After loading lion, I get an error message "There was a problem connecting with the server.  URL's with the type "file" are not supported."

After loading Lion, I have been getting an error message "There was a problem connecting to the server.  URLs with the type "file:" are not supported."  There does not seem to be any actual problem with internet connectivity, but it is persistent and annoying.  Any idea of its cause and treatment?

Take a look at this link, https://discussions.apple.com/message/16156214#16156214

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    Take a look at this link, https://discussions.apple.com/message/16156214#16156214

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