NZB Files not linked correct with NewsMan

Steffen · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

Hello,

I use Beta 3.0.4 and reinstall Full version again but NZB linking do not work.

If I make a d-click on a NZB-file NewsMan do not start or a running NewsMan do not show the import dialog with this NZB-file. Same on downloading with Firefox. It shows me 'Open with NewsMan at Firefox download dialog but it do not work at all.

Thanks for help!

administrator · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:37 pm Post subject:

Check your registry for the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NZBfile

In this key, you should find:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NZBfile\shell\open\command

with a value of:

(Default) <path to Newsman>\Newsman.exe "%1"

If this key is missing, or pointing to an invalid location, you'll need to open the NZB import dialog and click the "Always open..." button. If you are running Vista/Win 7, make sure you run Newsman as an administrator when you do this.

If the key is there, then disappears again, you have a security program that is wiping out the key.

Regards

Steffen · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

Thanks now it works again!

Steffen

Steffen · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

The link function do not work at all. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. Often at Firefox I must open a nzb-file two times to get it in NewsMan.

The key at the registry are there and I work with admin rights but it do not work with NewsMan.

Any hint?

Steffen

administrator · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:33 pm Post subject:

No. This is a Windows function, not Newsman. The registry key basically tells Windows to open NZB files with Newsman Pro. If the key is there, then there is likely some security program that is blocking Windows from passing the NZB files to Newsman.

Regards

Steffen · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

Okay, but why only NM do not work with links and all my other software start up when open a dokument or datafile?

I close all security software without any changes.

Steffen

administrator · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:23 am Post subject:

I can't answer that. You would have to trace what Windows is doing when you double-click the NZB file. There are tools available for this such as Sysinternals suite (it's free). I can say that it does work reliably on all of the machines I've tried it on using WinXP through Win7.

In a previous post, you said that you had it working, so something must have changed?

Regards

Steffen · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

Thanks, so I have to accept this.

Steffen

BZB · Expert Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 1274

Steffen · Apprentice Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 21

Sometimes it works and sometimes it do not work and without any message. I click the file and nothing happens and NewsMan do not open the import dialog. Sometimes I try it x times and then NewsMan comes up with the dialog.

Using Win7 64Bit Ultimate

Steffen