Account set up problem

I'm trying to set up an iTunes account, I select my payment option as Paypal, I move thru the PayPal screens just fine but when I hit "return to merchant" I get some long error message that extends beyond the screen so there is no cancel button -- in order to get rid of the screen I have to force quit Firefox.
Since I could not get Paypal to return to iTunes I can't "complete" my account set up. I do get an email from Paypay saying that iTunes has been set up as a merchant, but I can't complete the iTunes account set up - the long error message in PayPal says something about a missing a link!
I tried to get iTunes to launch Safari thinking at least I could see if I can cancel out of the PayPal error message but I can't find where to get iTunes to launch Safari not Firefox.
Any suggestions??
UPDATE: iTunes now gives me an error saying it can not verify my PayPal Account. What's up with that???

Hi swds,
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I can't provide much help with Paypal/Firefox, but to get Safari to launch when you go to the iTunes Store - or anywhere else, you need to have it set as your default browser.
To accomplish that, open Safari>Preferences>General and use the Dropdown that says Default Web Browser to choose Safari from the browsers installed on your machine.
Good Luck,
John
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