Make Internet Explorer The Default Browser
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If you are only using a single browser, that is the program that will be launched when you click an HTML file, type in a URL from the run command, and so on. However, if you are using more than one browser, you may have a preference as to which one is the default.
You can configure Internet Explorer to be your default browser by opening the Internet options dialog box (Tools | Internet Options). From the dialog box that appears, click on the Programs tab. Place a check beside the option at the bottom of the box “Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser.
Tags: diana huggins, internet options, ie default, internet explorer default, browser default
6 Comments
David
February 19th, 2007
at 9:06am
I did what you suggested. The internet explorer box is still shaded and I also checked the box tell me if internet explorer is not my default browser. I still have the problem. I alst use Mozilla.
Can you help.
David
Rachel
August 7th, 2007
at 10:04pm
Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs/Set Program access and Defaults>Custom>Choose a Default Web Browser (This will take care of the Mozilla Override of your current browser configuration).
Rob
August 28th, 2007
at 7:40am
IT WORKED FOR ME.
CITA
October 15th, 2007
at 1:08pm
Thank you Rachel!
I had the same exact problem as David. Your help was extremely useful.
Henry017
February 23rd, 2008
at 4:33pm
Looking for command string to override the default browser. Open with sure didn’t work :(. I recall while registering after installing a printer it brought up IE but NS was the default browser. Some kind of command string had to do this. Question is did it just change the default browser for the reg or was it a command issued by the software install?
Thanks
Henry
Andrew Vadivelu
April 11th, 2008
at 11:44pm
I tried all those, when I restart the IE, again the browser says it not a default browser…. I am using IE 7, OS Windows XP Pro
Sincerely,
Andrew