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Windows live messenger default browser

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sg1
sg1 Original post #1
Apr 8, 2008 at 7:28 AM
My default browser is Mozilla Firefox but if I click on my MSN messenger Hotmail link, it loads up in IE7:confused:

When I was using Avant Browser as my default browser, it worked fine in MSN(I guess it was due to Avant browser being a Skinned version of IE;)
)
But is it possible to get Firefox to open when using my MSN messenger?
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legolas #2
Apr 9, 2008 at 10:19 AM
seems u need an external plugin.
*www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/27/open-hotmail-with-firefox-from-windows-live-messenger/
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #3
Apr 9, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Try to set Firefox as Default browser in "Set Programs access & computer Defaults" manually. It'll help.
sg1
sg1 #4
Apr 9, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
Try to set Firefox as Default browser in "Set Programs access & computer Defaults" manually. It'll help.
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I take that as a "bit" of an insult:(
Don't you think that was one of the first things I would have tried??;);)

BY the way.........It didn't help!!:rolleyes:

legolas said:
seems u need an external plugin.
*www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/27/open-hotmail-with-firefox-from-windows-live-messenger/
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Thanks I will give it a try:D
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #5
Apr 9, 2008 at 4:03 PM
sg1 said:
I take that as a "bit" of an insult:(
Don't you think that was one of the first things I would have tried??;);)
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Really? But I didnt mean it as an insult. I was just trying to help you cause most of the time we forget those small things which we should check first.

btw, I meant with manually setting Firefox as default browser by using the last "Custom" section in default Programs window.
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legolas #6
Apr 9, 2008 at 5:44 PM
^ ^ Vishal Gupta, I searched for all these things and tried every possible solution. Nothing worked, when I found in another site that it can be done only with additional plugins! :(
Its just a sad truth, its integrated with msn messenger to open in IE. people recommended as another option to use the web messenger msn instead of windows live msn messenger...
sg1
sg1 #7
Apr 10, 2008 at 2:12 AM
Well I guess I could always just do it Via logging into Firefox browser first and just setting a bookmark to Hotmail:rolleyes: It will only be a couple of extra clicks;)

It wouldn't really be an issue if IE wasn't so sh*t:D