Posted February 22, 201015 yr "Elmo" wrote: > Rebecca wrote: > > The system is a pc, Win XP SP3. The user created her own toolbar called "My > > Toolbar" and dragged it to the top of her screen. On it she has various > > subfolders and sub toolbars...all well and good. However....one of the links > > is to a webpage. We use Firefox as our default browser (Sorry Microsoft!). > > However, when clicking on this shortcut/link from the toolbar, the page opens > > with IE. (IE 7). However, when opening the containing folder where the same > > link is stored and opening the link from the containing folder, it opens > > properly in Firefox. > > > > So...what the heck is going on here??? And, yes, Firefox is set as the > > default browser. > > > > Help please! Thanks. > > > > Rebecca > > A few things I would try: > > - Compare the command line, under Properties, of both shortcuts. > - Delete the one that doesn't cooperate and create a new one. > - Edit the shortcut to read like this: > > "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" http://webpage.com > > -- > Joe =o) > . > Rebecca Just had the same issue using Link Toolbar Go to Tools/Options/Advanced on the General tab/System Defaults click 'Check Now' to see if Firefox is the default browser.
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