exe -url "%1"
Or, if you??™re using Mozilla Firefox:
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe %1
See ???Customize Context Menus for Files,??? earlier in this chapter, for
details on the command key, command-line parameters, and the sometimes
necessary ddeexec key.
6. The change takes effect immediately. Double-click any applicable Internet
Shortcut to try out your new settings.
As you can see, there are a lot of Registry keys responsible for something as
seemingly simple as opening a web address, and all it takes is one missing
key, one misplaced quotation mark, or one mangled class ID to break the
whole system. And so it goes with the Registry in Windows Vista.
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Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4
Working with Media
In the old days, media problems meant using a butter knife to pry a tape out
of your VCR. Today, it means tracking down obscure drivers, repairing corrupt
media files, hassling with overblown media players, and deciphering
incoherent CD burning errors.
Microsoft wants you to think that Vista handles videos, pictures, music, and
other media better than any previous version of Windows, and in some
ways, it does. For one, Vista??™s hefty hardware requirements mean that your
PC??”should it be capable of running Vista??”will have the power to handle
any media task you throw at it. Windows Explorer recognizes photo, video,
and audio files, and displays their embedded information alongside other
details, like the file size and date.
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