# getURL dont open Browser

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-dont-open-browser/27227>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 31, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-dont-open-browser/27227 "2003-07-31T08:36:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![chr\_ruetgers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@chr\_ruetgers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chr_ruetgers)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-dont-open-browser/27227/1 "2003-07-31T08:36:05Z")

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I have a strange getURL Problem under some windows installations. I autostart a Flash-projector from a CDROM. This file contains some buttons with getURL. When clicking on the buttons, the browser starts and shows a HTML-file from the CDROM.

But under some circumstances this won’t work. We have found some Windows-installations where we are not able to start the browser by calling getURL.

I know, this seems not to be a Flash problem. It looks like a problem in the interaction from a Flash projector and Windows.

Does have someone any idea or a solution?

Thanks in advance,

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ch.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-dont-open-browser/27227/2 "2003-07-31T08:40:40Z")

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Windows sucks :sleep: Did you notice any difference between the machines that work and those who don’t ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-dont-open-browser/27227/3 "2003-07-31T08:49:44Z")

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Yeah, windows sucks really.

Yes there are differences. When opening the CDROM with Windows Explorer and doubleclicking on the index.htm don’t open the browser. When making a link from index.htm to the desktop and doubleclicking on this link on the desktop opens the browser.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-dont-open-browser/27227/4 "2003-07-31T08:54:02Z")

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:!:

That’s weird … sounds like a fµcked up Windows to me …