Re: Internet Explorer Bug

[alan () LXORGUK UKUU ORG UK (Alan Cox)]

> Well that must qualify for brain dead hole of the week, here is a quick fix.
>
> Rename the registry entry
> "My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\open\command"
>  to "old.command"
>
> Do the same for
>
> My Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID
> (change to CLSID.old)
>
>
> This will case .url files to be treated as .txt files and .lnk files to pop
> the open/save dialog.

It doesnt work, this whole thing goes back to the start of December or
earlier - the reload trick works for .reg files so you can update the victims
registry with the bug too

Alan