How to set Internet Explorer as your default browser ?
Gili | Apr 20, 2007 | Comments 5
If you run Windows XP and want to switch from other browsers back to Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 you will find this trick quite useful.
Proceed as following in order to set Internet as your default browser:
- Click Start || Control Panel || Add Remove Programs || Set Programs Access and Defaults.
- Expand the Custom configuration
- In the Choose a default Web Browser section, check Internet Explorer
- Click OK
- Close all your opened browser windows. On restart IE will be set as the default browser
[tags] Internet Explorer, Windows, PC Hacks [/tags]
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Cool tip. Stumbled..
Ever since I started using Firefox, I’ve stop using IE, but occasionally I use IE to test my new creations. I’ve seen some techies do browsing with IE.
I bet they feel guilty for not using FF
I like FF much better, but still use IE at work.
Excellent tip.
thank you!!!!