Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:40:37 +0200 From: Kiffin Gish <kiffin@gish.demon.nl> To: nawcom <nawcom@nawcom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firefox won't stay as default browser ... Message-ID: <433AE3A5.3040103@gish.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <433AB1F4.1020502@nawcom.com> References: <43399738.70000@gish.demon.nl> <433AB1F4.1020502@nawcom.com>
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nawcom wrote: > open up firefox and type into the url: > > about:config > > look up browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser > and check the value. if its false, change to true and restart the > browser. let me know if that works.. > > -Ben > > > Kiffin Gish wrote: > >> Every time I fire up firefox it claims it is not the default browser. >> If I click on yes to make it the default browser or go into >> Prferences | General and hit the Default Browser [Check Now]-button >> and/or I restart firefox, I still get the message that it is NOT the >> default browser. >> Nothing I do helps -- what got stuch?! >> > > Set to true (as expected) but that is not the problem. The check is being done, however the setting is not retained. -- Kiffin Gish Gouda, The Netherlands
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