Error Message File Does Not Have a Program Associated with It Error Message When You Use the Run Command to Browse to a Web Site

When you attempt to browse to a Web site by typing the Web address in the Open box of the Run dialog box, you may receive the following error message:

This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel.

This behavior can occur if both the following conditions are true:

• You turn off access to Microsoft Internet Explorer from the Start menu and desktop.
  
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• You click Start, click Run, type the Web address of the Web site that you want to browse to in the Open box, and then click OK.

After you turn off access to Internet Explorer, you cannot use the Run command to connect to a Web site by using MSN Explorer.

To work around this issue, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

// Start MSN Explorer, and then type the Web address of the Web site that you want to browse to in the Address bar.

Method 2

// Turn on access to Internet Explorer from the Start menu and desktop, and then use the Run command to browse to the Web site that you want. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.


2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.


3. In the Components list, click to select the Internet Explorer check box, and then click Next.


4. Click Finish.


5. Click Start, and then click Run.


6. In the Open box, type the Web address of the Web site that you want to browse to, and then click OK.

Via Microsoft