How-to: Manually Set Default Browser in Windows XP

by Rich Menga on Sep 25, 2007 | 9 comments

This is a section of Windows XP that does not make itself as “visible” as other parts you can control – but it’s there.

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Dleroy
Where is the text for this “How to manualy set the default browser in Windows XP” Just this short few lines on this page?????
David Risley
There is a big video on the page. That’s why it is in the Videos section.
Good Time Pass
This is really good to say that there is a big video on the page but the property to video is set to INVISIBLE and thats why its not visible. Enjoy
Tony Sever
Firefox had gratuitously made itself my default browser, and all attempts to set it back to IE using the standard method (ticking the box “Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser” on the Tools/Internet Options Programs tab) had no effect. Your method did the trick. Many thanks.
A Fan
Thank you so much for this. This issue has been a GIANT pain in . . . while I have been testing out different browsers. You just got a big fan!
http://blogs.oldradio.net/ Charlie Summers
Wow…instead of typing two sentences of text (“Open Add/Remove programs. Click Set program Access.”), there are three minutes and twelve seconds of style over substance.
Sheesh.

http://www.menga.net Rich Menga
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lvov
Here is what this article says:
“This is a section of Windows XP that does not make itself as “visible” as other parts you can control – but it’s there.”
I don't know what kind of computer geek you are, but this non-article is of absolutely no help to me. TAKE THIS PAGE DOWN. It is nothing but a waste of time.

http://menga.net Rich Menga
First of all, SHOUTING DEMANDS will get you nowhere here, and secondly you seem to have completely missed the fact there's a video in the article.
Request denied.
Have a nice day.