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How do I get Firefox to connect to HTML links?

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When I receive e-mail with an HTML link, and I click on the link, it attempts to download that page with Microsoft Internet Explorer. I hate MS Internet Explorer. When I am on a web page with Firefox, and there is a link, I click on it and it downloads the site with Firefox just fine.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== a month, or so, ago.

When I receive e-mail with an HTML link, and I click on the link, it attempts to download that page with Microsoft Internet Explorer. I hate MS Internet Explorer. When I am on a web page with Firefox, and there is a link, I click on it and it downloads the site with Firefox just fine. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == a month, or so, ago.

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I forgot to add that the MS Internet Explorer thing happens when I am using Mozilla Thunderbird.

Thanks,

DonaldS

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Tools -> Options, "Advanced" icon, "General" tab, click the "Check Now" button in the "system defaults" box.