Re: Firefox and Updates

you can change the setting for default brw in tools -> options for IE in
program tab.
you can uncheck this after your work is done and go back to default. I am
sure you do not update every day thus you do not need to worry changing it
again every day.

BTW, many will agree with you including me but voicing MS monopoly is not
the main subject of this NG.


"Peter Oliphant" <poliphant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%238Tc2aoBGHA.4016@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I use Firefox as my browser. As a result, I'm banned from getting Windows
>Updates. This seems a bit monopolistic on MS's part, and it means if there
>is a security problem or a VS C++.NET 2005 patch needed, I'm out of luck.
>
> This seems wrong to me...
>
> BTW, I do have IE on my system, but it won't use it since Firefox is my
> default browser (and I have no idea how to change which browser is my
> default browser, so there you go). At the very least it should see that I
> have IE installed, and use it if it's a REQUIREMENT. Forcing me to change
> my default browser and/or get their browser (which isn't actually 'free',
> it takes up HD space), again, seems wrong...
>
> [==P==]
>


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