Windows Live Messenger - How To Open Emails In FireFox? [Archive]

rayray27

Sep 8th, 2007, 12:25 PM

Does anyone know if its possible to have the little email icon in Windows Live Messenger to open your email in FireFox as opposed to Internet Explorer? I've already set FF to my default and even denied acess to IE in the control panel but no luck so far. I'd like to stay away from any third-party programs as well, just want to see if this can all be done in the settings and what not.

gamer123

Sep 8th, 2007, 01:48 PM

i'd like to know too

Dave98

Sep 8th, 2007, 02:22 PM

AFAIK, there is no way of doing it without installing some sort of software.

I know Messenger Plus! has this ability

rayray27

Sep 8th, 2007, 06:15 PM

nobody knows how or there just isn't a way too? :lol:

im going to look into messenger plus...

stormy13

Sep 8th, 2007, 06:23 PM

Too lazy to track the link down on Mozillazine, but that was what it had to say as well; only way was to use Messenger Plus.

One word of caution. I know that Messenger Plus used to come bundled with quite a bit of adware/spyware, so watch very carefully while installing.

Dave98

Sep 8th, 2007, 06:44 PM

Too lazy to track the link down on Mozillazine, but that was what it had to say as well; only way was to use Messenger Plus.

One word of caution. I know that Messenger Plus used to come bundled with quite a bit of adware/spyware, so watch very carefully while installing.

Yes, it still does.

But you should be careful when installing any software anyway. I don't understand why people instinctively just keep pressing Next. Just de-select the option during installation and you're fine.

stormy13

Sep 9th, 2007, 07:18 AM

Dug it up anyway,

http://kb.mozillazine.org/MSN_Messenger

MSN Messenger opens "New e-mail message" links with Internet Explorer, even when IE is not the default browser. Unfortunately, every currently known workaround involves downloading and installing additional software.

rayray27

Sep 9th, 2007, 01:23 PM

Hmmm it really looks like this is the only way to do it...

Anyone have Messenger Plus installed? I really don't want to install it if it comes bundled with loads of ad-ware/spyware unless theres an option to de-select it during the installation of course.

stormy13

Sep 9th, 2007, 02:00 PM

Or if you are also a Thunderbird user you can access Hotmail (as well as most of the other major web based mail services) with this extension,

http://webmail.mozdev.org/installation.html

then just add the webmail service extension.

Dave98

Sep 9th, 2007, 02:32 PM

Hmmm it really looks like this is the only way to do it...

Anyone have Messenger Plus installed? I really don't want to install it if it comes bundled with loads of ad-ware/spyware unless theres an option to de-select it during the installation of course.

I've been using it for years. Its a decent little add-on and yes, you can de-select the adware option during installation.

rayray27

Sep 9th, 2007, 10:43 PM

I've been using it for years. Its a decent little add-on and yes, you can de-select the adware option during installation.

hmmm okay i'll go ahead and install now thanks for all the input guys!