Re: Internet Explorer address bar URLS still open in firefox
- From: Alan Edwards <edwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:27:50 +1100
IEXPORE.EXE is incorrect.
The entry for the Open action for URL Internet Shortcut is:
rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l
Use DDE (checked)
DDE message: (blank)
Application: shdocvw
DDE app not running (blank)
Topic: System
....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
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On 13 Jan 2006 02:58:52 -0800, "rossmmackenzieatgmail.com"
<rossmmackenzie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hi,
>After using firefox for a while I'm going to go back to IE for various
>reasons. I'm using XP SP2 I've reset IE to the default browser, using
>the Internet Options control panel and 'Set program access and
>defaults'.
>
>However, whenever I click a bookmark or enter an address in the address
>bar it opens in Firefox. Likewise when I click a favourite in Explorer
>it launches in Firefox. Clicking links within a page in Internet
>Explorer are OK and they open in the same page in IE.
>
>In the Folder Options Control panel the entry for 'URL' is still
>
>"C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\FIREFOX.EXE -url "%1""
>
>I tried changing this to reference IEXPORE.exe instead and it half
>worked, only IE insisted on opening everything in a new window.
>
>What is the correct entry for the URL type? or is there anyway
>something else I should be trying. I tried reinstalling SP2 as per
>instructions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base to remedy IE problems but
>it didn't help.
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks
.
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