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jules

I have just installed Mozilla Firefox and set it as my default browser.

I find that if you open a URL using the command e.g.:

Garrett · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:47 pm Post subject:

I have the same problem in XP, but did not have that happen in WinME.

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:42 pm Post subject:

http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/001465.html

jules · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 7:55 am Post subject:

Thanks. That's a relief!

GeoTrail · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:42 am Post subject:

I tried the same using shell open and it's working here.
I also have Firefox 1.0 as default browser and SP2 on WinXP.

GeoTrail · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:26 am Post subject:

To make sure the default browser is launched you can do this

jules · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject:

That seems to me like a longwinded way of getting the same result as the example I typed. If my command won't work, yours won't either, because the registry value you read is the thing that's incorrect.

GeoTrail · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject:

Maybe so, but if you test it you will se that there is a difference.
If you are using Opera or Firefox and you have set the browser to open urls from outside the browser into new tabs it will do so. And if you use IE, it will open the url in a new window instead of in the current IE window.

When you are using the shell command in IE forexample and have a browser window open, it will open up in the last active window. I used to do this in a program I made some time back and people didn't like that. So I did it the way shown above and all seemed happy.

Anyways, just a suggestion Smile

jules · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject:

My default browser is Firefox and it opens a new window whichever way you do it.

GeoTrail · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:32 pm Post subject:

Yes, but you can set it to open new urls in a new tab or window aswell. You cannot do that with IE.