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rainie · 11-24-2009, 09:48 AM

Basically, it's as bowers01 has said. Only in internet explorer does the pertaining folder open on my desktop if I type the address without the www in front.
(Site is on a server by the way, no virus, haven't messed with dns settings!).

I'm actually confused!
If it's an IE problem and there's no way around it, then fair enough will have to live with it.
Not sure what I'm to do to be honest. I do thank you for the replies.
Don't know anything about .htaccess I'm afraid so would need guidance there.

I guess I'm asking which way, (if any) is the way to resolve this.
Again, thanks for the replies.

seymourjames · 11-24-2009, 11:02 AM

If you have a .htaccess file on your server as I have specified then anybody who is CONNECTED to your server will be redirected to www formatted urls. This is a good thing to do for many reasons - branding, seo , etc. I don't care what anybody is using - IE, Chrome, Safari, FF ..... If you are not connected it is a different matter but why would anybody have a local folder of your site on their desktop. which is non-www.

What YOU have on your desktop is quite frankly irrelevant. If your browser is not redirecting when CONNECTED to the server then it is a bug in your browser. It is not representing what it is being served. I do not believe for one minute that I.E does not do that if a .htaccess file is present.

So if you click on my link in the post above and make any non-www link it will resolve it into www format for you - period. Prove me wrong. If it does not do that then you should be writing to microsoft.

rainie · 11-25-2009, 03:30 AM

Will give it a shot. And you misunderstand me, I knew that the relating folder would not open on users' desktops, what was happening was that the page would produce a file not found error. (Tried on a different pc)

Will give it a try as said.
Thanks again

seymourjames · 11-25-2009, 06:16 AM

I do not see why you are keeping any folders of your website on the desktop called domain.com. Why would you do this? And more to the point if IE is connected , why is it going to your desktop unless you are telling it to.

rainie · 11-25-2009, 04:55 PM

I call it domain.com because the folders and files within relate to my site. Choice that I made. I cannot answer as to why IE pulls up the folder when I type the domain without the www. all I know is that it did. (No longers does, thanks)..this was my original question.

All sorted now though.

11-24-2009, 11:02 AM	#12
seymourjames All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,032 Rep Power: 49	If you have a .htaccess file on your server as I have specified then anybody who is CONNECTED to your server will be redirected to www formatted urls. This is a good thing to do for many reasons - branding, seo , etc. I don't care what anybody is using - IE, Chrome, Safari, FF ..... If you are not connected it is a different matter but why would anybody have a local folder of your site on their desktop. which is non-www. What YOU have on your desktop is quite frankly irrelevant. If your browser is not redirecting when CONNECTED to the server then it is a bug in your browser. It is not representing what it is being served. I do not believe for one minute that I.E does not do that if a .htaccess file is present. So if you click on my link in the post above and make any non-www link it will resolve it into www format for you - period. Prove me wrong. If it does not do that then you should be writing to microsoft. __________________ TemplateCodes.com for 68 Classifieds & Magento Online Stores

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seymourjames All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,032 Rep Power: 49	I do not see why you are keeping any folders of your website on the desktop called domain.com. Why would you do this? And more to the point if IE is connected , why is it going to your desktop unless you are telling it to. __________________ TemplateCodes.com for 68 Classifieds & Magento Online Stores

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11-24-2009, 09:48 AM	#11
rainie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 1	Basically, it's as bowers01 has said. Only in internet explorer does the pertaining folder open on my desktop if I type the address without the www in front. (Site is on a server by the way, no virus, haven't messed with dns settings!). I'm actually confused! If it's an IE problem and there's no way around it, then fair enough will have to live with it. Not sure what I'm to do to be honest. I do thank you for the replies. Don't know anything about .htaccess I'm afraid so would need guidance there. I guess I'm asking which way, (if any) is the way to resolve this. Again, thanks for the replies.

11-25-2009, 03:30 AM	#13
rainie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 1	Will give it a shot. And you misunderstand me, I knew that the relating folder would not open on users' desktops, what was happening was that the page would produce a file not found error. (Tried on a different pc) Will give it a try as said. Thanks again

11-25-2009, 04:55 PM	#15
rainie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 1	I call it domain.com because the folders and files within relate to my site. Choice that I made. I cannot answer as to why IE pulls up the folder when I type the domain without the www. all I know is that it did. (No longers does, thanks)..this was my original question. All sorted now though.

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