Firefox preview loop of SHTML files

OK, got one I have not ever seen before and cannot find any solutions for. Suddenly, and with no changes to firefox or dreamweaver, when I create a .shtml file and try to preview it in firefox, I get an endless loop of tabs as though it is trying to open the file but just can't. None of the tabs actually open the file. It seems to be restricted only to firefox and shtml files. If I preview a html or htm file in firefox it is fine. If I open a shtml in explorer it is fine. I have also able to view shtml files that are already on the internet fine as well, so seems to be limited to the preview function. I have tried reinstalling firefox and that did nothing. This one has me completely lost. Any ideas would be of huge help. I am trying not to reinstall dreamweaver as I have about 50 sites in there and is a major pain to backup and reinstall it all. Thanks!!
Jeff

Hello,
In order to change the default reader for PDF files (to not open PDF files with Firefox's internal PDF reader), follow these steps:
#Go to ''Tools'' > ''Options'' (or ''Firefox'' > ''Options'').
#In the Options window, select the ''Applications'' tab.
#In the ''Search'' field, type ''PDF''. You should find ''Portable Document Format (PDF)''.
#On the right handside you should find an ''Action'' column. Use that to select your favorite PDF reader. In order to view PDF files in Firefox, choose ''Preview in Firefox''.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you.

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