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If I enter a URL or click a link in an IE8 window, the requested page will come i an existing or newly created Firefox window. I decided to try changing my default browser from Firefox to IE8 to see if it would help, but couldn't figure out how. Is anyone familiar with either of these problems?

I want to view the link in the standard IE not windows. Sorry I don't know how to better describe this situation. For example in an email containing a link to an article or further information, clicking on the link opens up a different type of IE. This does not happen if clicking on a link...

Two problems which I found recently that are new (things were fine before). They may be connected or they may be separate problems: 1) I have hyperlinks to web pages in a number of my Excel files, and also in Word files. All of a sudden, the links don't call up the web pages. Instead, I get an...

hey all! I've been having some troubles with my PC and wondering if someone on here could help me out!? So lately my google chrome has been opening randomly, multiple times, and its really annoying! It will even do it when I am in games and it would minimize my game every time it did it. So I...

Ive set the IE as default from Internt otions of IE( dektop version). Now the app from start screen wont do anything. Th e desktop version works but It can be launch frpm the startscreen either. I have unpined and pined to startcsreen but no avail. That browser choice that keeps staying on the...

I've recently installed Start Menu 8 to create a win 7 menu and bypass the tiles, but now I don't see IE 10 listed anywhere. Where could it go? I didn't think you could get rid of IE10. I use Chrome as my default browser, but I would like to open IE 10 if needed. How do I get IE 10 back...

While working I mostly use Chrome. Even so the fullscreen IE metro appp is quite appealing and its nice to wander sometimes while using it.So there is no other way of keeping it as app too without seting IE as default browser. And on a side note: That Browser choice shoulnt dissapear once Ive...

OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 2, 64 bit Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping Processor Count: 2 RAM: 6109 Mb Graphics Card: Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset, -1265 Mb Hard Drives: C: Total - 938406 MB, Free - 886307...

I am using w7 64Bite and I cant connect to the web using Firefox by default. I have try Explorer 64 Bite same result. I was only available to connect by Explorer 32Bite *Only on open public places, where I have to log and sing agreement. Note: I have set-up as Firefox by default

Hi all I am trying out the Windows 8 Release Preview on a secondary hard drive, but there is a couple of things that i would like to change. So does anyone know of a program that can change what the corners do, so i can for example set the bottom left corner to always swich between Metro and...

Microsoft is providing the Browser Choice update to comply with a legal settlement with the European Commission. Microsoft is required to inform customers who currently use Internet Explorer as their default browser that there are other web browser choices available. You can use the Browser...

Ok, I've had a real problem with I.E. overpowering Firefox. If I click on any link, it opens in I.E. I've tried every suggestion as to how to make FF my default browser, from at least a dozen sources and nothing works. So I tried this. I have a desktop shortcut to this forum on my desktop...

I recently installed Windows 7 64-bit on my iMac using Parallels Desktop for Mac. The install went smoothly. But I've run into an issue now: Any time that I try and use a program that has embedded HTML (i.e. it calls an html file in the program file directory to display some information within...

I ran hijackthis and have the logfile, I hope its okay to just post it. What's happening is the first time after I boot the computer and click firefox, ie will load, say its not my default browser and do I want ot change, no, I shut it down and click on Firefox again, Firefox loads, saying its...

Link Removed - Invalid URL For the next five years, Microsoft will be serving an update to all supported Windows clients in an attempt to promote end user choice when it comes down to the default browser associated with the operating system. The European Antitrust Commission accepted a...

Link Removed - Invalid URL For the next five years, Microsoft will be serving an update to all supported Windows clients in an attempt to promote end user choice when it comes down to the default browser associated with the operating system. The European Antitrust Commission accepted a...

After much deliberation, I finally decided to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. I breezed through the upgrade installation process but strangely, the programs I had pinned to the Start menu prior to installation were no longer there. I tried to customize this via the taskbar properties...

ok so I'm not sure if I'm missing a step here but basically what I want to know how to do if its possible with windows 7 is make it so when you click the start button and the start menu pops up, I want it to display my default browser and email client, like it did with XP and Vista so at the...

I finally started using my '03 outlook program, and tried to click a web link, nothing happened. Decided that there was no default browser set up. So I tried to change browser to Firefox. It gave me a window to find an executable, however when I navigated to the FF folder in program files, there...

When using IE7 and posting a message for this forum I right click and bring up the contextual menu so as to select "Check Spelling" however, it's not highlighted. Neither is the "ieSpell Options." When I do the same with MaxThon "Check Spelling " works. When I select "ieSpell Options" a...