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Old November 29th 09, 06:26 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
The Traveller
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?

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 ;-)

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Old November 29th 09, 09:12 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
The Traveller
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?

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 ;-)

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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)

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Old November 29th 09, 09:30 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Jeff Gaines[_2_]
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?

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.

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Old November 30th 09, 05:48 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Larry Fisk
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?

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



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Old December 4th 09, 11:01 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Gene E. Bloch[_2_]
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?

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.

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Old December 5th 09, 08:28 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Gordon
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?


"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.

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Old December 13th 09, 02:21 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?


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


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Old January 13th 10, 05:20 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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Default Auto-selection of different browsers?

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.

 




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