describe? Possibly.
I couldn't duplicate it on XP or Win7.

Have you any idea what I can so about the newest W-7 problem of getting
the text-only error "There was a problem sending the command to the
program?" Googling and going to the MS website was a waste of time. I
haven't found anything helpful on any of the forums or the MS site using
their Bing search.

If it is a shortcut on your desktop, just double click it. That will get rid
of the error.

Oh, and don't address Usenet messages to me. Subject line should be
relevant to the message and if I see it, I see it. I'm not your personal
tech here just because I got to the bottom of one of your issues. When you
pay me like my employer and/or clients, then you can address me directly.

"Seth" wrote in message
...

"Valorie *~" wrote in message
...

"Seth" wrote in message
...

Once you gave the correct information the answer was easy...


Here's another one:
Drag and drop URL shortcuts from the desktop always worked with past OSs
with MozillaFirefox and IE. I keep more than a few favorite URLS on the
desktop to
quickly drag and drop into the address window in Firefox. The site comes
right up (but not on W-7). Fast and easy, better than digging through
the
Bookmark folder. How can I get this to work on W-7 64-bit HomePremium?
I
can drag and drop the URLS/addresses to the desktop but can't drag and
drop
them back into the address bar/window of Firefox v. 3.6.10. When I try,
nothing happens. No errors at first. Now I get this error:

I have never heard of doing this and frankly don't see how it is easier
cause if it's on the Desktop than any "Maximized" applications have to be
"Minimized" or "Restored" to give you access to your desktop (or hitting
the "Show desktop" icon in the Quick launch area which basically minimizes
everything).

I just pull the open window down to reach the URL shortcut. But I did solve
the problem of of that not working and being unable to click on links in
mail or here by deleting all the MS updates starting from Oct 6th. Once
they were gone and I rebooted. The problem was solved. However the modem
and Themes problem was not.

I just find it easier to have things in Bookmarks (which I
keep categorized, stuff sorted in folders and everything in alphabetical
order), if I use it often enough, Firefox has the "Bookmark Bar" (on a
default installation of Firefox that's the row of links directly above the
row of currently open tabs and below the address bar), or in the START
menu (either in program groups or "pinned")

For me it's faster to pull them off the desktop. My 5 most used are in the
Intelli buttons on my keyboard.


But to each their own...

Just tried it on my XP with IE7 and it doesn't work there. Did I test it
right? I made a shortcut to a website on my desktop, launched my browser
then tried to drag the shortcut form my desktop to the address bar.

It should work with either browser. It works with the version of IE that
comes with W-7.


If it's a shortcut on the desktop, why do you even need to drag it to the
address bar of your browser? Can't you just double click it and focus will
automatically transfer to your browser. So what does dragging the shortcut
to your browser do for you?

Double clicking works but sometimes I have other tabs open so MF is already
open. D&D or DC will work.



"There was a problem sending the command to the program"

I get the same error when clicking on links in email and here on Usenet.
Googling and checking the MS site brought no answers. Apparently W-7 is
even less stable than Vista.


I don't have a Vista client handy to test with (rebuilt all my Vista
machines to Win7) but this isn't a case of being stable. Did the system
crash? no. That would be a stability issue.

The "freezing" means instability to me more than anything. No freezes since
I removed the Oct. MS updates.

Did the functionality change
from what you expected, yes. Did it ever work like you describe?
Possibly. I couldn't duplicate it on XP or Win7.



Have you any idea what I can so about the newest W-7 problem of getting
the text-only error "There was a problem sending the command to the
program?" Googling and going to the MS website was a waste of time. I
haven't found anything helpful on any of the forums or the MS site using
their Bing search.


If it is a shortcut on your desktop, just double click it. That will get
rid of the error.

Oh, and don't address Usenet messages to me. Subject line should be
relevant to the message and if I see it, I see it. I'm not your personal
tech here just because I got to the bottom of one of your issues. When
you pay me like my employer and/or clients, then you can address me
directly.

The bill is in the mail.