When I designate Firefox as my default browser, my desktop links to the net won't open. However, if I subsequently designate Internet Exp as default browser, everything works again. What can I do to keep Firefox as my default browser?

This is all I know.

Sometimes Windows gives you weird error messages when you click a link in another program or double-click a desktop shortcut. These messages usually occur only when Firefox was closed and has to be launched before the link can be loaded. Is that what you're getting? This occurs when Firefox's registry settings get crossed up, as described in this article: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Windows_error_opening_Internet_shortcut_or_local_HTML_file_-_Firefox Windows error opening Internet shortcut or local HTML file - Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base].
If that isn't it, what happens exactly?

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Restart... Reset... Restore from Backup... Restore as New...
Malvinfromny wrote:
... i tried to restore it but when i do the phone does half of the steps and then it turns into a blue screen and it doesnt work again what can i do?
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See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+crashes
It is also possible that there is a problem with the files [http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js sessionstore.js] and sessionstore.bak in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile Folder]
Delete the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.
* Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js
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See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore

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https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/748529

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