Thank you for offering me the latest download for Internet Explorer 7. Last week I took up your offer of the free download and installed it last Saturday. As for the installation all went very well with no errors encountered. It even connected to the WWW and displayed web pages very well.
However, during the installation, without my knowledge, you (Microsoft) fell back on a ten year old attitude of assuming that you knew better what the customer wanted then the customer himself. This falls back on the old arrogant attitude of Microsoft that whatever Microsoft wants to do it will because it can.
Now the case i point that generates this post.
I am a web site developer and during the process of developing web sites for my customers I test the web documents with Internet Explorer and SeaMonkey (Mozilla product) for compatibility and rendering quality.
I use several products creating web sites and some are TextPad (text editor), Apache Web Server for Windows XP, Internet Explorer, SeaMonkey, and CSE HTML Validator.
All of my web sites are hosted on Unix/Linux server boxes running Apache Web Server software, in order to verify all server side functions embedded into the web document I pass the open document through a browser button in TextPad. This sends the document through my Apache Server and onto SeaMonkey.
Since installing Internet Explorer 7 the following has occurred. 1. All of my HTML files icons have changed to IE. 2. All of my SHTML files have remained associated with SeaMonkey. 3. When I send the open document through the browser tab in TexPad the following occurs. a. The HTML document begins to open SeaMonkey and instantly closes. b. The SHTML document opens SeaMonkey and is viewed through the Apache Server. 4. When I use Windows Explorer to anvigate to web documents and double click on a HTML file SeaMonkey opens the file. 5. I have read through this news group (over 10000 posts) and discovered several possible solutions, none corrected the problem. 6. I have visited the Microsoft Internet Explorer Support site and found some more possible solutions, none corrected the problem. 7. I have tried every method I know to force Windows XP Pro sr2 to assign the correct program for HTML file associations and all I get is a change in icons in Folder Options/Files. 8. I have uninstalled Internet Explorer 7 reverting back to IE 6, this did not correct the problem. 9. I used System Restore to set Windows back to a restore point prior to installing IE7. That did correct the problem by 99%. 10. The one percent not corrected is the icons attached to HTML documents, they are still attached to IE 6. 11. The SHTML documents were not affected and still are attached to SeaMonkey.
This all sounds like a problem between TextPad - Apache - SeaMonkey, when using System Restore the problem was corrected.
I will not go back to IE 7, I no longer trust Microsoft to leave my system alone when upgrading such an important application as a web browser and related applications used to create web documents.
I am suspecting there might be a Windows Registry modification required, but I have no idea where to look, or how to make that change.
Anybody have a proven method to correct the incorrect icon assignment to HTML documents?
> Thank you for offering me the latest download for Internet Explorer 7. > Last week I took up your offer of the free download and installed it > last Saturday. As for the installation all went very well with no > errors encountered. It even connected to the WWW and displayed web > pages very well.
> However, during the installation, without my knowledge, you (Microsoft) > fell back on a ten year old attitude of assuming that you knew better > what the customer wanted then the customer himself. This falls back on > the old arrogant attitude of Microsoft that whatever Microsoft wants to > do it will because it can.
> Now the case i point that generates this post.
> I am a web site developer and during the process of developing web sites > for my customers I test the web documents with Internet Explorer and > SeaMonkey (Mozilla product) for compatibility and rendering quality.
> I use several products creating web sites and some are TextPad (text > editor), Apache Web Server for Windows XP, Internet Explorer, SeaMonkey, > and CSE HTML Validator.
> All of my web sites are hosted on Unix/Linux server boxes running Apache > Web Server software, in order to verify all server side functions > embedded into the web document I pass the open document through a > browser button in TextPad. This sends the document through my Apache > Server and onto SeaMonkey.
> Since installing Internet Explorer 7 the following has occurred. > 1. All of my HTML files icons have changed to IE. > 2. All of my SHTML files have remained associated with SeaMonkey. > 3. When I send the open document through the browser tab in TexPad the > following occurs. > a. The HTML document begins to open SeaMonkey and instantly closes. > b. The SHTML document opens SeaMonkey and is viewed through the > Apache Server. > 4. When I use Windows Explorer to anvigate to web documents and double > click on a HTML file SeaMonkey opens the file. > 5. I have read through this news group (over 10000 posts) and discovered > several possible solutions, none corrected the problem. > 6. I have visited the Microsoft Internet Explorer Support site and found > some more possible solutions, none corrected the problem. > 7. I have tried every method I know to force Windows XP Pro sr2 to > assign the correct program for HTML file associations and all I get is a > change in icons in Folder Options/Files. > 8. I have uninstalled Internet Explorer 7 reverting back to IE 6, this > did not correct the problem. > 9. I used System Restore to set Windows back to a restore point prior to > installing IE7. That did correct the problem by 99%. > 10. The one percent not corrected is the icons attached to HTML > documents, they are still attached to IE 6. > 11. The SHTML documents were not affected and still are attached to > SeaMonkey.
> This all sounds like a problem between TextPad - Apache - SeaMonkey, > when using System Restore the problem was corrected.
> I will not go back to IE 7, I no longer trust Microsoft to leave my > system alone when upgrading such an important application as a web > browser and related applications used to create web documents.
> I am suspecting there might be a Windows Registry modification required, > but I have no idea where to look, or how to make that change.
> Anybody have a proven method to correct the incorrect icon assignment to > HTML documents?
>> Thank you for offering me the latest download for Internet Explorer 7. >> Last week I took up your offer of the free download and installed it >> last Saturday. As for the installation all went very well with no >> errors encountered. It even connected to the WWW and displayed web >> pages very well.
>> However, during the installation, without my knowledge, you (Microsoft) >> fell back on a ten year old attitude of assuming that you knew better >> what the customer wanted then the customer himself. This falls back on >> the old arrogant attitude of Microsoft that whatever Microsoft wants to >> do it will because it can.
>> Now the case i point that generates this post.
>> I am a web site developer and during the process of developing web sites >> for my customers I test the web documents with Internet Explorer and >> SeaMonkey (Mozilla product) for compatibility and rendering quality.
>> I use several products creating web sites and some are TextPad (text >> editor), Apache Web Server for Windows XP, Internet Explorer, SeaMonkey, >> and CSE HTML Validator.
>> All of my web sites are hosted on Unix/Linux server boxes running Apache >> Web Server software, in order to verify all server side functions >> embedded into the web document I pass the open document through a >> browser button in TextPad. This sends the document through my Apache >> Server and onto SeaMonkey.
>> Since installing Internet Explorer 7 the following has occurred. >> 1. All of my HTML files icons have changed to IE. >> 2. All of my SHTML files have remained associated with SeaMonkey. >> 3. When I send the open document through the browser tab in TexPad the >> following occurs. >> a. The HTML document begins to open SeaMonkey and instantly closes. >> b. The SHTML document opens SeaMonkey and is viewed through the >> Apache Server. >> 4. When I use Windows Explorer to anvigate to web documents and double >> click on a HTML file SeaMonkey opens the file. >> 5. I have read through this news group (over 10000 posts) and discovered >> several possible solutions, none corrected the problem. >> 6. I have visited the Microsoft Internet Explorer Support site and found >> some more possible solutions, none corrected the problem. >> 7. I have tried every method I know to force Windows XP Pro sr2 to >> assign the correct program for HTML file associations and all I get is a >> change in icons in Folder Options/Files. >> 8. I have uninstalled Internet Explorer 7 reverting back to IE 6, this >> did not correct the problem. >> 9. I used System Restore to set Windows back to a restore point prior to >> installing IE7. That did correct the problem by 99%. >> 10. The one percent not corrected is the icons attached to HTML >> documents, they are still attached to IE 6. >> 11. The SHTML documents were not affected and still are attached to >> SeaMonkey.
>> This all sounds like a problem between TextPad - Apache - SeaMonkey, >> when using System Restore the problem was corrected.
>> I will not go back to IE 7, I no longer trust Microsoft to leave my >> system alone when upgrading such an important application as a web >> browser and related applications used to create web documents.
>> I am suspecting there might be a Windows Registry modification required, >> but I have no idea where to look, or how to make that change.
>> Anybody have a proven method to correct the incorrect icon assignment to >> HTML documents?
>> Respectfully,
>> Michael Gordon
Leonard,
You did not pick up on the sarcasm in the first paragraph.
I am just a little pissed at Microsoft and IE for taking control over my HTML icons and expect a little help from this "Microsoft" newsgroup.
The only thing 'Microsoft' about this newsgroup is that Microsoft provides the servers. Otherwise, this is peer-to-peer support where ordinary folks try to help each other out with whatever knowledge and experience they have accrued. Being that we're all volunteers and nobody is under any obligation to answer your question, you stand more of a chance of actually getting an answer if you make your posts short and to the point, no matter how frustrated or angry you may be.
news.cableone.net wrote: > Michael at Armadilloweb.com pondered over this reply On 10/7/2007 6:31 PM
>> This is not Microsoft.
>> --- >> Leonard Grey >> Errare humanum est
>> news.cableone.net wrote: >>> My Dear Microsoft,
>>> Thank you for offering me the latest download for Internet Explorer >>> 7. Last week I took up your offer of the free download and installed >>> it last Saturday. As for the installation all went very well with no >>> errors encountered. It even connected to the WWW and displayed web >>> pages very well.
>>> However, during the installation, without my knowledge, you >>> (Microsoft) fell back on a ten year old attitude of assuming that you >>> knew better what the customer wanted then the customer himself. This >>> falls back on the old arrogant attitude of Microsoft that whatever >>> Microsoft wants to do it will because it can.
>>> Now the case i point that generates this post.
>>> I am a web site developer and during the process of developing web >>> sites for my customers I test the web documents with Internet >>> Explorer and SeaMonkey (Mozilla product) for compatibility and >>> rendering quality.
>>> I use several products creating web sites and some are TextPad (text >>> editor), Apache Web Server for Windows XP, Internet Explorer, >>> SeaMonkey, and CSE HTML Validator.
>>> All of my web sites are hosted on Unix/Linux server boxes running >>> Apache Web Server software, in order to verify all server side >>> functions embedded into the web document I pass the open document >>> through a browser button in TextPad. This sends the document through >>> my Apache Server and onto SeaMonkey.
>>> Since installing Internet Explorer 7 the following has occurred. >>> 1. All of my HTML files icons have changed to IE. >>> 2. All of my SHTML files have remained associated with SeaMonkey. >>> 3. When I send the open document through the browser tab in TexPad >>> the following occurs. >>> a. The HTML document begins to open SeaMonkey and instantly closes. >>> b. The SHTML document opens SeaMonkey and is viewed through the >>> Apache Server. >>> 4. When I use Windows Explorer to anvigate to web documents and >>> double click on a HTML file SeaMonkey opens the file. >>> 5. I have read through this news group (over 10000 posts) and >>> discovered several possible solutions, none corrected the problem. >>> 6. I have visited the Microsoft Internet Explorer Support site and >>> found some more possible solutions, none corrected the problem. >>> 7. I have tried every method I know to force Windows XP Pro sr2 to >>> assign the correct program for HTML file associations and all I get >>> is a change in icons in Folder Options/Files. >>> 8. I have uninstalled Internet Explorer 7 reverting back to IE 6, >>> this did not correct the problem. >>> 9. I used System Restore to set Windows back to a restore point prior >>> to installing IE7. That did correct the problem by 99%. >>> 10. The one percent not corrected is the icons attached to HTML >>> documents, they are still attached to IE 6. >>> 11. The SHTML documents were not affected and still are attached to >>> SeaMonkey.
>>> This all sounds like a problem between TextPad - Apache - SeaMonkey, >>> when using System Restore the problem was corrected.
>>> I will not go back to IE 7, I no longer trust Microsoft to leave my >>> system alone when upgrading such an important application as a web >>> browser and related applications used to create web documents.
>>> I am suspecting there might be a Windows Registry modification >>> required, but I have no idea where to look, or how to make that change.
>>> Anybody have a proven method to correct the incorrect icon assignment >>> to HTML documents?
>>> Respectfully,
>>> Michael Gordon
> Leonard,
> You did not pick up on the sarcasm in the first paragraph.
> I am just a little pissed at Microsoft and IE for taking control over my > HTML icons and expect a little help from this "Microsoft" newsgroup.
> The only thing 'Microsoft' about this newsgroup is that Microsoft > provides the servers. Otherwise, this is peer-to-peer support where > ordinary folks try to help each other out with whatever knowledge and > experience they have accrued. Being that we're all volunteers and nobody > is under any obligation to answer your question, you stand more of a > chance of actually getting an answer if you make your posts short and to > the point, no matter how frustrated or angry you may be.
> --- > Leonard Grey > Errare humanum est
> news.cableone.net wrote: >> Michael at Armadilloweb.com pondered over this reply On 10/7/2007 6:31 PM
>>> This is not Microsoft.
>>> --- >>> Leonard Grey >>> Errare humanum est
>>> news.cableone.net wrote: >>>> My Dear Microsoft,
>>>> Thank you for offering me the latest download for Internet Explorer >>>> 7. Last week I took up your offer of the free download and installed >>>> it last Saturday. As for the installation all went very well with no >>>> errors encountered. It even connected to the WWW and displayed web >>>> pages very well.
>>>> However, during the installation, without my knowledge, you >>>> (Microsoft) fell back on a ten year old attitude of assuming that you >>>> knew better what the customer wanted then the customer himself. This >>>> falls back on the old arrogant attitude of Microsoft that whatever >>>> Microsoft wants to do it will because it can.
>>>> Now the case i point that generates this post.
>>>> I am a web site developer and during the process of developing web >>>> sites for my customers I test the web documents with Internet >>>> Explorer and SeaMonkey (Mozilla product) for compatibility and >>>> rendering quality.
>>>> I use several products creating web sites and some are TextPad (text >>>> editor), Apache Web Server for Windows XP, Internet Explorer, >>>> SeaMonkey, and CSE HTML Validator.
>>>> All of my web sites are hosted on Unix/Linux server boxes running >>>> Apache Web Server software, in order to verify all server side >>>> functions embedded into the web document I pass the open document >>>> through a browser button in TextPad. This sends the document through >>>> my Apache Server and onto SeaMonkey.
>>>> Since installing Internet Explorer 7 the following has occurred. >>>> 1. All of my HTML files icons have changed to IE. >>>> 2. All of my SHTML files have remained associated with SeaMonkey. >>>> 3. When I send the open document through the browser tab in TexPad >>>> the following occurs. >>>> a. The HTML document begins to open SeaMonkey and instantly closes. >>>> b. The SHTML document opens SeaMonkey and is viewed through the >>>> Apache Server. >>>> 4. When I use Windows Explorer to anvigate to web documents and >>>> double click on a HTML file SeaMonkey opens the file. >>>> 5. I have read through this news group (over 10000 posts) and >>>> discovered several possible solutions, none corrected the problem. >>>> 6. I have visited the Microsoft Internet Explorer Support site and >>>> found some more possible solutions, none corrected the problem. >>>> 7. I have tried every method I know to force Windows XP Pro sr2 to >>>> assign the correct program for HTML file associations and all I get >>>> is a change in icons in Folder Options/Files. >>>> 8. I have uninstalled Internet Explorer 7 reverting back to IE 6, >>>> this did not correct the problem. >>>> 9. I used System Restore to set Windows back to a restore point prior >>>> to installing IE7. That did correct the problem by 99%. >>>> 10. The one percent not corrected is the icons attached to HTML >>>> documents, they are still attached to IE 6. >>>> 11. The SHTML documents were not affected and still are attached to >>>> SeaMonkey.
>>>> This all sounds like a problem between TextPad - Apache - SeaMonkey, >>>> when using System Restore the problem was corrected.
>>>> I will not go back to IE 7, I no longer trust Microsoft to leave my >>>> system alone when upgrading such an important application as a web >>>> browser and related applications used to create web documents.
>>>> I am suspecting there might be a Windows Registry modification >>>> required, but I have no idea where to look, or how to make that change.
>>>> Anybody have a proven method to correct the incorrect icon assignment >>>> to HTML documents?
>>>> Respectfully,
>>>> Michael Gordon >> Leonard,
>> You did not pick up on the sarcasm in the first paragraph.
>> I am just a little pissed at Microsoft and IE for taking control over my >> HTML icons and expect a little help from this "Microsoft" newsgroup.
>> Michael
Thank you Leonard,
Your opening reply was why I made my first paragraph short. The balance of my text was providing enough information to the experienced Internet Explorer users who may have come across this problem and resolved it with other methods than what I have tried.
