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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped
working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. Any help appreciated? |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:30:49 -0000, "AAH" wrote:
I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. Any help appreciated? I don't think I can help, but the same thing happened to me last week, but after two days, it was working again. Haven't got a clue why. |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
AAH wrote:
I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. What does "not working" mean? What happens when you double-click on the shortcut? Is the icon a shortcut or a namespace object? Is there an arrow showing it is a shortcut? Right-click on it to get Properties to see if it looks like a shortcut with attributes for Target, Start In, Change Icon, etc. Does the default web browser (and which one?) load okay? Does it load with a blank page? Does it load and report an error? WHAT HAPPENS? Why are you trying to use HTTPS to get to their *home* page? Their home doesn't doesn't require encryption. What happens when you instead use HTTP? |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
VanguardLH wrote:
AAH wrote: I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. What does "not working" mean? What happens when you double-click on the shortcut? Is the icon a shortcut or a namespace object? Is there an arrow showing it is a shortcut? Right-click on it to get Properties to see if it looks like a shortcut with attributes for Target, Start In, Change Icon, etc. Does the default web browser (and which one?) load okay? Does it load with a blank page? Does it load and report an error? WHAT HAPPENS? Why are you trying to use HTTPS to get to their *home* page? Their home doesn't doesn't require encryption. What happens when you instead use HTTP? Google takes me to its https site if I type http://www.google.com in my address bar. I get https://www.google.com/ |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
On Friday, December 13, 2013 12:10:39 PM UTC-6, Bob F wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: AAH wrote: I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. What does "not working" mean? What happens when you double-click on the shortcut? Is the icon a shortcut or a namespace object? Is there an arrow showing it is a shortcut? Right-click on it to get Properties to see if it looks like a shortcut with attributes for Target, Start In, Change Icon, etc. Does the default web browser (and which one?) load okay? Does it load with a blank page? Does it load and report an error? WHAT HAPPENS? Why are you trying to use HTTPS to get to their *home* page? Their home doesn't doesn't require encryption. What happens when you instead use HTTP? Google takes me to its https site if I type http://www.google.com in my address bar. I get https://www.google.com/ Why not use a better search engine ? http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/web/...r=altavista&p= Andy |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
Andy wrote:
On Friday, December 13, 2013 12:10:39 PM UTC-6, Bob F wrote: VanguardLH wrote: AAH wrote: I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. What does "not working" mean? What happens when you double-click on the shortcut? Is the icon a shortcut or a namespace object? Is there an arrow showing it is a shortcut? Right-click on it to get Properties to see if it looks like a shortcut with attributes for Target, Start In, Change Icon, etc. Does the default web browser (and which one?) load okay? Does it load with a blank page? Does it load and report an error? WHAT HAPPENS? Why are you trying to use HTTPS to get to their *home* page? Their home doesn't doesn't require encryption. What happens when you instead use HTTP? Google takes me to its https site if I type http://www.google.com in my address bar. I get https://www.google.com/ Why not use a better search engine ? http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/web/...r=altavista&p= Andy The OP is asking a question about DNS resolution, and how Google munges user-provided URLS into something else. The reason investigating the question is important, is to check that there isn't some problem with DNS. You can use "nslookup www.google.co.uk" to see how it resolves, and whether your DNS is working half decent. With my previous ISP, I used to have a lot of problems with DNS. My current ISP is much smaller, only owns a single (replicated) pair of DNS servers, and service is much more reliable. With my current ISP, the DNS server at their company, never changes. At the moment, mine returns three IP addresses. Google also has the ability to make a domain specific response, such as knowing that a user in the UK, should be connected to www.google.co.uk. So if you were to enter www.google.com, you might end up connected to the www.google.co.uk server. It's to keep traffic in the area nearest to their server. And avoid unnecessary latency. If I use http://74.125.225.127/ , it still seems to respond, and no attempt was made to point me to a North American server. If such a problem lasted for several days, it could have been some changes Google made to their DNS information. In which case, you'd investigate, while the problem manifested itself. In some cases, it might even be an ISP problem, and not a Google problem. And given an opportunity, the same problem could happen to a Yahoo server. If it was DNS related, or ISP DNS related. Paul |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
Bob F wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: AAH wrote: I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. What does "not working" mean? What happens when you double-click on the shortcut? Is the icon a shortcut or a namespace object? Is there an arrow showing it is a shortcut? Right-click on it to get Properties to see if it looks like a shortcut with attributes for Target, Start In, Change Icon, etc. Does the default web browser (and which one?) load okay? Does it load with a blank page? Does it load and report an error? WHAT HAPPENS? Why are you trying to use HTTPS to get to their *home* page? Their home doesn't doesn't require encryption. What happens when you instead use HTTP? Google takes me to its https site if I type http://www.google.com in my address bar. I get https://www.google.com/ Yes, Google issues a 302 status code when connecting via HTTP. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_302 http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E302.html The request is to tunnel to www.goggle.com over port 443. Once the redirection occurs and your client gets the new page, or if you use HTTPS to start with, you get back a 200 status (OK). Even if you have meta-refresh disabled in your web browser, the client (web browser) will still do the redirection because it isn't using the META tag to check for a refresh attribute to get redirected. So even if you disable meta- refresh and use a web browser (or add-on) that shows you to where the page wants to redirect you as a security measure, the 302 redirection is automatic and server controlled so a site can still redirect you without your knowledge. The client is supposed to NOT show you the 302 status. Barry mentioned his shortcut wasn't working but did after a couple days. So if could be Google's server(s) were screwed up in not giving a legit redirection URL when they sent the 302 status. The OP may have installed an add-on or security software that interferes with the web browser performing the requested redirection (to the suggested new URL). Don't know because "not working" wasn't detailed. |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop (now DNS etc. matters)
In message , Paul
writes: [] You can use "nslookup www.google.co.uk" to see how it resolves, and whether your DNS is working half decent. Assuming you mean in a command window, I use ping - I could say because it's shorter and also tells me whether the remote site is responding, but if I'm honest it's because I can remember it (-:. [] At the moment, mine returns three IP addresses. Google also has the ability to make a domain specific response, such as knowing that a user in the UK, should be connected to www.google.co.uk. So if you were to enter www.google.com, you might end up connected to the www.google.co.uk server. It's to keep traffic in the area nearest to their server. And avoid unnecessary latency. If I use http://74.125.225.127/ , it still seems to respond, and no attempt was made to point me to a North American server. Do I take it you are in the UK, then, Paul? [] And given an opportunity, the same problem could happen to a Yahoo server. If it was DNS related, or ISP DNS related. Indeed. That suggestion wasn't really addressing the question originally posed. Paul -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf _IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS_ BEFORE ALL TECHNICAL INTERVENTION ON THE [CASE CUT THE ELECTRICAL FEEDING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROVIDES THE GOOD WORKING OF A CASE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS BOOK) [seen on bacon cabinet in Tesco (a large grocery chain)] |
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On 12/13/2013 2:57 PM, Paul wrote:
Andy wrote: On Friday, December 13, 2013 12:10:39 PM UTC-6, Bob F wrote: VanguardLH wrote: AAH wrote: I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. What does "not working" mean? What happens when you double-click on the shortcut? Is the icon a shortcut or a namespace object? Is there an arrow showing it is a shortcut? Right-click on it to get Properties to see if it looks like a shortcut with attributes for Target, Start In, Change Icon, etc. Does the default web browser (and which one?) load okay? Does it load with a blank page? Does it load and report an error? WHAT HAPPENS? Why are you trying to use HTTPS to get to their *home* page? Their home doesn't doesn't require encryption. What happens when you instead use HTTP? Google takes me to its https site if I type http://www.google.com in my address bar. I get https://www.google.com/ Why not use a better search engine ? http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/web/...r=altavista&p= Andy The OP is asking a question about DNS resolution, and how Google munges user-provided URLS into something else. The reason investigating the question is important, is to check that there isn't some problem with DNS. You can use "nslookup www.google.co.uk" to see how it resolves, and whether your DNS is working half decent. With my previous ISP, I used to have a lot of problems with DNS. My current ISP is much smaller, only owns a single (replicated) pair of DNS servers, and service is much more reliable. With my current ISP, the DNS server at their company, never changes. At the moment, mine returns three IP addresses. Google also has the ability to make a domain specific response, such as knowing that a user in the UK, should be connected to www.google.co.uk. So if you were to enter www.google.com, you might end up connected to the www.google.co.uk server. It's to keep traffic in the area nearest to their server. And avoid unnecessary latency. If I use http://74.125.225.127/ , it still seems to respond, and no attempt was made to point me to a North American server. If such a problem lasted for several days, it could have been some changes Google made to their DNS information. In which case, you'd investigate, while the problem manifested itself. In some cases, it might even be an ISP problem, and not a Google problem. And given an opportunity, the same problem could happen to a Yahoo server. If it was DNS related, or ISP DNS related. Paul This redirection is not just UK-specific. I'm in the US. If I point my browser (at least for Firefox, Chrome, and IE) to www.google.com, it gets auto-redirected to https://www.google.com/, and everything seems to work OK. Using IE (but not Firefox or Chrome), I noticed the address bar change from www.google.com to http://www.google.com *and then* to https://www.google.com -- I did not notice the intermediate step with Firefox or Chrome. May only indicate that IE is slower than the other two in handling this redirection; I neither know nor care since IE is my last choice for a browser. FYI, I didn't try Opera. I use it daily, but only to read the morning ePaper. -- Cheers, Bob |
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WinXP & google Icon on Desktop
"AAH" wrote in message ...
I have google Icon on my desktop which has stopped working. https://www.google.co.uk/ It has been there for a long time working fine. Any help appreciated? Was there a Error message? If so did windows look for The root file for the Google Icon? |
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