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BVIPrincess
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      24th Jan 2005
I use GreenBrowser as have set it as the default browser (via the
GreenBrowser interface). However, whenever I click on an Internet hyperlink
from within Word 2003, it opens in Internet Explorer. Does anyone know what
I need to do to globally set GreenBrowser as the default browser, no matter
which application (including and especially Word 2003) initiates browser
launch?

Thanks much


 
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Graham Mayor
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      24th Jan 2005
Make sure it is set from Windows > Control Panel > Internet Options.

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BVIPrincess wrote:
> I use GreenBrowser as have set it as the default browser (via the
> GreenBrowser interface). However, whenever I click on an Internet
> hyperlink from within Word 2003, it opens in Internet Explorer. Does
> anyone know what I need to do to globally set GreenBrowser as the
> default browser, no matter which application (including and
> especially Word 2003) initiates browser launch?
>
> Thanks much



 
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Ken McLennan
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      28th Jan 2005
G'day there Graham,

I find this annoying also. I use FireFox, but clicking a link from
in Word uses only IE. The Web Options dialogue in Tools | Options |
General only gives choices of which version of IE to use.

> Make sure it is set from Windows > Control Panel > Internet Options.


In Win XP there is no option to set the Browser. It assumes you're
using IE. Under the "Programs" tab you can set the HTML Editor; Email;
Newsgroups; Internet Call; Calendar; Contact List.

Nothing refers to any options for a different browser. Searching
Help found exactly nought.

See ya
Ken McLennan
Qld, Australia
 
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Gordon
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      28th Jan 2005
Ken McLennan wrote:
> G'day there Graham,
>
> I find this annoying also. I use FireFox, but clicking a link from
> in Word uses only IE. The Web Options dialogue in Tools | Options |
> General only gives choices of which version of IE to use.
>
>
>>Make sure it is set from Windows > Control Panel > Internet Options.

>
>
> In Win XP there is no option to set the Browser. It assumes you're
> using IE. Under the "Programs" tab you can set the HTML Editor; Email;
> Newsgroups; Internet Call; Calendar; Contact List.
>
> Nothing refers to any options for a different browser. Searching
> Help found exactly nought.
>
> See ya
> Ken McLennan
> Qld, Australia

Interesting - I use Firefox and when I click a link in a Word document,
it opens.......Firefox!

I DID have problems with this at one time (although not Word, it was
another app) and found this little app VERY useful.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm

This allows you to set the Default browser per user and it solved my problem

HTH

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BVIPrincess
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      12th Feb 2005
Thanks for the tip Gordon; however, when I double-clicked the file Default
Browser.exe after unzipping, I got this error "component 'comdlg32.ocx' or
one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or
invalid." Any suggestions?

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Ken McLennan wrote:
> G'day there Graham,
>
> I find this annoying also. I use FireFox, but clicking a link from
> in Word uses only IE. The Web Options dialogue in Tools | Options |
> General only gives choices of which version of IE to use.
>
>>Make sure it is set from Windows > Control Panel > Internet Options.

>
> In Win XP there is no option to set the Browser. It assumes you're
> using IE. Under the "Programs" tab you can set the HTML Editor; Email;
> Newsgroups; Internet Call; Calendar; Contact List.
>
> Nothing refers to any options for a different browser. Searching
> Help found exactly nought.
>
> See ya
> Ken McLennan
> Qld, Australia

Interesting - I use Firefox and when I click a link in a Word document,
it opens.......Firefox!

I DID have problems with this at one time (although not Word, it was
another app) and found this little app VERY useful.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm

This allows you to set the Default browser per user and it solved my problem

HTH

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Just waiting for Broadband to complete the conversion!(3 weeks and
counting!)
gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk to email me remove the obvious!


 
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Gordon
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      12th Feb 2005
BVIPrincess wrote:
> Thanks for the tip Gordon; however, when I double-clicked the file Default
> Browser.exe after unzipping, I got this error "component 'comdlg32.ocx'


Courtesy of Ramesh MVP:
try this: This link has the comdlg32.ocx library and the instructions:
http://www.ascentive.com/support/new...e=COMDLG32.OCX

I had the same problem and the instructions in the link work.

HTH




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