How to use Enterprise Vault & FireFox as a default browser

Nowday's lots of people are not using IE as their default browser which causes some issues when trying to view archived email or searching. Here is a work around if, like a lot of people, do not want to use IE as your default browser.

Mozilla FireFox IE Tab

IE Tab, an extension that enables you to use the embedded IE engine within Mozilla/Firefox.

The IE Tab extension is derived from the famous extension IE View, but much different.

While IE View always open IE-only pages in a separate Internet Explorer window, IE Tab can view them in a Mozilla/Firefox tab.

Download IE Tab latest version from MozillaUpdate

Behavior:

1. Toolbar button and statusbar icon:
   • Left click: Switches the rendering engine for the current page
   • Middle click: Switches the rendering engine in a new tab
   • Right click: Pops up Option dialog (for adding the URL of the current page to the "always view in IETab" list)
   • [Ctrl] + Left click: Same as middle click or Open Current URL in External Application.
     • Context Menu:
       • On page: Switches the rendering engine for the current page
       • On link: Switches the rendering engine in a new tab

Known Issues:

1. IE's ActiveX enable/disable settings do NOT work
2. Navigation history list does NOT work

IE Tab latest version - MozillaUpdate
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

Homepage
http://ietab.mozdev.org

Included are the Settings to make all the Enterprise Vault Servers launch an embedded IE engine within Firefox.

To import these settings go to:

Tools à Add-ons Select IE Tab and click Options


 

Now select Settings à Import Settings and select the file provided.

Screenshots

Main Search Page in FireFox


Some Search Results


HTML Rendition of the message


Browser Search

Browsing Windows Update within Firefox


click, switch to IE


click, switch to Firefox


right-click on page, context-menu


right-click on link, context-menu


options dialog: Always load in IE Tab


options dialog: General Options


options dialog: Context Menu Options


options dialog: External Application Options