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333693 2005-03-13 23:44:00 Hi ya,

I am running Firefox as default browser, and up till recent opening URL in an email has opened FF, now it opens IE to see / click the lonk?

i have searched for a setting, but really dont know what its called, whether its an email thing or an IE thing or a FF thing?

some help and directions to find tick or setting would be good. as its a pain IE opening instead of a new tab.

OE is my email prog

beetle
beetle (243)
333694 2005-03-13 23:51:00 In FF options -> general -> default browser - make sure the tick is in the box to check that it is the default each time :) KatiMike (242)
333695 2005-03-14 04:00:00 It is the default browser always has been. beetle (243)
333696 2005-03-14 04:05:00 where is the link? is it in a email program? Prescott (11)
333697 2005-03-14 04:07:00 What OS are you running beetle?

If Windows XP, you should have a set preferred program setting somewhere, yet I am not in Windows currently to confirm whether this works or not. Usually it's just the same as setting Firefox as the default browser, but to make sure, I recommend setting it from this.

Other than this, registry hacking may need to be used but hopefully we won't need to go into this.

Cheers,


KK
Kame (312)
333698 2005-03-14 04:47:00 havent used OE for ages but try this
look in menu options called preferences,options or tools.
May the force be with you :D
beama (111)
333699 2005-03-14 05:16:00 yeah well ive tried these, before and they dont seem to change anything....

:(
beetle (243)
333700 2005-03-14 07:34:00 Hi Beetle

Have a read of this - Setting Your Default Browser (kb.mozillazine.org). It suggests using this program SetBrowser 1.4 (www.pc-tools.net) for cases where the default browser is not being recognised by the system. Probably best to make a restore point first before installing that program. :)
Jen (38)
333701 2005-03-27 03:44:00 Hi Jen i finally got to look at this, and cannot manually change it, as it does not give me the Mozilla options to change to?

I am a bit loath to try this other program suggested at this stage, as its a new thing to me, havnt heard of anyone else having this prob so?

and is there no other way i can fix this ? opening url / links in IE ??? frustrating to bits...

beetle
beetle (243)
333702 2005-03-27 05:20:00 Just been told new version of FF is this true???

must go and check, which version new / old whatever.

if i upgrade will this effect this problem you think?

better ? worse?

beetle
beetle (243)
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