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links from emails do not open in firefox

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I have to have firefox already running to open a link from my email. Other wise I click the link, it opens firefox to the start page and then I have to go back to email again and click the link again. It used to work. I am on a mac.

I have to have firefox already running to open a link from my email. Other wise I click the link, it opens firefox to the start page and then I have to go back to email again and click the link again. It used to work. I am on a mac.

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I have the same problem. did the process to set Firefox as default browser but still will not open links.

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some say its to do with uninstalling chrome which i have just done.. there is no simple fix to it... well depends how computer literate you are i suppose... some suggest reinstalling chrome in order to resolve it.. i am not sure that i wouldnt make matters worse if i tried to fix it. see:

http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=6223bc3b0294b96a&hl=en&fid=6223bc3b0294b96a00046b62310e2204&hltp=2

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I had that problem before, but know that I downloaded Firefox 3.6.7 it opens 2 windows. One with the link and one with my homepage.  ?????