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Refer to previous posts. Just configure your programs defaults, and then internet options, and open up firefox and make sure it's the default browser as well.

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Originally posted by whizpopthat
Refer to previous posts. Just configure your programs defaults, and then internet options, and open up firefox and make sure it's the default browser as well.

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I've already done that. Windows Live Mail still opens in IE.

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Originally posted by whizpopthat
Refer to previous posts. Just configure your programs defaults, and then internet options, and open up firefox and make sure it's the default browser as well.

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that is only for links in a conversation window.

if your after opening you hotmail in firefox, use stuffplug.

As stated already, Windows Live Messenger will force Hotmail to use internet explorer regardless of you default browser and regardless if you set your program defaults to it (and yes I have checked on all 3 of my windows xp computers). I don't think stuffplug would create such a feature if setting hotmail to open in firefox was as simple as setting it as a default browser

Honestly, I've set it to that, and lets just say.. It worked, no StuffPlug. Nothing, I think I may have also gotten rid of access to IE because it just.... sucks.

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Originally posted by MattyRid

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Originally posted by whizpopthat
Refer to previous posts. Just configure your programs defaults, and then internet options, and open up firefox and make sure it's the default browser as well.

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that is only for links in a conversation window.

if your after opening you hotmail in firefox, use stuffplug.

As stated already, Windows Live Messenger will force Hotmail to use internet explorer regardless of you default browser and regardless if you set your program defaults to it (and yes I have checked on all 3 of my windows xp computers). I don't think stuffplug would create such a feature if setting hotmail to open in firefox was as simple as setting it as a default browser

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STUFFPLUG DOES NOT OPEN UP FIREFOX ON WINDOWS LIVE MAIL ON THE START MENU!

THAT'S WHAT I AM ASKING FOR HERE! IS THERE ANYTHING THAT DOES THAT?

My god...

I know you are prob frustrated just set programs and everything right and defaults to firefox, even from tools and options and click check now. I have mine set to what you want.. without a plugin.

whizpopthat, your method will not work in any way. If it was that easy, why would people ask this question? I mean, if someone wants to open his mail in firefox, they probably have set it as their default browser already. If not, then doing so won't solve the problem.

FFinWLM, If you use XP SP2 you can do the following (might work on Vista too, but I haven't tested):
-Open regedit
-Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail]
-Create a subkey called "DefaultIcon" (if it isn't there yet) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\DefaultIcon]
-Change/set the default value of the DefaultIcon key to "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\hmmapi.dll",0
-From the Hotmail key, navigate to shell\open\command [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\shell\open\command]
-Set the default value of the command key to "%ProgramFiles%\path\to\firefox.exe" http://mail.live.com/

Now, I don't use Windows Live Mail, so I don't know if this method has the same functionality as with IE (eg. auto login, that kind of stuff), but it does open Windows Live Mail in Firefox from the start menu.
This probably won't change the way Windows Live Messenger opens the mail, so you might still need stuffplug to do it from there.

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Originally posted by Jesus
whizpopthat, your method will not work in any way. If it was that easy, why would people ask this question? I mean, if someone wants to open his mail in firefox, they probably have set it as their default browser already. If not, then doing so won't solve the problem.

FFinWLM, If you use XP SP2 you can do the following (might work on Vista too, but I haven't tested):
-Open regedit
-Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail]
-Create a subkey called "DefaultIcon" (if it isn't there yet) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\DefaultIcon]
-Change/set the default value of the DefaultIcon key to "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\hmmapi.dll",0
-From the Hotmail key, navigate to shell\open\command [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\shell\open\command]
-Set the default value of the command key to "%ProgramFiles%\path\to\firefox.exe" http://mail.live.com/

Now, I don't use Windows Live Mail, so I don't know if this method has the same functionality as with IE (eg. auto login, that kind of stuff), but it does open Windows Live Mail in Firefox from the start menu.
This probably won't change the way Windows Live Messenger opens the mail, so you might still need stuffplug to do it from there.

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Do you want me to include the - '' - in those and the - http://mail.live.com/ - in the value datas?

That didn't work. I did nothing wrong as well, I copied/pasted the exact same thing you typed and I also tried taking out the - '' - as well as the http://mail.live.com/ you included but that didn't work.

Are you sure you gave me the right directions? Maybe I missed something but I tried several different ways including copying/pasting the exact same thing you told me to type in the value data.

Like I said it works for me fine.