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Networks firefox,outlook and links

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Piratetaco, 2 Aug 2004.

  1. Piratetaco

    Piratetaco is always right

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    when every i click on a link in outlook it ether lauches a new FireFox window or opens 2 new tabs in firefox.anyone know how i can stop this from happening(and no use IE muppetry)
    thanks
     
    Piratetaco, 2 Aug 2004
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  2. Abadon

    Abadon What's a Dremel?

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    this might help fix it

    go to tools> options> advanced> browsing> select new tabs from opened links
     
    Abadon, 2 Aug 2004
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  3. jezmck

    jezmck Minimodder

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    sorry this won't help, but...

    wierd thing happens for my dad - he clicks on a link in Outlook (or even Eudora) and get both an IE and a FF window!

    Also, msnger always opens weblinks in IE, no matter what settings are used - damn MS!
     
    jezmck, 2 Aug 2004
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  4. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    To fix the IE/FF problem, you gotta fix the HTTP reference in the registry. The installation program doesn't seem to bother changing the DDE setting.

    1. Open My Computer.
    2. Click Tools, Folder Options.
    3. Click on File Types.
    4. Scroll down to (NONE) URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol.
    5. Click on Advanced.
    6. Select Open.
    7. Click Edit.
    8. Make sure the settings are the same as in the image below.

    [​IMG]

    And to stop FF opening new windows, try downloading Tabbrowser Extensions, and set it to "Use only one browser window always"
     
    quack, 2 Aug 2004
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  5. Piratetaco

    Piratetaco is always right

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    Quack thanks a lot thats just fixed it
    :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
     
    Piratetaco, 2 Aug 2004
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  6. quack

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    You're welcome. :)
     
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  7. jezmck

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    cheers quack, will show that to my dad.
    :thumb:
     
    jezmck, 3 Aug 2004
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  8. cjmUK

    cjmUK Old git.

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    I've been meaning to ask this on here for ages, but never got off my lardy arse to do it.

    Cheers Quack...
     
    cjmUK, 3 Aug 2004
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  9. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    Glad to be of service :D

    If only PCs came installed with Firefox instead of IE, would make my life happier. I hate using IE for anything but Windows Update and Office Update.
     
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  10. cjmUK

    cjmUK Old git.

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    Just purchased & configured a new pc for my mum... I set FF as the default browser, so I'm doing my bit to convert the masses.

    However, we are all suffering from websites that are designed poorly or for IE specifically. So IE still comes in useful...

    Hopefully, improvements in FF and others will mean that they become preferred to IE - given that IE isnt going to change until Longhorn, and only Early-adopters will get it before the end of 2006.

    Cheers
     
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  11. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    And this is where the extension IEView comes in handy :)

    Sometimes I have to flick into IE because 1) AdBlock has blocked half the images on a website because of one of the regex rules 2) the page is designed so badly it only works in IE.

    The sooner people embrace CSS and XHTML the better.
     
    quack, 3 Aug 2004
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  12. Hippo

    Hippo Pre-dates 5.25" Floppies

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    IEView is the add-on that removes the last annoying thing from Firefox.

    Firefox Rules O.K.
     
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  13. jezmck

    jezmck Minimodder

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    well mine has stopped updating itself, it appears they think my key is invalid.

    didn't think that'd happen until SP2, which is why I wasn't going to get it.
     
    jezmck, 4 Aug 2004
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    cjmUK Old git.

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    Would they be wrong about that?
     
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  15. Piratetaco

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