How To Set Firefox as Default Browser in Windows Vista

To set FireFox as the default browser for Windows, open firefox and go to:

Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General (tab)   and check the box that says "Always check to see if FireFox is the default browser on startup", and then click "check now"

If firefox says something like "Firefox is already the default browser" but another browser loads sometimes, use this method to force FireFox as the default browser:

1) Open "Run..." in windows (start menu, type run, press enter)

2) Copy / paste this into the run text box:    firefox.exe -silent -setDefaultBrowser
(and then press enter or click OK)

reference page:  http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_browser

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2010 by Sean P filed under

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