Comments on: Adobe AIR / Firefox issue on Vista http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/ code = joy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Adobe AIR 1.5 codename Cosmo has been released | Ramoonus.nl http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-15382 Adobe AIR 1.5 codename Cosmo has been released | Ramoonus.nl Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:10:42 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-15382 [...] AIR applications do not use the default browser to launch URLs on Vista [...] [...] AIR applications do not use the default browser to launch URLs on Vista [...]

]]> By: Tgruber http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-15106 Tgruber Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:00:25 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-15106 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. No idea 4. Yes 5. If you go to a command prompt and type “start http://www.google.com”, which browser opens? 6. Yes 1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No idea
4. Yes
5. If you go to a command prompt and type “start http://www.google.com”, which browser opens?
6. Yes

]]> By: Laurent http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-15051 Laurent Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:59:06 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-15051 Note: IE still opens instead of FF after instaling AIR 1.5 1. Are you running on Vista? no: windows XP 2. Are you running with admin privledges? I think so 3. Do you have UAC (Universal Access control) enabled? no 4. Is Firefox set as your default browser? yes 5. If you go to a command prompt and type “start http://www.google.com”, which browser opens? FF 6. Are you running on Firefox 3? no, FF 2.0.18 Note: IE still opens instead of FF after instaling AIR 1.5

1. Are you running on Vista? no: windows XP
2. Are you running with admin privledges? I think so
3. Do you have UAC (Universal Access control) enabled? no
4. Is Firefox set as your default browser? yes
5. If you go to a command prompt and type “start http://www.google.com”, which browser opens? FF
6. Are you running on Firefox 3? no, FF 2.0.18

]]> By: Adobe Air Applications Not Opening Links In Default Browser [Fix] http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-14795 Adobe Air Applications Not Opening Links In Default Browser [Fix] Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:44:40 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-14795 [...] var numpara = 7; var tb_middle_chotusa = false; tb_to_do_or_to_not(1225359840, 'middle', 3052); This issue happens because even though you may have changed your default browser a registry entry pointing to the the .htm class type has not been updated by Windows. To read more about this issue visit Adobe Air / Firefox issue on Vista. [...] [...] var numpara = 7; var tb_middle_chotusa = false; tb_to_do_or_to_not(1225359840, ‘middle’, 3052); This issue happens because even though you may have changed your default browser a registry entry pointing to the the .htm class type has not been updated by Windows. To read more about this issue visit Adobe Air / Firefox issue on Vista. [...]

]]> By: Adobe AIR 1.5 (”Cosmo”) builds now in Flex SDK Nightly builds at Mike Chambers http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-13820 Adobe AIR 1.5 (”Cosmo”) builds now in Flex SDK Nightly builds at Mike Chambers Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:14:31 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-13820 [...] AIR applications do not use the default browser to launch URLs on Vista [...] [...] AIR applications do not use the default browser to launch URLs on Vista [...]

]]> By: Thorsten Schmitz http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-13489 Thorsten Schmitz Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:56:21 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-13489 1. No, Windows XP Pro SP2 2. Yes 3. No (Win XP) 4. Yes 5. FF 6. Yes I'm using TweetDeck but all links open in IE6 (i don't have IE7, i still use IE6 for webdesign). Do you or anyone else know what it could be? If someone can help me to fix it feel free to mail me (schmitz.tho @ gmail.com) or tweet me @ThorstenSchmitz ;) 1. No, Windows XP Pro SP2
2. Yes
3. No (Win XP)
4. Yes
5. FF
6. Yes

I’m using TweetDeck but all links open in IE6 (i don’t have IE7, i still use IE6 for webdesign). Do you or anyone else know what it could be?
If someone can help me to fix it feel free to mail me (schmitz.tho @ gmail.com) or tweet me @ThorstenSchmitz ;)

]]> By: Cristos Lianides-Chin http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-13256 Cristos Lianides-Chin Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:09:40 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-13256 1. Are you running on Vista? Yes. 2. Are you running with admin privledges? Yes. 3. Do you have UAC (Universal Access control) enabled? No. 4. Is Firefox set as your default browser? Yes. 5. If you go to a command prompt and type “start http://www.google.com”, which browser opens? Firefox. 6. Are you running on Firefox 3 Originally, no -- FF2.0. Upgraded to FF3.1 earlier today and still encountered issue. However, at some point this afternoon (after I reinstalled TweetDeck) the problem no longer occurred. 1. Are you running on Vista?
Yes.

2. Are you running with admin privledges?
Yes.

3. Do you have UAC (Universal Access control) enabled?
No.

4. Is Firefox set as your default browser?
Yes.

5. If you go to a command prompt and type “start http://www.google.com”, which browser opens?
Firefox.

6. Are you running on Firefox 3
Originally, no — FF2.0. Upgraded to FF3.1 earlier today and still encountered issue. However, at some point this afternoon (after I reinstalled TweetDeck) the problem no longer occurred.

]]> By: Tim Striegel http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-13006 Tim Striegel Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:32:20 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-13006 1) Yes 2) Yes 3) NO 4) Yes 5) FireFox 6) Yes 1) Yes
2) Yes
3) NO
4) Yes
5) FireFox
6) Yes

]]> By: Chad Upton http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-12981 Chad Upton Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:55:02 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-12981 1. Yes (business) 2. Yes 3. No 4. No 5. Firefox 3 6. Yes 1. Yes (business)
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. Firefox 3
6. Yes

]]> By: Chuck Reynolds http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/07/09/adobe-air-firefox-issue-on-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-12734 Chuck Reynolds Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:06:41 +0000 http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/?p=1254#comment-12734 1. No - OSX Leapord 2. Yes 3. No idea, how do I tell? 4. Yes 5. FF3 (using "open http://google.com" in terminal) 6. Yes (3.0.1 as of today) The links to FF3 tab works fine on my XP sp3 just not on my macbook. 1. No - OSX Leapord
2. Yes
3. No idea, how do I tell?
4. Yes
5. FF3 (using “open http://google.com” in terminal)
6. Yes (3.0.1 as of today)

The links to FF3 tab works fine on my XP sp3 just not on my macbook.

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