In-Reply-To: <8B32EDC90D8F4E4AB40918883281874D523591@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >This is actually a behavior that is part of Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer. I think we have covered this in the past on lists as well. If it is not already documented somewhere it should be, as this is how Windows file queries (inside IE) are performed on the local file system. The following would execute netmeeting on ie.6 when tested from an internet site but it dose not work on ie.6+sp1 . <a href="c:\x.{3E9BAF2D-7A79-11d2-9334-0000F875AE17}">here</a> <a href="c:\.{3E9BAF2D-7A79-11d2-9334-0000F875AE17}">here</a> Thanx for the info ---> me gone searching fo' more