Ceating a desktop shortcut for a URL gives an error upon click

After I drag to the desktop a shortcut appears. In properties it lists the correct URL. When I click to open the error "Unable to open this internet shortcut. The protocol "http" does not have a registered program.
This happens with IE as well as Firefiox. FF is my goto browser. Win 7, FF 18.
Any ideas?

Make sure that you have set Firefox as the default browser.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_browser
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+make+Firefox+the+default+browser
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Setting+Firefox+as+the+default+browser+does+not+work

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