Auto-selection of different browsers?

[The Traveller]

I adopted Firefox as my default browser. Unfortunately, one web site I
must access requires IE (no option here).

Is it possible to create a custom shortcut which would tell the system
to use IE to access a specific site while keeping Firefox for others?

Thanks in advance ;-)

______________________

The Traveller
Carlsbad, California

[The Traveller]

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:46:18 +0000, Herbie >
wrote:

>On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:26:39 -0800, The Traveller
> wrote:
>
>>I adopted Firefox as my default browser. Unfortunately, one web site I
>>must access requires IE (no option here).
>>
>>Is it possible to create a custom shortcut which would tell the system
>>to use IE to access a specific site while keeping Firefox for others?
>>
>>Thanks in advance ;-)
>>
>>______________________
>
>
>Why not try an addon for Firefox like IE Tab
>
>
>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

This will not work for me. Essentially, I have shortcuts on my
desktop. For all but one site (which I must be able to access),
double-clicking on the .url link starts Firefox and navigates to the
site. However, this specific site requires IE and thus the FF browser
displays a message to this effect. I need to manually open IE and
paste the link so that it can start.

So I am trying to learn if one can have a shortcut which would call a
different browser. A Google search suggested that I change the "URL"
string in the shortcut as follows:

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe "https://<URL>"

However, it does not work (error message stating that it is invalid)

______________________

The Traveller
Carlsbad, California

[Jeff Gaines[_2_]]

On 29/11/2009 in message > The
Traveller wrote:

>So I am trying to learn if one can have a shortcut which would call a
>different browser. A Google search suggested that I change the "URL"
>string in the shortcut as follows:
>
>C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe "https://<URL>"
>
>However, it does not work (error message stating that it is invalid)

Try:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://url"

i.e. quotes round the program name and URL.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

[Larry Fisk]

If you only have one site
just make it your homepage in IE
when you want to go there just start IE :-)

"The Traveller" > wrote in message
...
>I adopted Firefox as my default browser. Unfortunately, one web site I
> must access requires IE (no option here).
>
> Is it possible to create a custom shortcut which would tell the system
> to use IE to access a specific site while keeping Firefox for others?
>
> Thanks in advance ;-)
>
> ______________________
>
> The Traveller
> Carlsbad, California

[Gene E. Bloch[_2_]]

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:12:13 -0800, The Traveller wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:46:18 +0000, Herbie >
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:26:39 -0800, The Traveller
> wrote:
>>
>>>I adopted Firefox as my default browser. Unfortunately, one web site I
>>>must access requires IE (no option here).
>>>
>>>Is it possible to create a custom shortcut which would tell the system
>>>to use IE to access a specific site while keeping Firefox for others?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance ;-)
>>>
>>>______________________
>>
>>
>>Why not try an addon for Firefox like IE Tab
>>
>>
>>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
>
> This will not work for me. Essentially, I have shortcuts on my
> desktop. For all but one site (which I must be able to access),
> double-clicking on the .url link starts Firefox and navigates to the
> site. However, this specific site requires IE and thus the FF browser
> displays a message to this effect. I need to manually open IE and
> paste the link so that it can start.
>
> So I am trying to learn if one can have a shortcut which would call a
> different browser. A Google search suggested that I change the "URL"
> string in the shortcut as follows:
>
> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe "https://<URL>"
>
> However, it does not work (error message stating that it is invalid)
>
> ______________________
>
> The Traveller
> Carlsbad, California

IE Tab can be configured to always open specific sites in the IE mode.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

[Gordon]

"The Traveller" > wrote in message
...
> I adopted Firefox as my default browser. Unfortunately, one web site I
> must access requires IE (no option here).
>


Then you should email the owners and tell them that they are losing out on
at least 25% of customers...or whatever.

[undisclosed]

Is 'BrowserTraySwitch'
(http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/browsertray/) what you're
looking for?


--
M8R-ostjwh

[Char Jackson]

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:01:25 -0800, "Gene E. Bloch"
> wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:12:13 -0800, The Traveller wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:46:18 +0000, Herbie >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:26:39 -0800, The Traveller
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I adopted Firefox as my default browser. Unfortunately, one web site I
>>>>must access requires IE (no option here).
>>>>
>>>>Is it possible to create a custom shortcut which would tell the system
>>>>to use IE to access a specific site while keeping Firefox for others?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance ;-)
>>>>
>>>>______________________
>>>
>>>
>>>Why not try an addon for Firefox like IE Tab
>>>
>>>
>>>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
>>
>> This will not work for me. Essentially, I have shortcuts on my
>> desktop. For all but one site (which I must be able to access),
>> double-clicking on the .url link starts Firefox and navigates to the
>> site. However, this specific site requires IE and thus the FF browser
>> displays a message to this effect. I need to manually open IE and
>> paste the link so that it can start.
>>
>> So I am trying to learn if one can have a shortcut which would call a
>> different browser. A Google search suggested that I change the "URL"
>> string in the shortcut as follows:
>>
>> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe "https://<URL>"
>>
>> However, it does not work (error message stating that it is invalid)
>>
>> ______________________
>>
>> The Traveller
>> Carlsbad, California
>
>IE Tab can be configured to always open specific sites in the IE mode.

Correct. I have several sites configured this way and they work
without issues.