Ie6 And .shtml

[boxturt]

I'm making some changes (after a long hiatus) to some .shtml pages. Reviewing them locally in Firefox is no problem but it does not work with IE6. Doesn't matter how I try and open the .shtml file it ends up opening in FF.

 

So, what'd I miss? With the famous CSS vs IE issues I really have to be able to check right?

 

Thanks for your time.

 

I should mention that I have no trouble viewing these files once they are uploaded to web.

Edited November 11, 2005 by boxturt

[cajunman4life]

Have you tried to open in IE by using the File, Open dialog, and then clicking the Browse button and locate the local file? If that doesn't work, then I'm out of ideas

[TweezerMan]

It sounds to me like the .shtml file extension has been associated with Firefox, so when you tell Windows (which includes Internet Explorer) to open a .shtml file, Windows will use Firefox to open the file.

 

Open Windows Explorer, and on the menu, click "Tools", then "Folder Options...". Click the "File Types" tab, and scroll down the list and see if SHTML is in the list. If so, click on it with your mouse and see what program Windows shows for "Opens with" below the list. If Firefox is shown, you should be able to change it by clicking on the "Change" button and selecting Internet Explorer.

[boxturt]

Thanks guys -

 

Well, I tried changing it but that doesn't work either, even after a restart. Still wants to open in FF. So I decided to delete the extension and start over - that didn't work. Then I deleted it again and tried to double-click open the file and was prompted to choose a program. So I chose IE and it opened up the raw code, not the page.

 

So now I've switched it back so it opens in FF but this is wierd.

[stevevan]

Must be a Micro$oft "feature"!