problems with error messages relating to clicked urls

Win XP Home SP2, Firefox latest version. NAV 2005, Counterspy 2.5 beta,
Mailwasher Pro, Zone Alarm free
I have been trying to deal with error messages when I click urls and
internet shortcuts. The error messages are followed by the actual
completion of the action that the error message says it can't do -
launching of Firefox.

Firefox is my default browser
I get the error message
Windows cannot find `http://.... ' Make sure you have typed the name
correctly
when I click on a desktop shortcut to a website.

When I click on a url in an email I get the
Locate Link Broswer error message - I have followed the prompts and
navigated to Firefox.exe. I now don't get that message, but I get two
instances of Firefox opening when I click on an email.

In my Mailwasher program when I click on a url I get error message
Mailwasher could not point the web browser at the link http://.....

I googled on the "locate link browser" error and applied the solution
suggested (in an
XP admin account) using Folder Options - File Types and clearing the DDE
check box.
I have done this for the various file types suggested including url -
hyper text transfer protocol, also the ftp protocol, and Internet Shortcut.
This works but doesn't stick - if I restart or logoff/logon the error
messages return.

I have also tried swapping over the default browser, making IE7 default
browser, then reverting again to Firefox as default.

I can't get the fixes to "stick except for the one relating to urls in emails.

This has only just started to happen but I am not sure what got changed.
Obviously something is confused about default browsers.
Any further advice welcome.


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