Browse Button Fails To Launch Web Browser

Michael Gordon · Post by **Michael Gordon** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:40 pm

Yesterday while editing an existing HTML document the "Browse Button" opened Mozilla 1.7.7 and displayed the document as a web page.

Today, with no upgrades and no new programs added, the Browse Button reports an error.

"Browser.

A device attached to the system is not functioning."

I can open Mozilla 1.7.7 from my desktop, Programs Folder, and other editors.

Windows XP Pro Control Panel/Internet Options shows that Mozilla is the default web browser.

Rebooting Windows XP Pro has not helped.

Where do we go from here?

Michael Gordon

robbage · Post by **robbage** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:12 am

Good luck, 'View In Browser" has never worked for me.

Michael Gordon · Post by **Michael Gordon** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:41 am

Hello "Down Under",

It was working fine until this morning. Maybe a tech rep will reply and we can get it working for both of our machines.

Michael

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:05 am

Hey tech support - Any update on this? In my case, it appears to be linked to trying to launch an html document that has a .tpl extension. I can launch .html w/o any problems. I don't care if it doesn't want to launch documents that have an "unknown" extension or whatever, but the error message needs to be less cryptic

Post by **helios** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:23 am

I have listed out below the actions you need to take. You may have some of these implemented already.

1. Right click the web browser icon
2. Choose Properties / Programs
3. Select TextPad as the HTML editor
4 . Click OK

Next:

Please implement the following:

From the Explorer (My Computer)Tools menu choose:

1. Folder options
2. File types
3. Scroll down and click on HTML
4. If it is not associated to your web browser, click on Change
5. Select the Web browser
6. Click OK

Next:

In TextPad:

Please implement the following. From the Configure menu choose:

1. Preferences
2. "+" next to Document classes
3. HTML
4. Check the View in web browser box

Please also ensure that the files are in the relevant folder, as listed under Configure / Preferences / Folders / WWW Root folder. If the files are not in this folder, or one of the sub folders, then you will get the error "A device attached to the system is not functioning".

I hope this helps.