310935 - (DOTURLBug) After installing the program, all internet shortcuts end in .URL.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Barry Seymour]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050908 Firefox/1.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050908 Firefox/1.4

After installing the program, all internet shortcuts end in .URL. I never saw
this before. If I try to remove the .URL from the caption the computer warns me
against changing the file extension. It seems like the .URL file extension for
this type of shortcut is typically hidden, but FireFox 1.5 makes it visible? 

I went into Explorer View|File Types and located the URL file type. The option
to always hide or show the file extension for that type of file is disabled.

Thanks...

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Installed Beta
2.All Internet shortcuts on my desktop now end in ".URL"

Actual Results:  
see Details

Expected Results:  
I do not want to see .URL at the end of all my internet shortcuts.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.3 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.