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| Thread ID: 55550 | 2005-03-13 23:44:00 | Email / URL opening | beetle (243) | Press F1 |
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| 333703 | 2005-03-27 07:01:00 | worth a shot i think, apparently there is a major securtiy fix or something. | Prescott (11) | ||
| 333704 | 2005-03-30 01:19:00 | Ok Uninstalled FF completely, file and anything found, installed new FF and all running nice new shiny etc, added all my fav exensions (all 3 of them ...:p) am loath to add that program, but talking to others they say may be easier to alter registry!!! :( is this easy? i hate going into the innards to alter things. Anyone give me clear complete instructions to do this? or where to get them? this is so frustrating, i hate IE and also avoid opening any link with a click, always right click now instead... beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 333705 | 2005-03-30 03:17:00 | Hi Beetle That page I linked you to before, Setting Your Default Browser (kb.mozillazine.org) also gives the manual steps under the Second Route section. This is doing manually what the First Route suggestion does automaticaly with that program. No registry editing required for those steps. Give this a go and see if it solves your problem. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 333706 | 2005-03-30 03:27:00 | Ok i went in there all ready to change it but . . . . it doesnt have the same names, er words so i didnt no what to change or what . doesnt give me the option of URL as typed in the link, but then i dont know what its replacing if you get my drift? i did all the other bits it said, and got lost on the option of make it mozilla . it doesnt give me a before or after clip / idea so didnt want to change it and stuff it . most say "none" anyway??? so im lost . :( PS how or what do i type to set it to mozilla as such? it just says set to mozilla? that one word enuf? beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 333707 | 2005-03-30 03:31:00 | Did you do as it suggested with this comment? Note: you may find the URL file types above under extension "N/A" or "(none)". * *In Windows XP, you must go Start -> Control Panel first. - If your Control Panel choose "Category View", and click on "Performance and Maintenance". Then, click on "Files Types" in the left column under the heading "See Also". - If your Control Panel uses Classic View, then go Folder Options -> File Types. - In either case, set the above to Mozilla. You of course will be setting it to Firefox and not Mozilla. You know, you will save yourself a lot of stress if you just use that utility program they recommend ... |
Jen (38) | ||
| 333708 | 2005-03-30 03:35:00 | Yeah i know . . . . . . A very simple program that lets you set the default web browser in Windows . Select the browser you want, and the program will modify the required registry settings . Can now also automatically locate the browser . A valuable tool for anybody who uses more than one web browser on their system (e . g . if you switch between Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera and others) . Warning: Since most web browsers have the ability to make themselves default (and automatically set all the proper registry settings), only use SetBrowser in situations where browsers don't recognize the current settings . "Forcing" the default browser, as SetBrowser does, is really a last resort . this is what worries me . . . . . . . . . b |
beetle (243) | ||
| 333709 | 2005-03-30 03:38:00 | Note: apparently, Outlook Express will launch Internet Explorer no< b r> matter what the default we b b rowser is ;)< b r> < b r> this is what the program tells me????????< b r> so im no further ahead?< b r> < b r> < b r> < b r> installed it and it Doesnt WORK!!!!!!! :p< b r> < b r> oh made my day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < b r> < b r> < b r> b | beetle (243) | ||
| 333710 | 2005-03-30 03:40:00 | Warning: Since most web browsers have the ability to make themselves default (and automatically set all the proper registry settings), only use SetBrowser in situations where browsers don't recognize the current settings. "Forcing" the default browser, as SetBrowser does, is really a last resort. this is what worries me.........I am getting the impression you are already at the "last resort" stage from your previous comments, and having tried all the standard tricks so far :p Just do the manual steps again (Second Route) if you are hesistant to use that program, and write down what the original settings were for peace of mind. :) Remember you want to set it as Firefox and not Mozilla. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 333711 | 2005-03-30 03:45:00 | Note: apparently, Outlook Express will launch Internet Explorer no matter what the default web browser is ;)Shouldn't do, and never did for me when I was using Firefox on XP. Maybe there is some other setting that needs to be looked at then?? [edit]Ah ... but as I wasn't using Outlook Express at all, it could possibly be different in that case. OE is tightly bound into the OS unlike the more configurable standalone email clients. You might possible be stuck. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 333712 | 2005-03-30 03:47:00 | sal.neoburn.net shot of the box..... which i was looking at, asi do not have catergory veiw in control panel..... tell me im barking up the wrong tree please and ill hiff it out the window........... :p :p :) b oh dear cant read it anyway....... going to get coffee ....feel i need it................................................ ...:( |
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