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   From: nospam@nospam.com   
      
   Make a short cut with the following target replacing google with your url.   
   "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://www.google.com"   
   Louis   
      
   "gecko"  wrote in message   
   news:lm69f49sg8h7jvjavjsb9f3bsr3mp12tkq@4ax.com...   
   > I have a situation.   
   >   
   > I have both MS Internet Explorer and Firefox active on my XP SP2   
   > machine.  I have Firefox set as the default browser because I prefer   
   > Firefox.  I want to execute Verizon's speed test at   
   > (http://www2.verizon.net/micro/speedtest/java/   
   > and it appears that it will not run under Firefox, but will under IE.   
   > I have a desktop shortcut created to do the test, but it wants to use   
   > Firefox because it is the default browser.  How do I permanently make   
   > this shortcut and only this shortcut use IE?   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   > -GECKO   
      
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