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Videos open in Parallels and XP not in Firefox on Mac; how to fix?

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rnbsfe
rnbsfe
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When using Firefox 8.0.1 or 9.0b4, clicking on a video item in Google News or Excite News starts Parallels, then XP starts, and then Firefox opens in XP on Parallels. This did not happen when I was using 5.0.1 Must be a preferences setting but I don't know which one is the culprit.

What's the fix?

When using Firefox 8.0.1 or 9.0b4, clicking on a video item in Google News or Excite News starts Parallels, then XP starts, and then Firefox opens in XP on Parallels. This did not happen when I was using 5.0.1 Must be a preferences setting but I don't know which one is the culprit. What's the fix?

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Matt_G
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Hey rnbsfe,

I'll respond here instead of through PM in case someone else has this issue. This is a new one on me, since I don't use parallels. I would suggest that you look at the tools->options->applications menu. See if there is something in there that is telling Firefox to open a specific file type in Parallels.

You can find more information in the KB article Applications panel - Set how Firefox handles different types of files.

Hope this helps!

rnbsfe
rnbsfe Vraag-eienaar
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Thanks for your reply. There is no tools->options->applications pull down in 9.0b4. In Preferences there is the Application page with many entries; it is not clear which is the culprit. I removed the mimeTypes.rdf files as suggested on the KB article Options window - Applications Panel. Problem persisted.

Any other ideas?

I'm going to try a restart in safe mode and see what happens.

RNB

rnbsfe
rnbsfe Vraag-eienaar
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Started in safe mode. iMac said it could not find Airport card (!). Since I couldn't get on internet I restarted the computer... and now Firefox seems to be no longer opening Parallels and XP when I click on a video in Google News or Excite News.

Let's see what happens after a day or two.

Ralph B.