Windows XP Service Pack 1 & Internet Explorer URL Problem
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Not sure if there is a workaround or setting I need to change but after having installed Windows Service Pack 1 I am no longer able to use the [
about:](about:test <strong>put whatever you want</strong>) feature in Internet Explorer 6. I have my home page URL set toabout:links to projects I am working onwhich is the fastest home page setting around. It is also very handy as I can click the Home button and be shown a list of links to current projects. You can enter in virtually any HTML, CSS and JavaScript you want. The odd thing though is when I load IE, it works fine. Theabout:bits all come up. It only does not work if I try and type it in manually or click the Home button. The error it returns is the "Action canceled" error saying that IE can temporarily not find the page I am looking for. Anybody got a fix? Anybody know if MS knows this? Am I missing something obvious? taPaul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa -
Not sure if there is a workaround or setting I need to change but after having installed Windows Service Pack 1 I am no longer able to use the [
about:](about:test <strong>put whatever you want</strong>) feature in Internet Explorer 6. I have my home page URL set toabout:links to projects I am working onwhich is the fastest home page setting around. It is also very handy as I can click the Home button and be shown a list of links to current projects. You can enter in virtually any HTML, CSS and JavaScript you want. The odd thing though is when I load IE, it works fine. Theabout:bits all come up. It only does not work if I try and type it in manually or click the Home button. The error it returns is the "Action canceled" error saying that IE can temporarily not find the page I am looking for. Anybody got a fix? Anybody know if MS knows this? Am I missing something obvious? taPaul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaAs far as I can see, this was considered a securiry hole, and got "fixed" by SP1. There is a workaround, though. In the registry, under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs, you can add any key you like, and redirect it to any other URL. For example, if you add a string value called "Code", with a value of "http://www.codeproject.com", navigating to "about:Code" will take you to the CodeProject home page. :-D -
As far as I can see, this was considered a securiry hole, and got "fixed" by SP1. There is a workaround, though. In the registry, under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs, you can add any key you like, and redirect it to any other URL. For example, if you add a string value called "Code", with a value of "http://www.codeproject.com", navigating to "about:Code" will take you to the CodeProject home page. :-DRichard_D wrote: As far as I can see, this was considered a securiry hole, and got "fixed" by SP1. There is a workaround, though. In the registry, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs, you can add any key you like, and redirect it to any other URL. Thank you Richard. I can see how they saw it as a security threat in some obscure "hey it tickles more than it hurts" way, but still, wish I could disable that fix :) Now lets see how how much damage I can do to my registry.... :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
