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Creating a desktop icon that launches a site in Firefox when IE is the default browser

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I need to put a desktop icon on the All Users desktop that launches the site in Firefox even though the default browser on the computer is Internet Explorer.

I need to put a desktop icon on the All Users desktop that launches the site in Firefox even though the default browser on the computer is Internet Explorer.

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You can make a copy of the Firefox desktop shortcut and add the URL to the target field (right-click: Properties).