"There was a problem sending the command to the program."

[Valorie *~]

Googling this text-only error brings up thousands of websites and I've been
reading on and off for hours. I have yet to find anyone on any of those
forums with an answer. This is a common problem with W OSs apparently but
where is the answer to be found?

 

[Tim Slattery]

Googling this text-only error brings up thousands of websites and I've been
reading on and off for hours. I have yet to find anyone on any of those
forums with an answer. This is a common problem with W OSs apparently but
where is the answer to be found?

Common problem? I've never seen that message. I'd guess it came from
whatever program you were running at the time, not the OS. So what
program were you running and what were you doing?

 

[Char Jackson]

Googling this text-only error brings up thousands of websites and I've been
reading on and off for hours. I have yet to find anyone on any of those
forums with an answer. This is a common problem with W OSs apparently but
where is the answer to be found?

So once again you come with a question while providing nearly zero
details. If you're using Google with as little information as you're
providing here, it's no wonder you're not finding the answer.

Do you have to be reminded *each time* to provide additional
information when you have a question?

On the other hand, at least you're consistent.

 

[KCB]

?

Common problem? I've never seen that message. I'd guess it came from
whatever program you were running at the time, not the OS. So what
program were you running and what were you doing?

Or, you could just read her multiple other posts on the same subject, also
available at microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general. She is trying to drag
an internet shortcut from the desktop to her browser's address bar (Mozilla,
I think she said). This works for me in Win7 with IE9 beta, but I don't see
any convenience gained. I either have to slide the browser window out of
the way, or resize it to access the shortcut on the desktop, to then drag it
back into the browser window.

 

[DanS]

?


Or, you could just read her multiple other posts on the
same subject, also available at
microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general. She is trying to
drag an internet shortcut from the desktop to her browser's
address bar (Mozilla, I think she said). This works for me
in Win7 with IE9 beta, but I don't see any convenience
gained. I either have to slide the browser window out of
the way, or resize it to access the shortcut on the
desktop, to then drag it back into the browser window.

I don't understand why you wouldn't just dbl-click the
shortcut on the desktop anyway.

What's with dragging it to the address bar ?

 

[Nil]

What's with dragging it to the address bar ?

And there's no need to drag it to the address bar. You can drop it
anywhere within the Firefox window. Same with Internet Explorer.

 

[John Morrison]

Googling this text-only error brings up thousands of websites and I've been
reading on and off for hours. I have yet to find anyone on any of those
forums with an answer. This is a common problem with W OSs apparently but
where is the answer to be found?

I often receive that error message when selecting "Send to browser" in
email messages when my browser (Opera 10.63) isn't already open.

 

[Valorie *~]

Common problem? I've never seen that message. I'd guess it came from
whatever program you were running at the time, not the OS. So what
program were you running and what were you doing?

I was clicking on a link a friend sent me in email, and links here on usenet
wouldn't work either. Neither would the shortcut URLS on my desktop. See
above replies, removing the Oct. MS updates cured the problem. But now I
can't get more in fear MS will resend the same ones I deleted. I don't want
the problem returning.

 

[Valorie *~]

I don't understand why you wouldn't just dbl-click the
shortcut on the desktop anyway.

What's with dragging it to the address bar ?

That didn't work either after the Oct. MS updates.

 

[Valorie *~]

I often receive that error message when selecting "Send to browser" in
email messages when my browser (Opera 10.63) isn't already open.
--

I'm not at all familiar with that browser. It was a MS update that caused
the problem.

 

[DanS]

That didn't work either after the Oct. MS updates.

Since I've got your attention....

Can you answer the question ?

What is wrong woth just dbl-clicking the shortcut on the
desktop?

(I'm trying to understand why someone would want to drag a
shortcut to the browser....it's more work.)

 

[John Aldred]

Valorie *~ wrote:

I was clicking on a link a friend sent me in email, and links here on
usenet
wouldn't work either. Neither would the shortcut URLS on my desktop. See
above replies, removing the Oct. MS updates cured the problem. But now I
can't get more in fear MS will resend the same ones I deleted. I don't
want the problem returning.

You could change Windows Update settings to:-

"Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"

Then run Windows Update to check for updates. This should now offer you the
ones from Oct that you uninstalled - I think.

If you can identify the one(s) that you do not want, right click on them and
click on "Hide Update".

That way it will not be installed or presented again, but you can retrieve
it at a later date if you so decide.

 

[Valorie *~]

Since I've got your attention....

Can you answer the question ?

What is wrong woth just dbl-clicking the shortcut on the
desktop?

I already answered that. I would get the same text error: "There was a
problem sending the command to the program." I'd get the same error if I
clicked on a link here or in email.

(I'm trying to understand why someone would want to drag a
shortcut to the browser....it's more work.)

Not for me. But dble clicking them didn't work either.

 

[Valorie *~]

Valorie *~ wrote:



You could change Windows Update settings to:-

"Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"

That will not work since I already tried it. A slew of updates appeared
(27) with no dates on them so I have no way to know if I'd be installing the
same ones I already deleted. I thought I could avoid the ones I already
deleted but that isn't possible now knowing the dates.

Then run Windows Update to check for updates. This should now offer you
the
ones from Oct that you uninstalled - I think.

I can't tell since there's no date on them.

If you can identify the one(s) that you do not want, right click on them
and
click on "Hide Update".

That way it will not be installed or presented again, but you can retrieve
it at a later date if you so decide.

I have no idea which I deleted, only that all were from Oct.

 

[John Aldred]

Valorie *~ wrote:

That will not work since I already tried it. A slew of updates appeared
(27) with no dates on them so I have no way to know if I'd be installing
the
same ones I already deleted. I thought I could avoid the ones I already
deleted but that isn't possible now knowing the dates.


I can't tell since there's no date on them.


I have no idea which I deleted, only that all were from Oct.

If it is of any help, here is the list for October.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-oct.mspx

 

[Valorie *~]

If it is of any help, here is the list for October.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-oct.mspx

It doesn't matter now because with them "hid" I can no longer find them to
look at them and deselect one at a time to reinstall to see if I can find
the bad one. When hidden, I see no way to get them back. I wish the poster
who suggested I "hide" them told me how to find them to SEE them again.

 

[Dave-UK]

It doesn't matter now because with them "hid" I can no longer find them to
look at them and deselect one at a time to reinstall to see if I can find
the bad one. When hidden, I see no way to get them back. I wish the poster
who suggested I "hide" them told me how to find them to SEE them again.

Start Orb > All Programs > Windows Update.
On the left pane ' Restore hidden updates'.
Or you could have typed ' hidden updates' in the Help and Support search box.

 

[Nil]

It doesn't matter now because with them "hid" I can no longer find
them to look at them and deselect one at a time to reinstall to
see if I can find the bad one. When hidden, I see no way to get
them back. I wish the poster who suggested I "hide" them told me
how to find them to SEE them again.

a) use Windows's help system.

b) Google

 

[Char Jackson]

It doesn't matter now because with them "hid" I can no longer find them to
look at them and deselect one at a time to reinstall to see if I can find
the bad one. When hidden, I see no way to get them back. I wish the poster
who suggested I "hide" them told me how to find them to SEE them again.

Good grief.

 

[Dave-UK]

Good grief.

You sound like Charlie Brown!