ICQ Question
 

Hey guys.. I'm new to the ICQ thing and I know most of you are veterans.

Since I downloaded it my firefox has been acting up but worst of all, ICQ opens everything in IE.

IE makes my feel like a dirty virus ridden sex slave and I don't like it... =(

Anyone know how to change the default browser for ICQ to Firefox?

that is a good question ashley - it has been pissing me off too

FF is my default browser and they still open in IE :(

maybe some gfy'r will know :D

hmmm . . . you have FF set as your default browser for everything else? If you click a link in an email it opens FF?

Ashley, download www.pidgin.im its much better, open source program alot like trillian, i hated ICQ till i started using it with this...

This is not an ICQ setting, you just have to insure FF is set to be your default browser.

pfft . . . and you aftermarket people wonder why you can't get thru to people using ICQ

It's possible it's not an option.

ICQ = AOL = giving hand-jobs to Microsoft underneath the sheets.

The word "firefox" does not appear int he ICQ knowledgebase.

The phrase "browser" yields 5 results - none of which seem to be helpful in changing your default browser.



That said... I have firefox set as my default browser in general, and every ICQ link opens in Firefox.

You sure Firefox is set as your default browser in Windows?

Pretty damn sure unless it was changed. Everything else opens in Firefox. What OS are you using? Do you have the newest version of ICQ - 6 or whatever?

Let me check my settings and make sure it didnt change anything...

ICQ seems to open Internet Explorer even when Firefox is the default browser...



Wish there was some way to make money with these Damn Computers - lol

not here

That was with ICQ 5.10 on a Windows XP Pro box.

I'll wrap up my ICQ convos now, and log on ICQ via my laptop.... Vista and ICQ 6 if that'll help your troubleshooting.

actually i couldn't get through to anyone WITH original ICQ, now i have no problems :2 cents:

Yeah that would be great. IM me on there... Firefox is definitely my default. I disdabled all plugins that ICQ downloaded for IE thinking that would help but it hasnt...

Meh. I guess if I just uninstall IE then nothing can open in it eh? Lets see if we can fix it first.

Trillian's given me nothing but problems ever since I first heard about it back in 1998, or whenever the hell that was.

Never got all the ICQ messages intended for me, or properly sent the ones I intended to sent - IF I could get the interface working at all (which no one could for like the first 2 years)...

Tried it again recently... and someone in my office wasn't receiving the messages I sent to him... the first day.

I doubt I'll ever try Trillian again.

Maybe I'll take a look at pidgin one day when I have a day to waste.

I might have to try that... I wish I knew why ICQ does that. Firefox is definitely my default browser and everytime IE opens my whole computer gets sluggish and FF starts messing up.

ME and D are trying some troubleshooting but I'm considering uninstalling IE if it will let me... that'll fix it, I hope. Although I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to open in IE even when its not on my machine anymore... Just like all the spywear they don't have.

Whats your setup? It seems that your the only one it isn't happening to. HELP!

What's the setup on the box you're using, man? (ICQ version & OS)

I'm getting the same on my laptop... IE is definitely opening on links generated in ICQ chat windows while Firefox is definitely my default browser.

And I'm not seeing how to set it up differently.

This is kinda jacked up. I just might downgrade to 5.1 on my laptop if this is how it's gonna be.

Well, I learned long ago to not upgrade ICQ unless they forced it on me. The last time that happened was in 2001 . . . so I am using 2001b.

I may have a copy of the install file if you want it.

ashley, use aim, dont be like these bandwagon hoppers. Most people here just use ICQ because their homo-chat buddies have it too.

Right, no reason to use the industry standard . . . what good would that do you?

I use AIM for my personal stuff. I have a few ICQ contacts on there but I realized at Webmaster Access last week that I needed to get with the program and get ICQ... AND it was a good choice. I instantly connected with a good hundred people in the industry I didnt have immediate access to 3 days ago.

Sooo, there you have it.

:thumbsup

where did you go?

D, can you share with us all? I hate the fact that everything now opens on IE :(

well you better learn how to use ICQ correctly because there was a solid affiliate I was chatting with last night and he tried to add you twice and both times you rejected his authorization request. :Oh crap

D, can you share with us all? I hate the fact that everything now opens on IE :(

holy double post, batman!

whats your aim name

Mine dont open explorer, but sometimes I dont get messages from the other person when in a conversation but apart from that its ok

I cannot stand ICQ. It crashes my machine and you can't type more than one sentence without the flash banner below interupting what you're typing. MSN is much better imo.

yea icq is a shitty messenger service. It's about as low as myspaceIM

Nothing to share, really... except that it looks like ICQ 6.0 (for windows) opens links exclusively in IE. Maybe there's a way around it, but not one that I realized after checking it out for a few mins.

If everything of yours (not just ICQ-induced links) is opening in IE, you might have it set as your default browser. You can change that bit hitting up Tools --> Options --> Main --> "Check Now" in Firefox.

For Ashley, I just linked her to a cnet download page for ICQv5.1, and offered she uninstall 6.0 and install 5.1, since it opens Firefox well enough for me.

And I hope some of that info helps you.

http://www.download.com/3000-2150-10171005.html try that

Are you talking to me? Theres no way. Everytime I got a request Ive accepted it.

What is his ICQ?

thanks helpful people, appreciate it.

hoping the older version of icq will still send messages with the enter key

hey ashley you r hot :)

oldversion.com

Nice.

Alt-S

I hate it when I get messages every time you hit enter . . . type a paragraph, then send.

Hi again Ashleysteel, if you are running Vista you can uninstall IE and that will fix your problem, now if you are running XP I would uninstall the programs in question and check the Windows registry using a software program then reinstall your programs... and hopefully everything is ok!

Later,

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I just checked my options. It said to reject notifications when 'occupied'

That must be a default setting cause I haven't changed anything. Perhaps its cause I wasn't at my computer today... otherwise I have no idea.

If he got rejected, it was automatic.

that might be - it was last night it happened. i told him to give you another shot.

linux says "i'm cumming" :thumbsup

Ashley - Please check support form mails from your site. Thx.

pidgin is a better choice give it a try you wont be disapointed

Hey sweetie.. for some reason I'm not getting my emails through NATS. I will have to check with them in the morning. I see I have a couple signups too but they were never forwarded. Michelle should be able to fix it in the morning.

In the meantime... Can you hit me up on ICQ and I will give you my support email address?

I know you did not ask or say but really IE can and is very damn secure if you run the proper precautions and are not an 100% newb.

an 100% ?