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links in emails, docs will no longer open after recent update to FFx

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rickhva
rickhva
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Since the last update, links in emails (from external app) or docs do not open firefox. I have to copy link and paste in url bar. Similarly, gifs on file system will not open ffox

Since the last update, links in emails (from external app) or docs do not open firefox. I have to copy link and paste in url bar. Similarly, gifs on file system will not open ffox

Chosen solution

Hello,

First you could try this:

  1. Press the "Start Menu"
  2. Click "Run"
  3. Type this in text box: firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser and press Enter

If that doesn't work, you can try this:

  1. Press the "Start Menu"
  2. Open "Default Programs"
  3. Click "Associate a file type or protocol with a program".

Assign the following protocols and file types to Firefox: 

   URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP protocol)
   URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy (HTTPS protocol)
   URL:File Transfer Protocol {FTP protocol)
   HTML File
   HTM File (optional)

More details can be found here, if necessary:

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Gert Van Waelvelde
Gert Van Waelvelde
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Hello,

Is Firefox set as your default browser? If not, you should make it your default browser. Here's how.

rickhva
rickhva Question owner
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It has been my default browser for years; still is, but something is preventing links from opening it -- there arent any obvious settings in options/tools. Is there some kind of application association that got lost that could cause that?

Gert Van Waelvelde
Gert Van Waelvelde
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Hello,

First you could try this:

  1. Press the "Start Menu"
  2. Click "Run"
  3. Type this in text box: firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser and press Enter

If that doesn't work, you can try this:

  1. Press the "Start Menu"
  2. Open "Default Programs"
  3. Click "Associate a file type or protocol with a program".

Assign the following protocols and file types to Firefox: 

   URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP protocol)
   URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy (HTTPS protocol)
   URL:File Transfer Protocol {FTP protocol)
   HTML File
   HTM File (optional)

More details can be found here, if necessary:

rickhva
rickhva Question owner
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What actually fixed it was rebooting the computer, Apparently something got toasted and needed to be cleaned up with the restart