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Bug 488242 - External browser call return value is misinterpreted as falied launch
Summary: External browser call return value is misinterpreted as falied launch
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 475775
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: IDE (show other bugs)
Version: 4.5.1   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 8
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-UI-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2016-02-22 11:02 EST by Stephanie Swiderski CLA
Modified: 2016-02-23 12:04 EST (History)
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Description Stephanie Swiderski CLA 2016-02-22 11:02:21 EST 

    


    


      



        
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          Stephanie Swiderski CLA

        

        
        

        
          2016-02-22 11:08:06 EST
        

      






If Internet Explorer is used as external browser to follow JDT proposal help links the IE is startet but also an error popup is shown that the browser could not be launched.

    


    


      



        
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          Brian de Alwis CLA

        

        
        

        
          2016-02-23 12:04:38 EST
        

      






A workaround is to ensure you have IE running, which seems pretty common.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 475775 ***