Vista - How to stop messenger opening mail in internet explorer

We recently changed from Internet explorer to using Mozilla Firefox. How can
i stop messenger opening up the mail using nternet explorer still, It will
not use Firefox and keeps trying to open up in Internet Explorer and crashes
our computer?

Greetings,

Only using Internet Explorer can Microsoft guarantee that your Windows Live ID credentials
are safely "sent" to the browser and that is why IE is used exclusively for opening Hotmail
from Messenger.

However, using Stuffplug (www.stuffplug.com), you can elect to have it open in your default
browser.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"sarahandscott28" <sarahandscott28@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:40CB7ACD-40D5-4766-8EAA-B16F047DBC4F@xxxxxx

That's a weird thing to say, especially considering the latest big security
flaw in IE, a couple of weeks ago. Some safety, huh?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

Hi,

It is some security actually. If you look at the numbers of security issues over the past
two years for every major browser, I think you'll find that IE has been more than secure,
especially for the dominant browser in the world.

But anyway, feel free to take it to the IE newsgroups, this is off topic for here.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Dess Cates" <DessCates@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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[Crosspost to IE General]

Even if you've made FF your default browser, accessing your Hotmail account
via Messenger should not crash IE. If it does, it's indicative of some
serious Windows issues. Did you switch to FF because of these crashes?

NB: When replying to this post, please state your IE version and full
Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1).
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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