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URLs typed into IE address bar get opened in Firefox.

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New Windows XP SP3 reload. I’ve re-installed most of my software, including FF, and also including a “collection” of older versions of IE, used for site development and testing.

But I can’t get Windows automatic updates to work because whatever I enter into ANY IE address bar gets opened in Firefox instead.

This behaviour is not observed in Opera or Safari or Chrome.

New Windows XP SP3 reload. I’ve re-installed most of my software, including FF, and also including a “collection” of older versions of IE, used for site development and testing. But I can’t get Windows automatic updates to work because whatever I enter into ANY IE address bar gets opened in Firefox instead. This behaviour is not observed in Opera or Safari or Chrome.

Chosen solution

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Addresses_entered_in_IE_open_in_Firefox

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Chosen Solution

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Addresses_entered_in_IE_open_in_Firefox