FIPSE Freeware Project Help Guide

Add our site to your Internet Explorer (IE) safe sites for easier viewing of our content

As you begin working with sites, you may notice these sites asking you to authenticate multiple times throughout the day.   In order to eliminate the need to log-in multiple times, please follow the steps outlined below. NOTE: These steps are appropriate for your primary personal or office computer. They are NOT appropriate for shared or public computers.

1.       Go to the site.

2.       From the Internet Explorer Tools menu choose Internet Options.

3.       Click the Security tab.

4.       Click Local Intranet . Click the Sites button.

5.       Click the Advanced button.

Note: If needed, un-check the box Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.

6.       Confirm that the appropriate URL is in the Add this website to the zone box.

7.       Click the Add button. The address should appear in the Websites list.

8.       Click the Close button.

9.       Click OK. Click OK.

10.     Exit Internet Explorer.

11.     Re-open Internet Explorer and go to your site

Setting up file associations

Sometimes files lose their associations when new programs are loaded or updates are applied.  When this happens, the files have to be re-associated to the correct program to run these files correctly.  The following is the easiest way to re-associate those files when it happens.

1.  Select the file that you want to re-associate to a different program.
2.  Right-click the selected file. Then move you cursor over  ‘Open With’ and a sub menu will show up.
3.  From this point, you may see the file that you want to use to run this file. In this example, I want to associate the selected ASX file with Windows Media Player. So I would just click on ‘Windows Media Player’, but if I want to associate all ASX files to ‘Windows Media Player’, then click ‘Choose Default Program’. A new window will pop up.
4.  Make sure that the box next to ‘Always use the selected program to open this kind of file’ has a check mark in it and select the program you want to use and select ‘OK’ at the lower right hand part of that window.  If you don’t see the program you want to use, you can click the ‘Browse’ button and search for the program. If you are unsure about what program to use or don’t feel comfortable choosing the correct program, contact your local IT professional for further assistance.

Windows Media player won’t play .asx files

1.  Open the ASX file in Windows Media Player. If another program has been designated the default player for ASX files, simply download the ASX you wish to play and right-click on the file in Windows Explorer. Move your mouse pointer over "Open With..." and select Windows Media Player. If the ASX and your Windows Media Player are in working order, no further action needs to be taken.
2.  Reinstall the Windows Media codecs. (http://download.cnet.com/3001-13632_4-10662709.html?spi=13aa163e03eee2f400015ca5009455f4 ) If you regularly have trouble with ASX files, your Windows Media Player may need its codecs updated or reinstalled. Codecs are the files that tell Windows Media Player how to handle certain files, and if ASX files are not playing correctly, you may need to reinstall the codec. See the Resources section of this article for a link to a set of codecs, including the ASX codec, that you can download and install.
3.  Open the ASX file in Notepad. If Windows Media Player repeatedly has trouble playing one ASX in particular, the file may be incorrectly formatted. As ASX files are containers that point to a remote location, you can extract the information from the file itself. Right-click on the file, select "Open With..." and then "Select Program." Navigate to Notepad and double-click the program to open the file. A long stream of text will contain an Internet URL in quote marks. Copy this URL and open it in Windows Media Player by selecting "Open URL" in the "File" menu, then pasting the URL into the player. If the ASX's contents are still available on the Internet, Windows Media Player will open them.

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