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    Any Firefox experts on line?

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    by var1016 ·

    Hello all.

    Following a system restore that I carried out for unrelated reasons, Firefox has gone “on the blink” here. On trying to open a bookmark I get a dialogue box that reads “Launch Application”, “this link needs to be opened with an application”. There is a button marked “choose”

    I have uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox (3.6.3) to no avail. I performed another System Restore again to no effect.

    Help!

    Thanks in advance.

    Paul

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    • #3025454

      Clarifications

      by var1016 ·

      In reply to Any Firefox experts on line?

      Clarifications

    • #3025452

      its likely your .url extension is messed up

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Any Firefox experts on line?

      Re-set your .url file extension to open with firefox.

      This is a video I made for another user with a similar problem.
      http://trevorsarchives.selfip.net/temp/Firefoxdemo.swf

      • #3025446

        Thanks but…

        by var1016 ·

        In reply to its likely your .url extension is messed up

        Great helpful video, but sadly when I follow the instructions “change” button is greyed out and I am asked to click on “advanced” which does not offer the change option.

        At present internet shortcuts have nothing to open them, however the problem is only in Firefox, shortcuts do work in Chrome and IE8 but I prefer Firefox!

        • #3025445

          Uninstall and reinstall IE8, then reinstall Firefox

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to Thanks but…

          And then set firefox as your default. This should correct the file associations.

        • #3025440

          At the risk of appearing a wimp…

          by var1016 ·

          In reply to Uninstall and reinstall IE8, then reinstall Firefox

          How does one uninstall/reinstall IE8? “Add or remove Windows components” merely seems to remove start menu and desktop access.

          I have XP Pro SP3

        • #3025439

          You should be able from add/remove programs

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to At the risk of appearing a wimp…

          I haven’t tried, but I suspect simply re-running the IE8 installer will offer an option to reinstall it.

          http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx

        • #3025417

          WRT reinstalling FF

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to At the risk of appearing a wimp…

          The problem is likely in your Profile, which does not get deleted when you uninstall/re-install.

          Backup your profile, delete it, and add items back in to a new profile one at a time until you find the one that kills the bookmarks.

          Or just start over with a fresh profile, and import your bookmarks and passwords.

        • #3025306

          Thank you

          by var1016 ·

          In reply to WRT reinstalling FF

          Yes thanks, this worked; I really did not want to lose all my passwords, add-ons etc. Of course I saved my bookmarks and imported them, so it’s not a total disaster, but annoying. I have to wonder what caused the problem in the first place

          Thanks again and to all who replied.

          Paul

        • #3028809

          Pull your passwords out.

          by seanferd ·

          In reply to Thank you

          You can reclaim most of your personal-use stuff from the profile without risking putting back the broken stuff. You can even use the SQLite extension to play around with those databases.

          FEBE and CLEO are good profile backup extensions, or you can use MozBackup (standalone app) for easy backup/recovery.

    • #3025384

      Try and download the old Firefox 3.5.1 version first…

      by peconet tietokoneet ·

      In reply to Any Firefox experts on line?

      http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-3.5.1

      Then reboot and see if that helps with your Firefox issue.

    • #2883659

      UNINSTALL MEDIA FINDER

      by kyle_crafty ·

      In reply to Any Firefox experts on line?

      I had this problem and that was what fixed it

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