Outlook Error The System Cannot Find The File Specified
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cannot find file specified.Slipstick SystemsHome / Problems / Outlook Error: General failure. The system cannot find file specified. Last reviewed on May 12, 2014 —14 Comments When you click on a link in an Outlook email, you may receive the following error message: General failure. The URL was: "http://www.some-web-address.com" The system cannot find the file specified. This really isn’t an Outlook error, it’s a browser error, but most users will discover it when they click on a link in an Outlook email message. It may berelated to using Firefox as the default browser. Method 1 For most users, resetting IE as the default browser will fix the problem. This can bedone one of two ways: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_outlook-mso_other/the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified/732e7d0d-884a-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 Reset everything in IE's Tools, Internet options menu (or Control Panel, Internet options). Look on the Advanced tab for the Reset button. Resetting just the default browser in the Control Panel, Default programs applet, Set Program Access and Defaults. Change the default browserto IE. (You can also reach this dialog through IE's Tools, Internet options menu, or Control Panel, Internet options. Look on the Programs tab for the Set Programs button.) Quick Tip: If http://www.slipstick.com/problems/outlook-error-general-failure-the-system-cannot-find-file-specified/ you use Windows 7 or Vista, begin typing ‘default’ in the Start menu’s search field to quickly find the applet. Double click on Default Programs when it comes up. Control Panel > Default Programs > Set Program Access and Defaults > Custom > Choose a Default Web Browser. Set IE as the default. If you prefer a different browser, set IE as default and verify the error goes away, then set your preferred browser as the default using the steps above. Also note that some users report this fix only ‘kicks in’ after they restart Outlook or reboot. Method 2 If the steps above don’t work, you need to edit the registry. This is more likely if you use Firefox. Close Outlook and your browser. Press Windows key + R to open the run command and type regeditin the command field then press Enter. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FirefoxURL\shell\open\ddeexec Double-click the Default entry to open it. Delete the value (it should be"%1",,0,0,,,,). Click Ok to Save and then close the Registry Editor. The edited value will be empty: Reopen Outlook and your browser. Note: the default value of "%1",,0,0,,,, is ok for most users; you do not need to remove it unless you are unable to open hyperlinks. Do It For Me If you don't want to edit the registry your
system cannot find the file specified" for all email attachmeHome» General Outlook opportunities» Outlook "The system cannot find the file specified" for all email attachme [message #243133] http://www.office-outlook.com/outlook-forum/index.php/m/243147/ Mon, 12 November 2007 15:21 Baffeled1Messages: 1Registered: November 2007 Junior Member I'm http://www.pcworld.com/article/245524/microsofts_fix_for_outlooks_general_failure_error_for_e_mail_links.html using Outlook 2003, and have for years. A few days ago I tried to open an attachment, just as I've been doing since 2003, and got a popup that said, "The system cannot find the file specified". I get this for all attachments, and it's really annoying, particularly since outlook error I've been in this business for 26 years and can't figure it out! Does anyone have a fix for this? I'm guessing that a recent Microsoft update is responsible. Report message to a moderator Re: "The system cannot find the file specified" for all email attachme [message #243297] Tue, 13 November 2007 05:56 Brian TillmanMessages: 25117Registered: June 2006 outlook error the Senior Member Baffeled1
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