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Old 09-19-2007, 05:20 PM
namsilat
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unable to launch web links

Despite having Firefox set as the default browser, when I click a web
link within an email, nothing happens, i.e. the link is not launched
in Firefox. The problem is not unique to just to emails in Outlook, it
doesn't launch web link from any other programs.

I am not sure if this is a Firefox problem, or XP problem. Any
suggestion?

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Old 09-19-2007, 11:50 PM
Rey Santos
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RE: unable to launch web links

Try this:

1. Open My Computer and click Folder Options on the Tools menu.
2. Click the File Types tab.
3. Under Registered File types select URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol in
the list of registered file types.
4. Click the Advanced button.
5. In the list of Actions, select open and then click the Edit button.
6. The Application used to perform action box should contain this,
including quotation marks:
“C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe” -nohome
If instead it contains a short name version of that path, or an incorrect
path, change it to the above. Use the path of Firefox
7. Click OK, click OK.
8. Repeat steps 3-7 for the file type URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocol with
Privacy.
9. Click OK to close the Folder Options window.

Hope it works.
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Rey


"namsilat" wrote:

> Despite having Firefox set as the default browser, when I click a web
> link within an email, nothing happens, i.e. the link is not launched
> in Firefox. The problem is not unique to just to emails in Outlook, it
> doesn't launch web link from any other programs.
>
> I am not sure if this is a Firefox problem, or XP problem. Any
> suggestion?
>
>

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