Disable firefox as default browser

I have designated chrome as my default browser. When pages open through links (i.e. mail). They still open in Firefox. I have researched several methods of disabling Fx as default browser, and none of them work.
FYI, I changed to chrome because of Fx constant freezes and crashes, disappearing user bars and slowness of operation, and most of all the installation of bing on the toolbar with no way to get rid of it. Chrome does not have these problems.

1. Uninstall Firefox which takes few seconds
2. Install with Custom settings and when you are selecting the path where Firfox has to be installed, uncheck "Make Firefox as my default browser".
This should solve the problem.

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