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how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by kennyH on 12-12-2006 at 07:00 PM

Not sure if i need a script to do this, but is there a way to make hotmail open i firefox, when i press the mail button in messenger?

i think i could do this before, but i forgot how to...

now when i press it, it opensin IE.

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by Matti on 12-12-2006 at 07:08 PM

This has been asked multiple times, please search the forums first!

To answer your question, this is not possible with Plus! Live. StuffPlug 2 used to have this feature (under the name of "let Messenger use my default browser") and it will also be included in 3rd next version for Windows Live Messenger, which will be released "soon" (Anders said it won't be released this month yet, but maybe in January '07?)

Well, I think the best thing you can do is just bookmark your Hotmail in your favourite browser and use that one. And if you don't want to, you just have to wait! 8-)

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by Oxy on 12-12-2006 at 07:15 PM

Im sure it's possible using /command though? Maybe a script?

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by kennyH on 12-12-2006 at 07:16 PM

thanks, and i did try to search for it, but didnt find anything that answered my questions...

but now as you say it, it could have been the stuff plugin...
i guess ill just have to wait for the 3rd to come out.

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by MicroWay on 12-12-2006 at 07:20 PM

I know there is a script that closes IE and open other "explorer" with the link that would open in IE

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by EBFL on 12-12-2006 at 07:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by kennyH
Not sure if i need a script to do this, but is there a way to make hotmail open i firefox, when i press the mail button in messenger?

i think i could do this before, but i forgot how to...

now when i press it, it opensin IE.
Im not 100% sure but im sure it opens your default browser, which in your case is IE. set FireFox as your default :grin:
RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by Zahid™ on 12-12-2006 at 08:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by EnglandBoyForLife.
quote:
Originally posted by kennyH
Not sure if i need a script to do this, but is there a way to make hotmail open i firefox, when i press the mail button in messenger?

i think i could do this before, but i forgot how to...

now when i press it, it opensin IE.
Im not 100% sure but im sure it opens your default browser, which in your case is IE. set FireFox as your default :grin:
No that does not work, it will only make links open if Firefox not your mail. It uses IE. Read what Mattike said.
RE: RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by TheGuruSupremacy on 12-12-2006 at 10:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MicroWay
I know there is a script that closes IE and open other "explorer" with the link that would open in IE

yes but i deleted that script(created by me)because it made impossible
work with internet explorer...it closed all internet explorer window and open the internet explorer's urls in a default browser...I'm trying to do a patch to open link directly in a default browser but i have found a lot of problems doing it...until next tuesday i can't work on it because i'm very busy this week...however i hope the patch(i think it will be a patch and no a script)will be available soon
RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by Spunky on 12-12-2006 at 10:46 PM

code:
var Shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, Message){
   if(Message.substr(0,6)=="/fmail"){
     Shell.run("firefox http://hotmail.com);
     return "";
   }
}

Just stay signed into hotmail in FF and it'll work
RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by Jesus on 12-12-2006 at 11:17 PM

that will work for the /fmail command, but not from the contactlist mail button.

btw I would like that button to open thunderbird :P not firefox

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by Spunky on 12-12-2006 at 11:53 PM

It's not too hard to overlay that button with a custom one... :s

RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by MicroWay on 12-13-2006 at 12:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by TheGuruSupremacy
yes but i deleted that script(created by me)because it made impossible
work with internet explorer...
That's why I didn't found it...

Sorry people... just asking:
There isn't a way using the Windows Registry to make WLM open in Firefox or other???
Or with the registry, isn't posible to change the button "mail" function???
Even if Firefox is set as de default brownser, it opens with IE???

RE: RE: how to make hotmail opens in firefox? by TheGuruSupremacy on 12-13-2006 at 01:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MicroWay
quote:
Originally posted by TheGuruSupremacy
yes but i deleted that script(created by me)because it made impossible
work with internet explorer...
That's why I didn't found it...

Sorry people... just asking:
There isn't a way using the Windows Registry to make WLM open in Firefox or other???
Or with the registry, isn't posible to change the button "mail" function???
Even if Firefox is set as de default brownser, it opens with IE???



No i think there are only two ways to open msn's link(email and spaces)in a default browser:trying to do it with api hooking or more simply modicating the code(patching)