How To Set Which Browser Opens Links Embedded In Documents

[Alan]

I currently have Firefox (FF) set as my default browser. All web
links I click on in FF open in FF. All files on my hard drive of
filetype htm and html also open in FF. All links in any e-mail
client also open in FF. However, links embedded in documents such
as MS Word, Adobe Acrobat files, etc. open in Internet Explorer.
I already have custom settings in "Set Program Access &
Defaults" to use my current browser.

How do I get hyperlinks embedded in documents to also open in FF.

Running WindowsXP HE SP2 with all current updates as of today.

 

[Elmo]

I currently have Firefox (FF) set as my default browser. All web links I
click on in FF open in FF. All files on my hard drive of filetype htm
and html also open in FF. All links in any e-mail client also open in
FF. However, links embedded in documents such as MS Word, Adobe Acrobat
files, etc. open in Internet Explorer. I already have custom settings
in "Set Program Access & Defaults" to use my current browser.

How do I get hyperlinks embedded in documents to also open in FF.

Running Windows XP HE SP2 with all current updates as of today.

You might try the "Fix File Associations" for HTM/HTML, URL & HTA.
http://dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Alan,

Here you go.

Hyperlinks in Microsoft Office applications always launch Internet Explorer?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/forceshellexecute.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I currently have Firefox (FF) set as my default browser. All web
links I click on in FF open in FF. All files on my hard drive of
filetype htm and html also open in FF. All links in any e-mail
client also open in FF. However, links embedded in documents such
as MS Word, Adobe Acrobat files, etc. open in Internet Explorer.
I already have custom settings in "Set Program Access &
Defaults" to use my current browser.

How do I get hyperlinks embedded in documents to also open in FF.

Running WindowsXP HE SP2 with all current updates as of today.