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. 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
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 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
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 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
