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I have Windows XP and have tried everything to make Firefox my default browser can not. What do I do, short of deleting Internet Explorer?

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I have followed all the instructions Mozilla provides in its Help section but somehow I can not break the link between Windows and Internet Explorer.

I have followed all the instructions Mozilla provides in its Help section but somehow I can not break the link between Windows and Internet Explorer.

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One of these should help you:


I noticed in your plugins (click "More system details..." next to your original question post) that you have a version of Java with known security issues that needs to be updated.

  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_21 for Mozilla browsers
  1. Check your plugin versions: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
    • Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
  2. Update Java: