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Post by Licentia Poetica » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:32 am

How do I change my default browser so msn opens up my email account with Firefox, not Explorer?
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Post by Prometheus » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:34 pm

I have a feeling that becaus MSN is microsoft it will always open IE on choice. I know a bit of a pain
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Post by paperbackwriter » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:51 pm

which version of windows do you run? also, which service pack (if you know)?

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Post by Licentia Poetica » Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:22 am

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Post by claire » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:00 am

i know how to make firefox your default browser but i dunno if it'll open hotmail in it from msn ... thats what your talking baout right?

to mkae firefox defaulted you just open it.
the tools
--> options
--> general

and then there is a box asking if firefox is your default browser, select check now, and if it isn't it it'll fix it up for you ... YAY!

ummm ... but yeah ... hopefully thats what your after ...

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Post by Licentia Poetica » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:52 am

oh.

ok, ill try it when i get home.

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Post by ChaseThisLight » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:06 am

That doesn't matter. Even if it is the default, MSN overrides it with IE. I haven't found a way to change it...but I haven't really been looking either...
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Post by Licentia Poetica » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:27 am

damn. oh well.

more annoyance for moi
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Post by claire » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:33 am

when i had hotmail ... i got it to load up in outlook ... though i s'pose outlook is microsfot as well huh?

ie ain't so bad :)

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