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this has happened to me before and I was able to fix it, but I guess this is another 'Senior Moment' for me and I'm stuck. most of the online suggestions show you how to set the default when you already have Firefox, which I don't.
I am using Windows 7. Thanks, Mike
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Assuming you still have Firefox as a browser (or reinstall if you haven't)), go to Tools , Options, Advanced and you will see an box to make Firefox your default browser. Just select it and it should replace IE.
You will have to access the Firefox site using your IE browser (https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/), download and install Firefox and then follow the steps in my previous email
Thank you. Sorry, everyone, but I didn't explain my problem correctly. I have the Firefox tab with History and Bookmark tabs and they function correctly. But all the Icons are still IE type, not Firefox. I tried resetting my browser by a few times. I went to to Tools \ Options, \ Advanced and checked the box to make Firefox my default browser, but it does not get rid of the IE type Icons.
Is there a way to change the type of Icon? Thanks! Mike
Thanks, everybody, i managed to fix this by clicking on the incorrect Icon and going to Properties and changing the association to a Firefox Icon! I really want to thank all the great folks on this Forum for their help over the years!! Mike
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