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How to open different hyperlinks with different applications?
In windows, all hyperlinks in web pages, e-mails or office documents are opened with the default web browser registered to the system.
Is there any way to open different hyperlinks with different ...
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How do I have no default web browser, so the system asks what browser to use when I click on a link?
I use Internet Explorer for some things and Chrome for others. I'd like to have a choice when I click on a link of which browser to open the link in. Is this possible in Windows? I am currently ...
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Is there a way to make modern browsers not “download” files?
Is there a way to prevent downloading files from the web by just blocking them?
Are there add-ons for any of the major browsers out there that could work or is this not possible to block files from ...
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Certificate installer for all browsers
I need to install a user's certificate for all browsers. Users are normal users without any IT knowledge. They have their own certificate which needs to be used in their browser.
I know that I can use ...
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Is there a way to mute music player when playing a Youtube video?
Using Windows, foobar2000 and a variety of browsers, is there a way to have foobar2000 muted/paused when currently active browser plays a youtube video ?
From what I understand, it is possible to ...
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How to configure Windows to open CSV files directly in the browser?
How can I configure Windows and/or Internet Explorer so it opens online CSV files (files on the internet) directly in the browser without asking to download them?
I want the same behavior of TXT ...
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Browser with strong incognito mode? [closed]
Google Chrome's Incognito mode does remember a lot of things, so it's a not a good solution when you need to access a site from a truly fresh state. I tried SRWare's Iron recompiled version of Chrome, ...
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Redirect to URL using short names in Firefox
My computer runs Windows XP. I have lots of intranet URLs in my company and they are generally big. For example, if I want to access sharepoint site, I have to type
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How can I select which browser a link from miscellaneous applications open in each time?
I want to be able to select which browser a link from a non-browser app opens in - similar to how Android handles link opening from non-browser apps.
Does anyone know of an application that sets ...
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General Browser shortcut to move cursor to primary search field on any webpage?
Question:
When a webpage has finished loading: Is there a shortcut to make the cursor jump to the "primary" search form?
Background:
Many webpages have a search input form for writing text to search ...
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Security of small browsers [closed]
To have a secure system one important part is to have an up to date browser with the latest security fixes. I trust that the teams behind the large browsers (IE,firefox,safari,chromium,opera) work ...
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How to configure to run two Browsers with different IP address?
I have two IP addresses assigned by my ISP, and I want to use both. I'd like to assign each one to a different browser.
Is this possible? What do I need to do to achieve this? My OS is Windows ...
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Is there any 64-bit PDF plugin for browsers?
I'm now using a 64-bit version of a browser based on Firefox' rendering engine, but I don't see PDFs inside the browser because all of the readers I found are 32-bit, so their plugins don't work.
Is ...
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Web browser keyboard shortcuts in javascript applications
There are some single-page javascript applications I'm using in Chrome. Usually I use Vimium to navigate among links so that I don't have to use the mouse, but on this page Vimium doesn't seem to ...
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How to set specific version of Firefox as the default browser in Windows when multiple versions of Firefox are installed?
I have two versions of Firefox installed:
version 16.0.1 in c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
version 3.6.10 in c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
In the registry, the key ...
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How can I configure Firefox to open links to local files?
I'm trying to get Firefox 16.0.1 on Windows 7 to open links that have this form...
<a href="file:///g:/PATH/to/some_file.doc">some_file.doc</a>
I found this discussion about security ...
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Is there a way to run an application from within a fullscreen application in windows?
For example, is there a way that you can run your web browser or another program from inside a fullscreen program? I'm using Windows 7.
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Sudden popup in all browsers on some sites - How to remove?
Recently got infected with something where, in all browsers (IE9, FF, Cx), a 3.5" square popup appears on many sites in the lower left (or right) corners. It wants me to download something or watch ...
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Strange Behaviour with Unicode Characters in Windows
Ok, I do not know if this is a programming question, but it certainly is a technical one so I am asking it here. I was working on some internationalization stuff in my PHP code, and in order to ensure ...
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Desktop applications are unable to launch my browser in Windows 8
I have a fresh copy of Windows 8 Pro installed from MSDN. I have Google Chrome installed (stable channel) and it is set as my default browser. I even went into Control Panel > Default Programs to ...
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Browser: Randomly Opens Pages in New Windows Without Reason?
This is a very strange thing I've noticed on my computer and past computers over this past year or more. I know when page are meant to open in a new Window and know which settings to use on my browser ...
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Is it possible to specify different default browser for different website?
I use Firefox for normal browsing (so it is my default browser), but I am also working with some websites that only works in IE. If I click a hyperlink (like link in the e-mail, document, chat client, ...
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My browser's default font seems to have become Arial Black. How can I fix it?
I'm facing a strange issue whereby ALL the browsers on my home computer (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE, Opera) are defaulting to Arial Black. The font settings are normal - Times New Roman, Arial, ...
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ubuntu 12.04 - keep getting “Server not found” for some websites
ever since last week , i've noticed that many websites cannot be accessed , and it doesn't matter if i use firefox or chromium as a web browser .
as an example of such a website is:
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Can I “Trust” non-SSL website for inclusion with SSL site?
Can I create exemptions in the major Windows browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) for the insecure content warnings you get when mixing https and http on the same page?
WE have a site that needs to ...
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fastest and most rigorous browser for power use, extended use over time [closed]
Are there any browsers that can handle something like 300+ tabs over multiple days across sleep/suspending the Windows user session without gradually grinding to a halt?
I use firefox at the moment ...
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Where to download Origyn Web Browser for Windows
I remembered once hearing about some hobby web browser, OWB. Now I really need a low-memory browser for Windows; I tried to download it, but it seems to be decommissioned.
I can't find any place that ...
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Suggestions for iGoogle replacement/alternative? [closed]
I've used iGoogle as my home/start page for years now, but have recently been notified that it's going away later this year. Apparently because there are mobile/chrome apps/plugins that do that same - ...
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How to perform a hard refresh in current versions of firefox, IE, chrome and Safari for windows and MacOX?
How to perform a hard refresh in current versions of firefox, IE, chrome and Safari for windows and MacOX (I guess this is a total of 8 questions)?
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Full access to what an website stores in browser
I mainly use Firefox and Chrome on Windows.
I an looking for some plugin or so, that gives me full access to what a website stores in my browser and it's plugins and also the full control to it, ...
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How to open ftp link from website in Windows Explorer?
So, i have link on ftp in my page. When user click on this link he's relocate on ftp which open in browser. Is it possible to create behavior such as opening ftp links in Windows Explorer?
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Windows: make browsers do a DNS-lookup even when the Computer is offline
I use a local DNS-Server (MicroDNS) which i set via netsh to redirect any query to my own page (a little webserver running inside my software answering sth. like "this page is not whitelisted"). It ...
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How can I get Opera speed-dial and password management features in other browsers?
I heavily rely on Opera's speed dial and password management features. Lack of these two features is really stopping me from switching to another web browser such as Chrome or Firefox.
Opera's ...
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Lock/disable the zoom on Chrome Browser
Is there a way to disable/lock the mouse/touchpad zoom in the Chrome browser? I find myself accidentally triggering ctrl-wheel or touchpad-two-finger far more often than do intentionally.
As an ...
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How to use multiple localhosts
On my local development machine (Windows 7), I am using IIS and XAMPP to develop websites. Because it is unclear when I have multiple websits running, I am tried to rewrite the hosts file ...
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Scroll wheel causes browsers + Windows explorer to go back
I use Windows 7 on a VirtualBox VM on a Mac. Lately, when I'm using any browser (IE9, Chrome or FireFox or even Windows Explorer), use of the scroll wheel followed by any movement of the mouse cursor ...
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Where can I download Chromium-browser for Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I get chromium binaries?
Where can I download Chromium-browser for Windows builds? Not on the website. In major Linux distros it's easy, binaries are usually ...
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Why can't my Browser resolve host, but ping and nslookup can?
I'm a bit stumped by this problem. My machine can ping google.com and www.google.com successfully. I get correct ips like 74.125..
When I try to go to google in Firefox or IE or Chrome, I get a ...
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how can I set only a specific browser like chrome, to use all the 100% bandwidth? windows xp
how can I set only a specific browser like chrome, to use all the 100% bandwidth? windows xp.
Is there any method to direct the internet only for a specific browser or application?
I also want to ...
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Specific browser for specific links
Does any one know how to open a specific browser for specific links?
I have two links that I want to open in IE and others in Chrome. Is this even possible?
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Arial font missing — browsers showing most text as italic or bold
Today I opened up my browser (Opera 11.60) and noticed that all of the font was italicized. There are still some text that isn't italicized, but most of the text is italicized. I then opened up ...
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%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\chrome_shutdown_ms.txt
I was just playing around with Chrome and was wondering if anyone know what does the number in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\chrome_shutdown_ms.txt mean ?
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Why do webpages sometimes appear as plain HTML before a refresh
this has started happening quite frequently since a week or so.
It is far from a major problem, but more of a annoyance.
Sometime, when I go on a webpage, the page seems to load as plain HTML. Then, ...
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Tool to manipulate text in web form fields?
I'm looking for a way to manipulate text in form fields. For example, if I have a large textarea "body" field, from my browser I want to be able to highlight a piece of text in that textarea, for ...
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Certain websites redirect to 127.0.0.1. How do I fix this?
Facebook and Youtube in particular.
Tried nslookup the address shows as 127.0.0.1.
Checked the HOSTS file, it's fine.
Ran Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (didn't find any problems) and SpyBot Search and ...
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Custom Windows hotkey to refresh browser window
I work in a double screen environment where I write code on one screen and preview the results in the other (containing Firefox, Chrome etc.).
It would be great if I could somehow make the browser ...
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Go back to previous links while using tab
Lately I've been trying to use my keyboard as much as possible to increase efficiency. I know that you can use tab to go through the various links in the browser or even in any window opened in ...
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How can I view videos on CNN? [closed]
I get "The video timed out attempting to play. Please ensure that you do not have any Flash or JavaScript blocking plugins active. " when I try to view CNN news with Firefox on my computer? How to ...
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How can one make browser clicks (e.g. in chrome) to respond to the 'down' even immediately?
i.e. to not wait for the key to be fully pressed and released.
I know this method works in a game I play so I know it is technically possible.
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How to create CD with auto run that opens full screen browser?
I have a CD with presentation made in HTML format (there are reasons for that). AutoPlay on Windows should open default browser and display presentation in full screen mode.
How to achieve that?
