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August 11

Dos command or c++ code to register a certain program for a protocol....

I want to launch an exe program when I request to a certain unregistered protocol( for example: -agr:// ) from any browser.How can I register such program in Windows using DOS command or any C++ code that recieve the full url as it's parameter for a protocol and respond html code or any file to the browser?..... AmRit GhiMire 'Ranjit' (talk) 12:46, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You're looking for registering an application to a URI scheme. This procedure is documented by Microsoft. Nimur (talk) 12:55, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I want to use the application to process the url and return it to the browser as if php interpreter respond to the request made.....from any browser.....AmRit GhiMire 'Ranjit' (talk) 13:14, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The approach suggested by Nimur only works for Internet Explorer. I doubt there is a cross-browser way to do what you want - you may have to write plugins for other browsers. SteveBaker (talk) 14:55, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

When does support for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 end?

I'm trying to figure out when Microsoft stops supporting Windows Server 2003 SP2. This article, Microsoft Support Lifecycle is supposed to answer this question, but I can't figure out what it is saying. There's a confusing note that says, "Support ends 24 months after the next service pack releases or at the end of the product's support lifecycle, whichever comes first." There's not going to be another SP, so it seems to be saying that support ends when support ends. Huh? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 22:05, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As I read it, extended support ends on July 14, 2015. You're looking at the service pack rows, which tell you (in a very confusing way) to look at the edition rows instead. Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:14, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]