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From: Questor on 22 Jan 2010 15:34 I know what you mean. I'm in my sixth decade myself. Have you tried just uninstalling Firefox, establishing IE8 as your primary browser and then doing a completely fresh install of the latest Firefox? Questor ---> > Many thanks Questor, but no luck. In the meanwhile Firefox has become 3.6. > My XP desktop has always been headstrong, and as I am halfway through my > ninth decade and my laptop runs without this problem on Windows 7, I'm not > in the mood to tackle it head-on. But if anyone knows why this has happened, > I'll be most grateful. > "Questor"<Questor(a)minimoe.com> wrote in message > news:Orx0Pn3mKHA.5692(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> ---> >>> In Firefox - options - advanced, the system default box is not checked, >>> but >>> 'check now' says it is the default browser. Where do wer go from here? >>> Help >>> much appreciated. >>> "Ol�rin"<incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message >>> news:%23t6Lig1mKHA.1544(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> "Dr_No"<Dr_No(a)totalise.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> news:OfzlyszmKHA.1544(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> Using XP Prof SP3, I have IE8 and Firefox 3.5.7 on board. The "set >>>>> program access and defaults" appears to accept my instructions to make >>>>> IE8 my default browser, but immediately defaults back to Firefox, even >>>>> if >>>>> I tell it not to enable access to Firefox. The effect is the same at >>>>> Custom or Microsoft settings, so I am deprived of choice. It did the >>>>> same >>>>> with Google Chrome, so I uninstalled that and am sureprised that >>>>> anything >>>>> except IE8 is preferred by my machine. Some may say it has good >>>>> taste...Any ideas why it's misbehaving? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Check Firefox's own Options/Preferences, see if it's set to take over >>>> being your default browser. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> Try setting Firefox as your default browser, log out (or reboot) and then >> uncheck Firefox as your default and check IE8 as your default. IE8 just >> got an update and that may have messed with settings. >> >> Questor > >
From: Dr_No on 23 Jan 2010 07:02 I'll try that soon but at the moment Firefox 3.6 seems to be behaving itself. Most grateful for your interest, Best wishes. "Questor" <Questor(a)minimoe.com> wrote in message news:ONLuYJ6mKHA.4628(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I know what you mean. I'm in my sixth decade myself. Have you tried just >uninstalling Firefox, establishing IE8 as your primary browser and then >doing a completely fresh install of the latest Firefox? > > Questor > > ---> >> Many thanks Questor, but no luck. In the meanwhile Firefox has become >> 3.6. >> My XP desktop has always been headstrong, and as I am halfway through my >> ninth decade and my laptop runs without this problem on Windows 7, I'm >> not >> in the mood to tackle it head-on. But if anyone knows why this has >> happened, >> I'll be most grateful. >> "Questor"<Questor(a)minimoe.com> wrote in message >> news:Orx0Pn3mKHA.5692(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> ---> >>>> In Firefox - options - advanced, the system default box is not checked, >>>> but >>>> 'check now' says it is the default browser. Where do wer go from here? >>>> Help >>>> much appreciated. >>>> "Ol�rin"<incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message >>>> news:%23t6Lig1mKHA.1544(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>> "Dr_No"<Dr_No(a)totalise.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>> news:OfzlyszmKHA.1544(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>>> Using XP Prof SP3, I have IE8 and Firefox 3.5.7 on board. The "set >>>>>> program access and defaults" appears to accept my instructions to >>>>>> make >>>>>> IE8 my default browser, but immediately defaults back to Firefox, >>>>>> even >>>>>> if >>>>>> I tell it not to enable access to Firefox. The effect is the same at >>>>>> Custom or Microsoft settings, so I am deprived of choice. It did the >>>>>> same >>>>>> with Google Chrome, so I uninstalled that and am sureprised that >>>>>> anything >>>>>> except IE8 is preferred by my machine. Some may say it has good >>>>>> taste...Any ideas why it's misbehaving? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Check Firefox's own Options/Preferences, see if it's set to take over >>>>> being your default browser. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Try setting Firefox as your default browser, log out (or reboot) and >>> then >>> uncheck Firefox as your default and check IE8 as your default. IE8 just >>> got an update and that may have messed with settings. >>> >>> Questor >> >> >
From: Dr_No on 23 Jan 2010 07:21
It's so easy to miss the obvious. Going into Internet Properties - Programs - Make Internet Explorer the default browser - click and it's done! Daft! "Dr_No" <Dr_No(a)totalise.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23jNI9PCnKHA.5696(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > I'll try that soon but at the moment Firefox 3.6 seems to be behaving > itself. Most grateful for your interest, Best wishes. > "Questor" <Questor(a)minimoe.com> wrote in message > news:ONLuYJ6mKHA.4628(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I know what you mean. I'm in my sixth decade myself. Have you tried just >>uninstalling Firefox, establishing IE8 as your primary browser and then >>doing a completely fresh install of the latest Firefox? >> >> Questor >> >> ---> >>> Many thanks Questor, but no luck. In the meanwhile Firefox has become >>> 3.6. >>> My XP desktop has always been headstrong, and as I am halfway through my >>> ninth decade and my laptop runs without this problem on Windows 7, I'm >>> not >>> in the mood to tackle it head-on. But if anyone knows why this has >>> happened, >>> I'll be most grateful. >>> "Questor"<Questor(a)minimoe.com> wrote in message >>> news:Orx0Pn3mKHA.5692(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> ---> >>>>> In Firefox - options - advanced, the system default box is not >>>>> checked, >>>>> but >>>>> 'check now' says it is the default browser. Where do wer go from >>>>> here? >>>>> Help >>>>> much appreciated. >>>>> "Ol�rin"<incanus(a)erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:%23t6Lig1mKHA.1544(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>>> "Dr_No"<Dr_No(a)totalise.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>>> news:OfzlyszmKHA.1544(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> Using XP Prof SP3, I have IE8 and Firefox 3.5.7 on board. The "set >>>>>>> program access and defaults" appears to accept my instructions to >>>>>>> make >>>>>>> IE8 my default browser, but immediately defaults back to Firefox, >>>>>>> even >>>>>>> if >>>>>>> I tell it not to enable access to Firefox. The effect is the same at >>>>>>> Custom or Microsoft settings, so I am deprived of choice. It did the >>>>>>> same >>>>>>> with Google Chrome, so I uninstalled that and am sureprised that >>>>>>> anything >>>>>>> except IE8 is preferred by my machine. Some may say it has good >>>>>>> taste...Any ideas why it's misbehaving? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Check Firefox's own Options/Preferences, see if it's set to take over >>>>>> being your default browser. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Try setting Firefox as your default browser, log out (or reboot) and >>>> then >>>> uncheck Firefox as your default and check IE8 as your default. IE8 >>>> just >>>> got an update and that may have messed with settings. >>>> >>>> Questor >>> >>> >> > > |