hi, is there a way to make the MSN open the hotmail mail box in Mozilla instead of IE, since my default browser is mozilla

Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to do this.

maybe any patch that makes it

i hope so, because i use IE only for MSN otherwise i'll uninstall the IE

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Originally posted by ChromeX
i'll uninstall the IE

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Don't uninstall IE, messenger definatly needs it..i tried it by blockin IE in my firewall...one thing it will cause is  pages not loading up when clickin on a thread in a tab (u get message: page unavailable).

Im one that wanted to get rid of IE aswell but didnt cuz of msn messenger..now i also found that some things wont work in the browser i normally use (MyIE) i see IE as a addition to use when the regular one fails


Edit: I've set MyIE as my default browser aswell but still everything opened in msn messenger opens in IE...just like Choli said with some browsers u can with others u can't.

ChromeX: what windows do you have? If you have XP + SP1, you can go to add/remove programs and select mozilla as the befault browser. Doing that Messenger will open links in mozilla. If that doesn't work, try reinstalling mozilla. I'm sure messenger can open links in mozilla (i say this because that can't be done, for example, in avant). My personal experience is: If I set mozilla as default browser, messenger opens links in it, if i set avant as default one, messenger uses IE to open links.

btw, don't uninstall IE.

Links in conversation windows will open in your default browser (mine is Mozilla 1.7rc1 right now). However, when clicking the toasts, Messenger still opens IE: for example, opening your e-mail inbox.

Depending on how Messenger launches IE, it may be possible to intercept the call (in a not too dissimilar way Plus! intercepts messages in conversation windows possibly) and redirect it to your default browser. It is possible in unofficial clients, like aMSN, to use any browser you wish to open your inbox, but the official client, being MS, launches IE. If anyone can write a small app to change this, I for one will be happy to test it.

@Choli: i have XP Pro without any SP, and my default browser is Mozilla 1.7 RC1, but the Messenger still continues to open the mail box in IE

I highly recommend against trying to uninstall Internet Explorer, some files are used in many (usually Microsoft) applications, including some other web browser. For example: MyIE uses the Internet Explorer core I believe.

i'm nt gonna uninstall it, i just want to avoid to use IE...

IE is to much implemented into Windows to uninstall it easily .

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Im one that wanted to get rid of IE aswell but didnt cuz of msn messenger..now i also found that some things wont work in the browser i normally use (MyIE) i see IE as a addition to use when the regular one fails

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Originally posted by ChromeX
@Choli: i have XP Pro without any SP, and my default browser is Mozilla 1.7 RC1, but the Messenger still continues to open the mail box in IE

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similar thread with more discussions about the default browser in MSN:
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=20330

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Originally posted by Kryptonate
Originally posted by ChromeX
@Choli: i have XP Pro without any SP, and my default browser is Mozilla 1.7 RC1, but the Messenger still continues to open the mail box in IE

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have you updated your Windows? Because normally it needs an SP or at least it is much safer and less buggy

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or http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Updating Windows will NOT cause Messenger to open your mailbox in any browser other than IE. This is because, while links are passed to the default browser (just like opening an HTML file on your drive), Messenger uses IE directly to launch the mailbox i.e. you cannot change that behaviour without hacking the Messenger executable (highly dangerous and illegal) or hooking (difficult, but possible: take Plus! as an example).

EDIT: My XP PC is fully up-to-date. SP1 is just bugfixes and security updates, and while IE is a Windows compnent, Messenger is not, and is therefore not updated by Windows Update.

I said to update for security risks and to solve bugs, I agree it won't solve the problem but it might solve other problems he might have or just to make his computer more secure.

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Originally posted by raceprouk
SP1 is just bugfixes and security updates

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That's why I have Windows Update turned on.

Anyway, I have started another thread (which I hope will become a sticky) so that we don't keep getting people asking about this, unless they have something useful to provide (like a solution).
The thread is here: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=24594

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Originally posted by Kryptonate

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Originally posted by Sunshine
Im one that wanted to get rid of IE aswell but didnt cuz of msn messenger..now i also found that some things wont work in the browser i normally use (MyIE) i see IE as a addition to use when the regular one fails

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MyIE is based on IE and needs it to work properly I thought.

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i cant update to SP!, i use a corporate (not a pirate) version of WinXP Pro and it could not be updated

I have a fully-legit version, and that updates itself. Windows Update has to be run under an Administrator account to work properly.

i run it, but the update says: your serial number is not compatible with the updates or something like this, and the update couldnt proceed. I tried the MS support, but after i have inserted the s/n, the site says that my serial has already reached the max support numbers and no futher support will be available!

I assume that all the serial numbers you have are legit. If so, and none of them work, your only real option is to use MS Tech Support.

yes, the serial is legit, it's used by my friend at work

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Originally posted by ChromeX
yes, the serial is legit, it's used by my friend at work

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Originally posted by ChromeX
yes, the serial is legit, it's used by my friend at work

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lol.

I think it would be easy for microsoft to make a patch or whatever to make links from messenger open in the default browser. I mean, they made a patch for windows xp that makes the 'purchase music online' link in the my music folder open in the default browser. so it is just them being selfish.

Let's just hope they get round to doing that...