My preference is Firefox but Iexplorer gets in the way

On May 26, 9:00 pm, nesredep egrob <Long. -31,48.21 Lat.
115,47.40> wrote:
> Just a new thing - whenever there is a reference in someones email or a message
> in this group referring to some interesting place, Iexplorer jumps in and tries
> to connect - trouble is the it takes forever to respond where firefox would come
> up almost immediately - I have set Firefox as my default program but regardless
> MS internet gets in there and is in the way - I used to have a nice peaceful
> relationship with Iexplorer in - I do not use you so go asleep and that has
> worked for many years - now I cannot get rid of it - please help.
>
> B|rge in sunny Perth, Australia

When IE opens does it take you to the link in your email (or a link in
here), or does it try to take you someplace else?

Try to catch it in the address bar, or let IE finish doing what it
wants to do an see where you end up.

You need to keep IE around for some Microsoft pages that don't render
properly with Firefox (the pages work as designed of course).

There are other pages that only work with IE, but its a definite maybe
you will need it for some MS pages.

Some malware will redirect your browser or keep it from going to
certain sites, so consider this:

Download, install, update and do a full scan with these three free
malware detection programs:

Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
AVG (AVG): http://free.avg.com/

Jose

> Just a new thing - whenever there is a reference in someones email or a
> message
> in this group referring to some interesting place, Iexplorer jumps in
> and tries
> to connect - trouble is the it takes forever to respond where firefox
> would come
> up almost immediately - I have set Firefox as my default program but
> regardless
> MS internet gets in there and is in the way - I used to have a nice
> peaceful
> relationship with Iexplorer in - I do not use you so go asleep and that
> has
> worked for many years - now I cannot get rid of it - please help.

Are you suggesting that IE automatically connects to any url mentioned
in an email? If that is the case you have a serious problem and probably
an infection of some sort of malware. If have that wrong then please
reread your post because that is what you are saying.

If, you mean that when you click on a link in an email IE tries to
connect instead of FireFox, you are probably using Outlook Express as
your mail client.

If you go to your options under tools (In Outlook Express) you will
probably find that OE is still your default browser as far is it is
concerned. Change it there.


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On May 27, 7:29 am, nesredep egrob <Long. -31,48.21 Lat.
115,47.40> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 2009 02:17:35 -0500, BeeCeeBee
>
>
>
> <BeeCeeBee.3su....RemoveThis@nntp.nospam.local> wrote:
>
> >> Just a new thing - whenever there is a reference in someones email or a
> >> message
> >> in this group referring to some interesting place, Iexplorer jumps in
> >> and tries
> >> to connect - trouble is the it takes forever to respond where firefox
> >> would come
> >> up almost immediately - I have set Firefox as my default program but
> >> regardless
> >> MS internet gets in there and is in the way - I used to have a nice
> >> peaceful
> >> relationship with Iexplorer in - I do not use you so go asleep and that
> >> has
> >> worked for many years - now I cannot get rid of it - please help.
>
> >Are you suggesting that IE automatically connects to any url mentioned
> >in an email?
>
> Yes that is correct - your URL of computer help was instantly placed in
> IExplorer - in top of that it takes about 90 seconds for it to load the page.
> If that is the case you have a serious problem and probably>an infection of some sort of malware. If have that wrong then please
> >reread your post because that is what you are saying.
>
> >If, you mean that when you click on a link in an email IE tries to
> >connect instead of FireFox, you are probably using Outlook Express as
> >your mail client.
>
> That is not correct - I have used Eudora since I ever started with computing
> with windows - the instigators for that was iinet.net.au - they are the people I
> am still connected with.
>
> >If you go to your options under tools (In Outlook Express) you will
> >probably find that OE is still your default browser as far is it is
> >concerned. Change it there.
>
> I shall try that but I have never used Outlook express.
>
> B|rge in sunny Perth, Australia

So now, Eudora creeps into the picture.

Are you using Eudora for email and to read the newsgroups and only
notice this behavior when using Eudora?

Try this with Eudora:

Disable the WebBrowser control to view messages, go to Tools ->
Options -> Viewing Mail, uncheck "Use Microsoft's viewer". Restart
Eudora.

If enabled, in increases your vulnerability to malware.

Jose

"BeeCeeBee" <BeeCeeBee.3su3gc.DeleteThis@nntp.nospam.local> wrote in message
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|
| > Just a new thing - whenever there is a reference in someones email or a
| > message
| > in this group referring to some interesting place, Iexplorer jumps in
| > and tries
| > to connect - trouble is the it takes forever to respond where firefox
| > would come
| > up almost immediately - I have set Firefox as my default program but
| > regardless
| > MS internet gets in there and is in the way - I used to have a nice
| > peaceful
| > relationship with Iexplorer in - I do not use you so go asleep and that
| > has
| > worked for many years - now I cannot get rid of it - please help.
|
| Are you suggesting that IE automatically connects to any url mentioned
| in an email? If that is the case you have a serious problem and probably
| an infection of some sort of malware. If have that wrong then please
| reread your post because that is what you are saying.
|
| If, you mean that when you click on a link in an email IE tries to
| connect instead of FireFox, you are probably using Outlook Express as
| your mail client.
|
| If you go to your options under tools (In Outlook Express) you will
| probably find that OE is still your default browser as far is it is
| concerned. Change it there.
|
|
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| BeeCeeBee
| Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net

There are no options in Outlook Express to set a default Browser. Where did you get that idea?

On Wed, 27 May 2009 02:17:35 -0500, BeeCeeBee
<BeeCeeBee.3su3gc RemoveThis @nntp.nospam.local> wrote:

>
>> Just a new thing - whenever there is a reference in someones email or a
>> message
>> in this group referring to some interesting place, Iexplorer jumps in
>> and tries
>> to connect - trouble is the it takes forever to respond where firefox
>> would come
>> up almost immediately - I have set Firefox as my default program but
>> regardless
>> MS internet gets in there and is in the way - I used to have a nice
>> peaceful
>> relationship with Iexplorer in - I do not use you so go asleep and that
>> has
>> worked for many years - now I cannot get rid of it - please help.
>
>Are you suggesting that IE automatically connects to any url mentioned
>in an email? If that is the case you have a serious problem and probably
>an infection of some sort of malware. If have that wrong then please
>reread your post because that is what you are saying.
>
>If, you mean that when you click on a link in an email IE tries to
>connect instead of FireFox, you are probably using Outlook Express as
>your mail client.
>
>If you go to your options under tools (In Outlook Express) you will
>probably find that OE is still your default browser as far is it is
>concerned. Change it there.

That site ensured me that I was not having a default connection with IE or
Outlook

B|rge in sunny Perth, Australia

On Wed, 27 May 2009 02:17:35 -0500, BeeCeeBee
<BeeCeeBee.3su3gc RemoveThis @nntp.nospam.local> wrote:

>
>> Just a new thing - whenever there is a reference in someones email or a
>> message
>> in this group referring to some interesting place, Iexplorer jumps in
>> and tries
>> to connect - trouble is the it takes forever to respond where firefox
>> would come
>> up almost immediately - I have set Firefox as my default program but
>> regardless
>> MS internet gets in there and is in the way - I used to have a nice
>> peaceful
>> relationship with Iexplorer in - I do not use you so go asleep and that
>> has
>> worked for many years - now I cannot get rid of it - please help.
>
>Are you suggesting that IE automatically connects to any url mentioned
>in an email?
Yes that is correct - your URL of computer help was instantly placed in
IExplorer - in top of that it takes about 90 seconds for it to load the page.
If that is the case you have a serious problem and probably
>an infection of some sort of malware. If have that wrong then please
>reread your post because that is what you are saying.
>
>If, you mean that when you click on a link in an email IE tries to
>connect instead of FireFox, you are probably using Outlook Express as
>your mail client.
That is not correct - I have used Eudora since I ever started with computing
with windows - the instigators for that was iinet.net.au - they are the people I
am still connected with.
>If you go to your options under tools (In Outlook Express) you will
>probably find that OE is still your default browser as far is it is
>concerned. Change it there.

I shall try that but I have never used Outlook express.

B|rge in sunny Perth, Australia