Safri insist to be the default browser

I'm using Mac OSX 10.5.7 and Safari v4 Beta (5528.17)
For some reason every time i set Firefox v3.0.10 to become the default browser and restart my Mac, Safari becomes the default browser !
What shall i do ?

Hi
It worked for me without issue. While it's important to change the browser setting in both Firefox and Safari, not doing so has no effect on the browser setting sticking in Safari.
In the Finder: Home>Library>Preferences folder: Move to the desktop the com.apple.recentitems.plist file, then restart Safari and reset the default browser setting. Restart the computer etc.
If that doesn't work, in the same Library>Preferences folder, move to the desktop the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist file. Then, restart Safari, set the browser, etc.
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