IE 6 with SP2 on Windows XP.

[paulsky]

I have the following issue with Firefox as default browser:

whenever I type in a URL in IE in the address bar, the typed in url
opens in Firefox.

I tried restoring IE as a default browser, doesn't work.
I tried modifying settings in Folder Options, did not work.

Any ideas?

 

[Hans Le Roy]

Hi Paulsky,

I have the following issue with Firefox as default browser:

whenever I type in a URL in IE in the address bar, the typed in url
opens in Firefox.

I tried restoring IE as a default browser, doesn't work.
I tried modifying settings in Folder Options, did not work.

Any ideas?

This article by Sandi might help you:

Playing favorites: How to control which browser is 'Head Honcho' on your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/defaultbrowser.mspx

Kind regards

Hans

 

[Guest]

You ran into the mega issue with the latest updates Microsoft pushed to you
via Microsoft Update. Internet Explorer opens up a second window for each
link. It opens up the default browser - which in your case is Firefox.

I have the same problem however uninstalling the MS patches did not help.

 

[paulsky]

That's it. OMG! There was an update couple days ago.

Thanks for your help. I will try uninstalling the patch.