IE9 won't open YouTubes - Firefox will

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Hope this is the right area to post this. My problem is: Opening a link from email takes me to IE9 and it will not open. Coping the link from email and coping to Firefox opens just fine. Also, a link from a Web Page on IE9 that should open will not!

So something is checked to prohibit this I think. Don't know what or where. Went to Internet options, Tools, but don't know what should be looked for. This all happened when I went to IE9 from 8.

Could use some advice and help with this. I prefer to keep IE as my default browser.

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I would do two things:

1. Reset all of Internet Explorer's settings to default:

Go to setting(gear icon in the top right)>internet options>Advanced> Press reset.

2. Make sure you have newest version of Flash installed:

http://www.filehippo...layer_ie/10706/

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You should be able to set Firefox as your DEFAULT browser so the links will automatically use FireFox.

If IE9 usurps your default setting then the European Commission should taken more action against Microsoft.

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Could use some advice and help with this. I prefer to keep IE as my default browser.

You should be able to set Firefox as your DEFAULT browser so the links will automatically use FireFox.

Not what he wants alan.

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Thank you for the replies. Was waiting for an answer by email but it never came. Guess I will have to check my options.

rridgely - Did what you suggested and now all thing work I thank you sir. Age is getting the best of me.

AlanB - If I set Firefox as default, then I have to copy and paste to get the things to open. That's why I keep IE as default even thought I use Firefox all the time.

European Commission probably wouldn't help me anyway. I live in Texas, US. Anyway I'm straight for the time being.

Sure do appreciate you time and effort to help me with this. My thanks to you for replying.

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Glad you got it sorted out Mudd. :)

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rridgely - You should remember how dense I am from previously questions I've asked. You have been on them more than once. I have an excuse. I'll be 77 in a about 3 weeks. So please accept that as a reason I'm not all with it on Computers.:)

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Mudd, I'm only in my 50s but you're more 'with it' about computers than my contemporaries.

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Not really Corona, just a lifetime of "faking it." But if not for people like you and others on the Forum, I would be in deep stuff.

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:lol: I fake it too. And I always run here if I muck up.