Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser)
Thanks for getting back to me. I renamed the LocalPrefs.JS - then edited and save the system prefs - reloaded DQSD with the ! - and it's still the same. I did not get the same results as you did. I'm stuck on IE from DQSD - but Avant for everything else. Thanks again. randy. - Original Message - From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:34 PM Subject: RE: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) > Yeah, but my localprefs file had a mistake in it after where I had that set, > and that was messing it up. Have you tried what was suggested to me: > renaming localprefs temporarily, changing launchmode to 1 in the global > prefs file, and reloading dqsd? > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Wallin > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even > with setbrowser) > > Thanks - this is what I have > > > reuseBrowserWindowMode = 0; > > launchmode=1; > > I've tried launchmode=2 as well - no joy. > > - Original Message - > From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:17 AM > Subject: RE: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even > with setbrowser) > > > > Randy, check your localprefs. A stupid error in mine was causing the > > problem... > > > > -Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy > > Wallin > > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:51 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default > (even > > with setbrowser) > > > > I have exactly the same problems, except I'm running Avant Browser. > > Everything else automatically starts up Avant except DQSD. You name it: > > start / run www.msn.com, desktop shortcuts, outlook urls, etc - all > > start up Avant. I've downloaded all the suggested files - set > > browser, slim browser, made all the changes to the localprefs.js, > > manually set the associations and even renamed Avant's executable > > IEXPLORE to > AIEXPLORE.EXE. > > All to no avail - even if it does work for a bit - it cruelly stops on > > reboot or logoff/logon. > > > > Unlike others, I'm not convinced it is a Windows problem - if > > everything else in Windows correctly fires up Avant - why doesn't > > dqsd? I won't give up DQSD though - it may fire up the wrong browser > > but it's much better > than > > anything else I use. > > > > If I find anything - I'll pass it on. > > > > Randy. > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:35 PM > > Subject: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default > > (even with setbrowser) > > > > > > > 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. > >
RE: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser)
Yeah, but my localprefs file had a mistake in it after where I had that set, and that was messing it up. Have you tried what was suggested to me: renaming localprefs temporarily, changing launchmode to 1 in the global prefs file, and reloading dqsd? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Wallin Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) Thanks - this is what I have reuseBrowserWindowMode = 0; launchmode=1; I've tried launchmode=2 as well - no joy. - Original Message - From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:17 AM Subject: RE: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) > Randy, check your localprefs. A stupid error in mine was causing the > problem... > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy > Wallin > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even > with setbrowser) > > I have exactly the same problems, except I'm running Avant Browser. > Everything else automatically starts up Avant except DQSD. You name it: > start / run www.msn.com, desktop shortcuts, outlook urls, etc - all > start up Avant. I've downloaded all the suggested files - set > browser, slim browser, made all the changes to the localprefs.js, > manually set the associations and even renamed Avant's executable > IEXPLORE to AIEXPLORE.EXE. > All to no avail - even if it does work for a bit - it cruelly stops on > reboot or logoff/logon. > > Unlike others, I'm not convinced it is a Windows problem - if > everything else in Windows correctly fires up Avant - why doesn't > dqsd? I won't give up DQSD though - it may fire up the wrong browser > but it's much better than > anything else I use. > > If I find anything - I'll pass it on. > > Randy. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:35 PM > Subject: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default > (even with setbrowser) > > > > 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
Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser)
Thanks - this is what I have reuseBrowserWindowMode = 0; launchmode=1; I've tried launchmode=2 as well - no joy. - Original Message - From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 9:17 AM Subject: RE: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) > Randy, check your localprefs. A stupid error in mine was causing the > problem... > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Wallin > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even > with setbrowser) > > I have exactly the same problems, except I'm running Avant Browser. > Everything else automatically starts up Avant except DQSD. You name it: > start / run www.msn.com, desktop shortcuts, outlook urls, etc - all start > up Avant. I've downloaded all the suggested files - set browser, slim > browser, made all the changes to the localprefs.js, manually set the > associations and even renamed Avant's executable IEXPLORE to AIEXPLORE.EXE. > All to no avail - even if it does work for a bit - it cruelly stops on > reboot or logoff/logon. > > Unlike others, I'm not convinced it is a Windows problem - if everything > else in Windows correctly fires up Avant - why doesn't dqsd? I won't give > up DQSD though - it may fire up the wrong browser but it's much better than > anything else I use. > > If I find anything - I'll pass it on. > > Randy. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:35 PM > Subject: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even > with setbrowser) > > > > 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 > > > >
RE: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser)
Randy, check your localprefs. A stupid error in mine was causing the problem... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Wallin Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 5:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) I have exactly the same problems, except I'm running Avant Browser. Everything else automatically starts up Avant except DQSD. You name it: start / run www.msn.com, desktop shortcuts, outlook urls, etc - all start up Avant. I've downloaded all the suggested files - set browser, slim browser, made all the changes to the localprefs.js, manually set the associations and even renamed Avant's executable IEXPLORE to AIEXPLORE.EXE. All to no avail - even if it does work for a bit - it cruelly stops on reboot or logoff/logon. Unlike others, I'm not convinced it is a Windows problem - if everything else in Windows correctly fires up Avant - why doesn't dqsd? I won't give up DQSD though - it may fire up the wrong browser but it's much better than anything else I use. If I find anything - I'll pass it on. Randy. - Original Message - From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:35 PM Subject: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) > 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 s
Re: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser)
I have exactly the same problems, except I'm running Avant Browser. Everything else automatically starts up Avant except DQSD. You name it: start / run www.msn.com, desktop shortcuts, outlook urls, etc - all start up Avant. I've downloaded all the suggested files - set browser, slim browser, made all the changes to the localprefs.js, manually set the associations and even renamed Avant's executable IEXPLORE to AIEXPLORE.EXE. All to no avail - even if it does work for a bit - it cruelly stops on reboot or logoff/logon. Unlike others, I'm not convinced it is a Windows problem - if everything else in Windows correctly fires up Avant - why doesn't dqsd? I won't give up DQSD though - it may fire up the wrong browser but it's much better than anything else I use. If I find anything - I'll pass it on. Randy. - Original Message - From: "rij73" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:35 PM Subject: [work] RE: [DQSD-Users] problem settin firefox as default (even with setbrowser) > 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. > > > G
