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How to open firefox from html code? Firefox is my default browser but IE always opens

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garyheard1
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I created html and javascript webpages on my PC many years ago. Firefox is my default browser, however, when I click on a html link on my PC only Internet Explorer opens. How do I get Firefox to open instead of Internet Explorer.

I tried...
  • <A HREF="firefox: https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/TLD-list.html" target=_blank><font size="2" face="Verdana">Internet Country Abbreviations</font></A> But it doesn't work. Any ideas?
    • I created html and javascript webpages on my PC many years ago. Firefox is my default browser, however, when I click on a html link on my PC only Internet Explorer opens. How do I get Firefox to open instead of Internet Explorer. I tried... <LI><A HREF="firefox: https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/TLD-list.html" target=_blank><FONT size=2 face=Verdana><STRONG>Internet Country Abbreviations</STRONG></FONT></A> But it doesn't work. Any ideas?

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    FredMcD
    FredMcD
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    We think that Microsoft is doing something to cause this.

    cor-el
    cor-el
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    Where is the HTML code in which you click these links ?
    Is that in an external application ?

    You can only open a link from an external application in a specific browser if that browser is the default browser for this file extension.
    You can check that in the Windows Registry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.