rant... IE complaint

[DrPizza]

Had to use IE today
Sorry, although Opera is free, I have dial-up and am not about to bother downloading it.
So, I use firefox most of the time; especially because of tabbed browsing which works quite well with dial-up.

Anyway, I was forced into using IE for one application. Suddenly, one of my firefox shortcuts disappears. And, the other shortcut coincidentally now points to IE. wtf?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Opera 8.5 - 3.7MB
FireFox 1.0.7- 4.7MB

Even on dialup, it won't take you 15 minutes.

So don't even start to give me that I don't have the time arguement.

Now, to answer your original question.

All you need to do is set FireFox back to your default browser

Tools --> Options --> General --> Click the button next to FireFox should check to see if it is the default browser when starting that says Check Now Pic

To prevent IE from taking back that file association:

Tools --> Internet Options... -->Programs --> Uncheck Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser Pic

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That your rational answer. Everything else is going to be bashing the programmer of the web page for doing such a horrible job and not using the standards and all other kinds of worthless drivel. Figured I'd just get to the point

 

[DrPizza]

I didn't really have an issue with IE checking to see if it was the default browser... what really really irritated me is how Microsoft just took it upon themselves to change what the firefox shortcuts actually point to.

And, with dial-up, I'm lucky on the days I connect at 31.2 Kbps
I downloaded firefox and a ton of other programs long ago in the days of cable.
But, thanks, I didn't realize how small a download Opera is... I'll check it out.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

There's normally a prompt that goes something like Hey! I'm not the default browser, do you want to change that? Pic and it's a little yes\no prompt.

Most people don't even read it and just click yes just to get the thing to go away.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Are you talking about when you double click your FF icon, it opens IE?

If that's the case, then go to the short cut properties and edit the target so that it's back to ff.exe

 

[sniperruff]

it's a conspiracy. billy gates hijacked your FF.

 

[Xycl0ne]

Opera

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: Xycl0ne
Opera

:thumbsup:

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: Xycl0ne
Opera

:thumbsup:

too little too late. if they offered it for free before FF goes public, im sure opera would take FF's place now.

 

[Stiganator]

OP...its because you touch yourself

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
There's normally a prompt that goes something like Hey! I'm not the default browser, do you want to change that? Pic and it's a little yes\no prompt.

Most people don't even read it and just click yes just to get the thing to go away.

I would have expected that prompt. Nope. Not only did it change the default browser without asking me... (I wouldn't have been as irritated if it had done that) --- it changed where my shortcuts pointed to. So, I click on the firefox icon on my desktop and bam! I'm in Internet Explorer. (yes, I know how to change it; but don't you think it's quicker to just delete it and create a new shortcut as I did?)