Embedded Links In E-Mail Messages Do Not Open In Firefox

[astral]

I use Thunderbird as my e-mail client and often receive messages with embedded http links.

I used to be able to click on the link and it would automatically open in Firefox,

but over the last few days this function has stopped working.

I have to manually copy and paste the link to Firefox, which is very irritating

Any ideas?

Thanks

[BB1950]

Make sure that only one browser is set to check if it is the default.

In Firefox: click "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General / System Defaults -> (checkmark) Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup -> Check Now".

If the above setting doesn't work, try setting another browser as the default browser, then set Firefox as the default.

Note: If you have the ThunderBrowse add-on for Thunderbird installed and want to open a link in the default browser, click on the ThunderBrowse button in the status bar (or disable/uninstall that add-on). Thunderbird will use the default browser if the button has a red line through it. Additionally, you can also right click anywhere in the page or on a link and choose the "Visit in Browser" menu item. ThunderBrowse will launch the link in an external browser.

Other suggestions are listed below:

Force Firefox to make itself the default

If Firefox already thinks that it is default, exit Firefox completely, go to "Start Menu -> Run" and enter this into the text box:

firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser

Using Set Program Access and Computer Defaults

You can set the default browser using the feature.

On Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click "Start -> Default Programs -> Set Program Access and Computer Defaults -> Custom"

You will see Internet Explorer and other installed browsers listed under "Choose a default Web browser" . Select "Mozilla Firefox" (in some cases, "Mozilla Firefox" may not be listed; to add it back, reinstall Firefox).

Using a third-party utility

A third-party utility to set the default browser will save you a lot of manual work by automating the steps for you. The freeware utilities DefaultBrowser and SetBrowser will work for Firefox as well as other installed browsers.

View http://kb.mozillazin...Default_browser for other options and operating systems.

[astral]

Thanks, a reboot seems to have cured the problem.

Strange all the same.