Default Programs in Vista

How do you change default programs in Vista? I want my E-Mail links to open
in Firefox but I cannot figure out how to change it. I've gone to Control
Panel/Default Programs/Set Default Programs and Firefox is not listed with
no apparent way to add it.

According to the Firefox 2.0.0.1 release notes Firefox cannot be set as your
default browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox.../releasenotes/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352424
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"Sideshow Bob" <> wrote in message
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> How do you change default programs in Vista? I want my E-Mail links to
> open in Firefox but I cannot figure out how to change it. I've gone to
> Control Panel/Default Programs/Set Default Programs and Firefox is not
> listed with no apparent way to add it.

I use Firefox 2.0.0.9 in Vista and it is set as my default browser and all
e-mail links open in Firefox without problem

Not sure why yours is not working

Bill

"Sideshow Bob" <> wrote in message
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> How do you change default programs in Vista? I want my E-Mail links to
> open in Firefox but I cannot figure out how to change it. I've gone to
> Control Panel/Default Programs/Set Default Programs and Firefox is not
> listed with no apparent way to add it.

You may want to check this entry in your registry and see if firefox.exe is
set

[HKCU\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet]

Bill

"Sideshow Bob" <> wrote in message
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> How do you change default programs in Vista? I want my E-Mail links to
> open in Firefox but I cannot figure out how to change it. I've gone to
> Control Panel/Default Programs/Set Default Programs and Firefox is not
> listed with no apparent way to add it.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote:

>According to the Firefox 2.0.0.1 release notes Firefox cannot be set as your
>default browser:

Firefox 2.0.0.9 is the default browser on my Vista system. Maybe this
is a problem that's been fixed between 2.0.0.1 and 2.0.0.9.

I know that Pegasus Mail currently can be set as the default mailto:
handler in Vista (without messing with the registry, which I'm working
on). I don't know of any similar problems. Hopefully the next Pegasus
release will fix that.

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MS MVP(Shell/User)

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Well, my Firefox on Vista x64 is version 2.0.0.4, so it must be an issue
with older versions.
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"Tim Slattery" <> wrote in message
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> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote:
>
>>According to the Firefox 2.0.0.1 release notes Firefox cannot be set as
>>your
>>default browser:
>
> Firefox 2.0.0.9 is the default browser on my Vista system. Maybe this
> is a problem that's been fixed between 2.0.0.1 and 2.0.0.9.
>
> I know that Pegasus Mail currently can be set as the default mailto:
> handler in Vista (without messing with the registry, which I'm working
> on). I don't know of any similar problems. Hopefully the next Pegasus
> release will fix that.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
>
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

On Nov 9, 4:44 pm, "Sideshow Bob"
<Mergatr...@no.spam.ever.bigfoot.com> wrote:
> How do you change default programs in Vista? I want my E-Mail links to open
> in Firefox but I cannot figure out how to change it. I've gone to Control
> Panel/Default Programs/Set Default Programs and Firefox is not listed with
> no apparent way to add it.

By now your Firefox must have updated itself (it IS an older version,
isn't it?).
Have you tried forcing it to be default via Options-Main-Check Now?

How awful to be stuck with IE!

It wasn't but it is now. Incidentally, my Firefox version is the current
one; 2.0.0.9



"Bill" <> wrote in message
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> You may want to check this entry in your registry and see if firefox.exe
> is set
>
> [HKCU\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet]
>
> Bill
>
> "Sideshow Bob" <> wrote in message
> news:#xUUe$...
>> How do you change default programs in Vista? I want my E-Mail links to
>> open in Firefox but I cannot figure out how to change it. I've gone to
>> Control Panel/Default Programs/Set Default Programs and Firefox is not
>> listed with no apparent way to add it.
>
>
>