Is it possible to instruct my windows 8.1 machine to open links like these:
smb://c:\path to some folder\
in windows explorer?
Right now, Internet Explorer automatically comes up in response to a request to open smb:// link and says No apps are installed for this type of link (smb) - [Look for an app in the Store]
(The reason I have this problem is because I use mediawiki on my machine and have links to folders and files on some pages. I'd like to be able to click them from any computer on my network and be able to see the file/folder right away).
Many thanks.
Suppose you have a link like:
smb://a.b.com/public/
In windows you can open that in the file explorer this way:
\\a.b.com\public\
Related
I have a few files in certain SharePoint folders that I would like to access from a Windows (Virtual Machine) remote machine. As a test, I copied the "link" of a SharePoint Excel file and used it in the WindowsVM browser and I connected successfully and opened the file.
I also tried to map a SharePoint folder's "link" within WindowsVM Folder Explorer/Network but I am getting the below error msg
Is there a way to accomplish this?
Thank you
To be able to map a SharePoint site as a network drive (this uses WebDAV) please make sure:
The SharePoint site url is added to trusted sites list in Internet Option -> Security -> Trusted sites.
Use Internet Explorer to navigate to the SharePoint site and sign-in using your credentials and leave the browser open (this should not be required but it helps somehow)
Now try to map the site as a network drive.
If the above does not resolve the issue (and assuming you are running Windows 10) you can additionally navigate to Settings -> Accounts -> Add a work or school account.
Edit:
If you only have Edge browser (no IE) - you'll need to open the SharePoint site in IE compatibility mode on Edge and login-in (SharePoint looks ugly in this mode). Once this is done continue to map the drive.
Which tool is compatible with windows 10 for extract window element for window gui automation tools like winAppdriver, winium, appium window automation etc
Many are listed in below URL:
https://github.com/blackrosezy/gui-inspect-tool
But most of them showing virus or dangerous by system.
I am not able to found any link where from I can download authenticate tool which can extract window element for window 10 specially.
Any reference will be helpful
UIAVerify is also useful, and doesn't suffer from the strange pauses that block Inspect.
It's also part of the Windows 10 SDK, installed in a folder of the same name.
The .EXE is called VisualUIAVerifyNative.exe
Download the window development kit from below URL:
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk
Working download URL for now:
Click Here
Refer below link and refer #raffamaiden answer and download both package
How to install the Inspect tool on Windows 10?
Now open your related system package only, in my case it is x64, wrong pacakge will give error
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.17134.0\x64
OR
Go the windows kit folder and find inspect.exe or accevent.exe, I personally like inspect more than accevent.exe
UI-Spy also works fine, to extract elements form Windows apps
I currently have an Internet Shortcut file "My Link.url":
[InternetShortcut]
URL=https://somewebsite.com
I believe Internet Shortcut files are always opened in the default browser.
Does anyone know how to force opening in Internet Explorer?
I have come across .website files but Windows Security Shield (is that the right name?) blocks it opening.
Use case: *nix server creating a file that will be downloaded to the users desktop.
You should be able to use a normal .lnk shortcut point it to iexplore.exe and supply your url as the first parameter
Been trying to find a way to do this for a while.
Opening a link in an windows explorer window instead of a browser.
For example using this link : ftp://username:pass#ftp.domain.com:80
And opening it in Windows Explorer.
Is it possible to dictate how windows should react when clicking on that link in a email ?
Thank you Fabian H!
Your solution works fine for me :-)
I made just a small change to your code, infact I wrote:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.FTP\shell\open\command]
#="C:\\Windows\explorer.exe" %1
Instead of:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.FTP\shell\open\command]
#="C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe %1"
This second one didn't work for me :-(
But now I can finally enjoy using explorer.exe as the default FTP Client!!
PS:
Tested on WIndows 7
Save these lines in a file with a file name ending .reg and double klick the file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.FTP\shell\open\command]
#="C:\\Windows\\explorer.exe %1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.FTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
#="Explorer"
Tested on WIndows 8.1 64bit.
Thanks to Perneel for his link.
The Windows registry keys shown before didn't work for me, but this works:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FTP
Use Web Based FTP = "yes"
Just change value to "no".
(Windows 7 Pro x64)
I was fumbling around looking for how to do this and I ultimately decided to go with the "Add Network Location" wizard method as described here by "nhinkle".
However after doing so, I got a link that generated this shortcut:
ftp://MYFTP_LOGINID#FTPADDRESS/Some/Folder/Navigation/&Stuff/
More what it actually looks like:
ftp://123445_65432#78.13.223.184/root/main/servers/current/
Then was prompted for my login credentials, and thats it. Does not open in Chrome and I just did Send To > Desktop (shortcut) and moved that shortcut to the folder I wanted it in. Now I can open the FTP location from explorer by hitting the link instead of typing the address into the address bar, and it is not opening up in any internet browsers.
I only have one ftp account, dont know much about any background magic that the wizard may have done regarding registry/etc, and I feel like deleting the shortcut wont really undo any of that if it did happen, so if someone could test this and confirm whether or not it works, that'd be great.
Just my 2c :)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\ftp\UserChoice
Check it out, i got the above answer working by deleting this entry
For regularly used FTP sites, if you don't want to make registry edits, create a shortcut using the following format and your site will open in Windows Explorer.
%windir%\explorer.exe ftp://
I'm looking for a "right-click upload" application like RightLoad - an application that can upload media files to a remote FTP server from the Windows Explorer's context menu. I want to customize the application to serve as a customized image uploading tool to a PHP-based CMS.
The user would upload images and other media files to a defined FTP account (I'm also very open for other methods of transport, as long as they are supported by run-off-the-mill web hosting stacks) that they could then use in the CMS they log in to.
For me to be able to do these customizations, the application would have to be Open Source - RightLoad is "only" Freeware. Alternatively, I'm open for closed-source and commercial suggestions as long as they allow "pre-packaged" server settings that can easily be deployed to the user.
Does anybody know such a tool compatible with at least the most current versions of Windows (XP, Vista, 7)?
Bounty
Thanks all for the great input. In the case at hand, I decided it's easiest for me to stick with RightLoad and create a workflow in which the URL presented by RightLoad after the upload is copy+pasted into the CMS. I am putting a bounty on this because I think it's a worthy question for future generations, and I want to be the first one to put up a 500 bounty under the new bounty system :)
You could just use the send to menu using window's My network Places like this http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/right-click-and-send-to-ftp.html
I think WinSCP might have everything you want:
Open Source under GNU GPL
Windows Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu
Drag 'n Drop Shell Extension
lots of additional features
and it can be scripted and is more secure than FTP due to using SSH
If you insist on open source, why not create a custom context menu handler and send it using some open source FTP client?
I would have to check the details, if it's really viable, but I would start with it.
I just had an idea, tested and working:
use regedit to edit HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/Shell
add a key in shell called FTP to Mysite, in the default value set it to FTP to Mysite.
then add a key to the FTP key you just created called command, in the command default value use:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://www.mysite.com?file=%1
what this will do is open IE and the address www.mysite.com?file=C:\path\to\file.jpg
now using $_GET you can get the file address, upload it via php to where ever, even add an interface...
now when the user right clicks on any file, they can upload it via your web site by clicking FTP
1) another software is RightLoad , i use it that this moment!
2) The nice software I used over years, was FLING. It adds Right Click menu in windows explorer... However, I have left the software, because till today (version 2.35) fling DOESNT support SFTP (And nowadays on all sites I use SFTP!!)
3) I DONT like SEND-TO menu! (because I think passwords saved in WINDOWS can be easily stolen by virus..)