Yeah, I can see that this must be a windows problem. I'm really at wit's end and may have to accept defeat. I had already tried manually associating firfox with .htm, .html, and url:blah blah... That didn't work. The reinstalling didn't work either! What I don't understand is that every other application I have accepts firefox as the default. When I click on any link or shortcut, even within Outlook, it fires up firefox ;-) And, like I said, the google deskbar sends its searches to firefox. Heck, even the windows address bar opens firefox! So, although I accept that it's a windows problem, I just don't understand how no other applications seem to fall prey to this windows weakness... I don't want to suggest it's a bug in dqsd, but maybe dqsd should develop some way around this issue for those of us who can't get it working. Why couldn't there be a preference for the path to the browser?
Thanks all for your help! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John W. Bairen, Jr. Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) Based on Monty's reply you could always try setting it the hard way. I can think of 2 methods. 1. Have .htm and .html on your PC. Browse to them in Windows Explorer. Right Click and "Open With"... "Choose Program". When the select app window appears check off the box that says always use this app to open this type of file. See if that does the trick. Else... 2. Open Windows Explorer. Tools... Folder Options... File Types. Find "URL:Hyper Text Transport Protocol", "HTM" and "HTML" and make sure their default action is open ant that the application is the browser that you want. Let us know if that helps. JB > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Monty > Scroggins > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with > setbrowser) > > > My $.02 > > I dont think this is a DQSD problem but a failure of windows to handle > the default browser properly... I have had similar problems in the > past.. Reinstalling DQSD wont fix the problem because the problem is > upstream of the toolbar. I installed Firefox. Fired it up (no pun > intended :-) ) and set it to the default browser... dqsd worked with > it just > fine.. I then > started up IE over and over, and it *never once* inquired about > setting itself to the default browser, even though it is in the > internet settings to ask.. I started Netcaptor and it too never > prompted me to set it to the default browser (no surprise since > Netcaptor is based on IE). > I loaded > setbrowser and forced the default to Netcaptor. Still the > default didn't > change. I tried a couple of searches and I got script > errors a couple of > times and on the third or fourth attempt, VOILA! I was prompted to set > my default browser.. I accepted the change and now the default is > Netcaptor again... > > Clearly there is a bug in windows that it doesn't detect default > browser settings all the time. > > I would mess with the browser settings and try to get windows to > recognize the changes. DQSD merely writes out an html file and > executes it.. It is up to windows to figure out which application to > load for it.. > > > Monty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:27 PM > Subject: RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with > setbrowser) > > > > thanks... I will try another complete uninstall, reinstall with > regcleaner. > > Gotta get this working! > > > > Funny how when you get attached to an application, you just > can't give > > it up! What did we all do before computers, anyway? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom > > Corcoran > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:02 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default > (even with > > setbrowser) > > > > rij73 wrote: > > > No more ideas for me? Nobody else had this problem? > > > > I just did a complete os reinstall in the last week. Don't > think this > > will help but here's my localprefs.js : > > > > checkForUpdate = false; > > clock=true; > > clockdelay=1000; > > clockupdate=1000; > > clocklongwidth=139; > > reuseBrowserWindowMode = 0; > > launchmode=2; > > cal=true; > > eventsfileurl="holidays.gb.xml"; > > defaultcal="yhocal"; > > clocklongform="EEE d MMM HH:mm"; > > clockshortform="EEE d MMM HH:mm"; > > showbutton = 2; > > autocomplete = false; > > googleLicenseKey = 'VB7Qf88f4whwBoF5liPbO/2KFa0SiuZU'; > > helpSortKey = 'alias'; > > calwidth=300; > > calheight=225; > > cssEditorExe="MyEditor.exe"; configureEditorExe="MyEditor.exe"; > > // for timsesync (tsync) > > ServerName="time.nist.gov"; > > > > I have the tab browser extensions installed. I still am having a > > problem with not all searches opening in a new tab but at least > > firefox is opening for me! Something in your system is causing a > > problem. Local html files > open > > in firefox I'm sure and no doudt you've tried complete uninstalling > firefox > > and dqsd and reinstalling both. Maybe try using RegCleaner, > > ftp://ftp.zuzino.ru/pub/Webmasters/RegCleanerNoSetup.exe > > after you have uninstalled... > > > > Hang in there! g'luck. > > > > Tom. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and > > deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software > kit > > from IBM. Click Now! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe visit: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. 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