What application do I link Second Life to, so I can launch it. I am just beginning.

[Kerensa2]

I am not very computer savvy.  I am trying to launch SL and it says "This link needs to be opened with an application".  What should I do here?

[valerie Inshan]

You have to download the Second Life viewer and install it on your computer. Then launch the application, enter your username "Kerensa2", your password and click "login".

https://secondlife.com/support/downloads/?lang=en-US

[Hippie Bowman]

What Val says is true!  She is a very smart and eloquent lady!  Hugs tand Kudos to you Val!  You can find the download section at the very bottom of the secondlife.com web page!  Have a great holiday Kerensa!

 

Peace!

[valerie Inshan]

Hippie!!! You're making me blush! LOL, I'll have the perfect skin tone for Christmas! Hugs & love!

 

[Hippie Bowman]

HEHEH! Have a great holiday Val!

[Rolig Loon]

Hi Kerensa --

If you are getting that error mesage, it's because you are trying to enter SL from a web site, using a SLURL.  This is a perfectly good way to get into SL, but only if you have taken two very important steps first:

(1) Download and install a SL viewer.  You can use Linden Lab's current V3 viewer >>> https://secondlife.com/support/downloads/?lang=en-US  but you can also use any of the excellent third party viewers >>>  http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory  .  Perhaps the most popular of those is the Firestorm viewer >>> http://www.phoenixviewer.com/downloads.php

(2) You have to explain to your web browser what a SLURL is.  Basically, a SLURL is a special type of web address that only makes sense in the context of SL.  If you are alreay in world, it tells your viewer how to teleport you instantly to a specific destination.  If you are not in world, it tells your browser to open your viewer and THEN log you in at that specific location. Unfortunately, each web browser has its own process for finding your viewer.  That's the part that's missing in your case.  You'll need to find out how your own browser does that.

Until you have done both of these steps, it's smarter to log in directly with your viewer.