how to create a shortcut as firefox and not IE?
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how to create a shortcut as firefox and not IE?
I use IE but primarily Firefox. Firefox is not my default homepage. Whenever I am in Firefox and "Create a Shortcut" to my Desktop, it creates an IE shortcut.
How can I get this to create a Firefox shortcut?
Thanks
How can I get this to create a Firefox shortcut?
Thanks
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Manually create a shortcut on the desktop and give it this
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" www.blahblah.com
You fill in the URL.
Problem is you are telling it to create a shortcut to a webpage but IE is the Default to open Web Page Links.
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" www.blahblah.com
You fill in the URL.
Problem is you are telling it to create a shortcut to a webpage but IE is the Default to open Web Page Links.
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If you don't want Firefox as your default browser, you need to manually change the association. Windows Explorer, go to Tools > Folder Options > File types, scroll down to "URL - Internet Shortcut", Click Advanced, select "Open", Click "Edit", click "Browse", navigate to firefox.exe, select and open. Click OK...
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I did make the changes suggested for the Windows Explorer. However, there are 2 problems:
There are 2 "Internet Shortcut" designations. The first one has (NONE) in the Extensions column. The second has URL in the Extensions column. I changed the one with the "URL Internet Shortcut" as was recommended. This seemed to also change the first one as well. The application location was changed to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" %1. The "%1" got added automatically. However, nothing worked. When I created a shortcut, it still turned out to be an Internet Explorer shortcut.
The second problem was getting rid of the IE icon. It directed me to the System 32 icon files, but I could not find a Firefox icon either here or at any other location. However, this is a minor problem since I can use any other icon once I get the program to create a Firefox shortcut.
Any other suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks
There are 2 "Internet Shortcut" designations. The first one has (NONE) in the Extensions column. The second has URL in the Extensions column. I changed the one with the "URL Internet Shortcut" as was recommended. This seemed to also change the first one as well. The application location was changed to "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" %1. The "%1" got added automatically. However, nothing worked. When I created a shortcut, it still turned out to be an Internet Explorer shortcut.
The second problem was getting rid of the IE icon. It directed me to the System 32 icon files, but I could not find a Firefox icon either here or at any other location. However, this is a minor problem since I can use any other icon once I get the program to create a Firefox shortcut.
Any other suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks
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Try importing the following into your registry:
Just copy the above into notepad and save as "url.reg". Include the quotes around the filename when saving.
Double click the new .reg file to import it into your registry.
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe -url \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe,0"
Just copy the above into notepad and save as "url.reg". Include the quotes around the filename when saving.
Double click the new .reg file to import it into your registry.
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I entered the HKEY changes and did not see any change.
It may be that these were not entered exactly as you have shown. It is difficult to tell if any spaces should be left in the first line at "\"%1\"". Could you let me know. Also I assume the "@=" is not part of the inserted line and stands for the (Default) in the Key line in the registry. Is this correct?
Thanks
It may be that these were not entered exactly as you have shown. It is difficult to tell if any spaces should be left in the first line at "\"%1\"". Could you let me know. Also I assume the "@=" is not part of the inserted line and stands for the (Default) in the Key line in the registry. Is this correct?
Thanks
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There is a space between -url and \"%1\"", however, you can't enter these values with the extra back slashes using regedit. If you are manually entering these with regedit, then:
It would be simpler to copy and paste the previous code into notepad and then merge the saved file into the registry.
@ is the default value. Also, try merging this as well:
Manually with regedit:
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\open\command]
(Default) -- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe -url "%1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\DefaultIcon]
(Default) -- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe,0
It would be simpler to copy and paste the previous code into notepad and then merge the saved file into the registry.
@ is the default value. Also, try merging this as well:
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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url]
@="InternetShortcut"
Manually with regedit:
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.url]
(Default) -- InternetShortcut
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If you are use the "merge" method:Anonymous wrote:There is a space between -url and "%1"", however, you can't enter these values with the extra back slashes using regedit. If you are manually entering these with regedit, then:Code: Select all
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\open\command]
(Default) -- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe -url "%1"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\DefaultIcon]
(Default) -- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe,0
It would be simpler to copy and paste the previous code into notepad and then merge the saved file into the registry.
1. After copying and pasting the code into notepad, remember to leave 2 spaces after the last line of the file (registry files won't merge without them)
2. When naming the file, it must be given a .reg file extension
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nolan_vode wrote:1. After copying and pasting the code into notepad, remember to leave 2 spaces after the last line of the file (registry files won't merge without them)
Never heard of that requirement. I just tested a reg file without two empty lines at the end; it merged fine.
Does it matter which version of regedit is used? I'm using XP SP2.
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homeport wrote:This procedure creates the Firefox for a specific URL. I would like to have all shortcuts created as Firefox (globally). The questions is how I can manually change the Default so that it opens, not in IE, but in Firefox?
Sorry homeport, I didn't get that from your first post. As the first guest following me said,
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Setting_Your_Default_Browser
Set your Firefox to be the default browser and you can also apply your isp's home page in Firefox by going to Tools->Options-> and then General Tab on left and choosing your home page. You can have more then one by opening the correct number of tabs and then going to that tools option and choosing "Use Current Pages "
I would also install the ieview extension at https://addons.update.mozilla.org/exten ... on=firefox
which will allow you to open Right Click a page you may not be able to view that well in Firefox(Which I have only come across one so far) and tell it to Open the page in IE.
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I was called away for a few days, but finally got back to this.
First, I copied your files into Notebook and tried to merge this file into the registry as a "url.reg" file. I kept getting an error message that "I could only import binary registry files from within the registry editor".
I then cut and pasted your file lines directly into the registry. Again, after restarting the computer, it did not work. The only browser screen that would come up was IE. I checked to make sure that all of the changes that had been made as shown in this thread were still in effect.
Finally, the only thing I could do to make this work was to make the default browser Mozilla Firefox and only then could the Firefox page be created as a shortcut.
In summary, the url.reg did not work. Cut and pasting did not work. Changing the default browser did work. Can you think of any reason why changing the conditions in the registry and the windows explorer were not sufficient to cause the change to occur?
Thanks for all you help.
First, I copied your files into Notebook and tried to merge this file into the registry as a "url.reg" file. I kept getting an error message that "I could only import binary registry files from within the registry editor".
I then cut and pasted your file lines directly into the registry. Again, after restarting the computer, it did not work. The only browser screen that would come up was IE. I checked to make sure that all of the changes that had been made as shown in this thread were still in effect.
Finally, the only thing I could do to make this work was to make the default browser Mozilla Firefox and only then could the Firefox page be created as a shortcut.
In summary, the url.reg did not work. Cut and pasting did not work. Changing the default browser did work. Can you think of any reason why changing the conditions in the registry and the windows explorer were not sufficient to cause the change to occur?
Thanks for all you help.