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Firefox as default browser on Windows 2000 Terminal Server

Mar 21, 2005 12:05AM PST

Hello! I'm running Windows 2000 Server with Terminal Services in application mode. I want Firefox 1.0 to be the default browser, so I have configured my Default User accordingly. IE is configured to NOT check that it is the default browser.

Every time a user (every user) logs in and opens Firefox the first time, Firefox tells her it is no longer the default browser and would I like to make it the default. We always click Yes.

Any ideas about how I can end this annoying habit of IE reclaiming default browser status?

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Uninstall IE?
Mar 21, 2005 12:48AM PST

Wy not just uninstall IE? You don't need it anyway.

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IE is not stealing default status; Firefox just keeps asking
Mar 21, 2005 5:05AM PST

Actually, I do need it for a web-based application that uses Microsoft's java VM. Ergh.


I did find out by accident today, though, that IE is *not* reclaiming default status as I originally assumed. If I tell Firefox, when the message appears, to not check if it's the default browser, Firefox remains the default browser even after logging out and back in--and it doesn't prompt any more.

Any ideas about how I can tell Firefox not to panic?

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Possible Fix
Apr 4, 2005 1:47PM PDT

I'm having the same problem found this solution that I think is for Linux and Unix systems. Haven't had a chance to try it yet:

Linux and Unix systems

* If Firefox is installed to a location with spaces in the path, Firefox may not be able to set itself as Default browser and may keep prompting at startup. The work around is to install into a path without spaces.
* GNOME integration does not work properly with Fedora Core 3. Users of Fedora Core 3 will need to download and install linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. After installing the RPM, perform the following command in the directory you installed Firefox into (you will need write permission):

touch .autoreg

The next time you start Firefox, GNOME integration should be functional