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Thread ID: 56838 2005-04-16 10:02:00 How? Get Desktop Web Shortcuts to open Firefox, not IE. braindead (1685) Press F1
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345717 2005-04-16 10:02:00 Anyone know how?

Thanks.
braindead (1685)
345718 2005-04-16 10:07:00 Might be coz IE is set as the default browser.

And changing it so firefox is the default browser may cause probs with some links after. If u change it.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
345719 2005-04-16 10:08:00 Is firefox set as your default browser ? Overdrive_5000 (4950)
345720 2005-04-16 10:17:00 And changing it so firefox is the default browser may cause probs with some links after. If u change it. Nuh shouldn't cause any. I have firefox set as default, yet any apps that require IE (such as getting your hotmail from MSN Messenger) still open IE no probs Myth (110)
345721 2005-04-16 10:20:00 open explorer, go to tool/folder options, click the file types tab & set all the html to open with firefox instead of ie. you can set any file type suffix to open with any program there, so be careful Phil B (648)
345722 2005-04-16 10:36:00 Aha! I'll try that - much appreciated :) braindead (1685)
345723 2005-04-16 23:07:00 I know what you want and the answer is here. Its an extension.

www.pikey.me.uk

It called create shortcut.( Firefox Extension)

Cheers John
John D (1571)
345724 2005-04-16 23:57:00 Thanks John D. I'll check it out. Tweaking the File Types settings suggested by Phil didn't work unfortunately. braindead (1685)
345725 2005-04-16 23:59:00 To set Firefox as the default browser:

In Firefox, go to Tools -> Options...

Under "Default Browser," click "Check Now."

Click "Yes" if a dialog appears.


To make a single link open in Firefox:

Right-click in desktop -> New -> Shortcut

In the text space, type in:

"[firefox directory]\firefox.exe" [site]

where [firefox directory] is the directory Firefox is located in, eg C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe and [site] is the site, eg google.com
mzhao (7901)
345726 2005-04-17 00:27:00 Thanks John D and mzhao - that seems to have solved the problem :) braindead (1685)
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