IE 6 redirecting to Firefox - help!

camarri · 08-14-2007, 12:06 PM

I have both IE 6 and Firefox 2 installed on my PC. Firefox is the default browser (as well as my browser of choice). However, there are certain times that I NEED to use IE to look at a web page.

PROBLEM: When I type a URL in IE 6 it automatically opens the web page in Firefox. The only thing that I can do with Internet Explorer is open it. I can't visit any websites. If I type the URL into IE (or use a bookmark), it automatically opens the site in Firefox.

This just started happening a few weeks ago and I can't think of any changes that I've made to my PC that would cause this to happen.

Any suggestions?

P.S. I don't want to upgrade to IE 7

Thanks!

F.Wolf · 08-19-2007, 06:41 AM

I'm new here so take anything I say with a grain of salt. That much having been said, I've used Firefox for sometime now and have had very little trouble. When I specifically need to use IE (Grr!!) I go in and temporarily change the default browser from Firefox to IE. Believe, I don't leave it that way for long. You might want to have a word processing program (ex: Open Office) minimized in the tray at the bottom to copy/paste url's on so as not to loose them while you make the default changes.

You can't hurt your computer by making these temporary changes I suggested and it might just solve your problem.

**koala** · 08-19-2007, 10:46 AM

See your other thread for more replies.

08-14-2007, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
camarri Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	IE 6 redirecting to Firefox - help! I have both IE 6 and Firefox 2 installed on my PC. Firefox is the default browser (as well as my browser of choice). However, there are certain times that I NEED to use IE to look at a web page. PROBLEM: When I type a URL in IE 6 it automatically opens the web page in Firefox. The only thing that I can do with Internet Explorer is open it. I can't visit any websites. If I type the URL into IE (or use a bookmark), it automatically opens the site in Firefox. This just started happening a few weeks ago and I can't think of any changes that I've made to my PC that would cause this to happen. Any suggestions? P.S. I don't want to upgrade to IE 7 Thanks!

08-19-2007, 06:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
F.Wolf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8 OS: WinXP	Re: IE 6 redirecting to Firefox - help! I'm new here so take anything I say with a grain of salt. That much having been said, I've used Firefox for sometime now and have had very little trouble. When I specifically need to use IE (Grr!!) I go in and temporarily change the default browser from Firefox to IE. Believe, I don't leave it that way for long. You might want to have a word processing program (ex: Open Office) minimized in the tray at the bottom to copy/paste url's on so as not to loose them while you make the default changes. You can't hurt your computer by making these temporary changes I suggested and it might just solve your problem.

08-19-2007, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
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