Can I somehow set Firefox as default so windows don't open in IE?

I prefer to use Firefox - it is far easier to use and can do so MUCH more. Whenever I select a link in a document, on-line, whatever, my PC always opens new links with IE. Even the confirmation of my Firefox Help account opened in IE. I want to somehow force my PC to open ONLY in Firefox. Help!

Please see this support article on [[How to make Firefox the default browser]].
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You can install both win32 and win64 Firefox Nightly builds on a 64-bit Windows computer. As you should know, all Firefox nightly builds are intended for testing only. If you downloaded your Firefox nightly build from http://nightly.mozilla.org/ then you got the win32 installer. (win64 installers are available from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/ and possibly elsewhere: [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=12694481#p12694481 ref.])
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