Force linked .swf to open in flash player

i have two files i'd like to play sequentially. both have a
flash preloader appended to them. the captivate file is published,
then externally linked to a flash 8 file with a preloader in it.
the first movie opens in flash player, but when it jumps to the
second (linked) file, it opens in firefox. the files are linked
using captivate 2's option in the export preferences area. i've
looked in the xp file type pane, and flash player 8 is specified as
the default player for .swf files.
thanks,
john

hopefully this isn't a total waste of everyone's time, i seem
to have found the answer! though you can specify which file types
are opened by which applications in xp, firefox seems to override
those settings. if you change the file type preferences in firefox
(in this case you need to switch flash movies to open with flash
player and not the shockwave plugin), it will finally open in flash
player.

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