Re: Internet Explorer address bar URLS still open in firefox

"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "rossmmackenzieatgmail.com" <rossmmackenzie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > 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.
> >
>
> If all else fails uninstall Firefox (just keep its installation package on
> the hard drive in case you want to use it again).
>

That would be a good thing to do however I just uninstalled Firefox 1.5 on
my Windows 2000 system. I set Firefox to default browser so that I could
open links recieved from eBay via email. After uninstalling Firefox links
sent via email wouldn't automatically open in Internet Explorer I still had
to go into Internet Explorer > Programs and check the "Internet Explorer
should check to see whether its the default browser" then I loaded Internet
Explorer it asked if I wanted to make it default - I did then I could again
open links in email via Internet Explorer again.


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