Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
Thanks

Did you try the check box at Tools | Internet Options | Programs?

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" JCO" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
> Thanks
>
>

Yes I checked it. Just to be safe, I unchecked it and checked it again.
But when I launch IE, I don't get a message to ask if I want to make IE the
default.

It clearly is not. When I click on a link, it launches FireFox. I don't
want to uninstall FireFox either. Just change IE to my default browser.

Thanks

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> " JCO" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
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Seems to be working correctly now.
The only thing that bothers me is that I have an IE shortcut on my desktop.
The icon display Firefox. I can manually change the icons... I realize that
but I shouldn't have too. This tells me that something else (system) still
sees FireFox as a default.

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> > Thanks
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JCO, always state your Windows version when posting to a MS newsgroup,
please.
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JCO wrote:
> Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
> Thanks

JCO,
You may have to go into Firefox's Settings, if there is an option to make
Firefox the default browser. That this option is turned off.

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JCO, always state your Windows version when posting to a MS newsgroup,
please.
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MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security

JCO wrote:
> Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
> Thanks

Try "Set Program Access and Defaults". You can get there from Add/Remove
Programs, or possibly, depending on your Windows version and options, from
the Start Menu.


JCO <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Seems to be working correctly now.
> The only thing that bothers me is that I have an IE shortcut on my desktop.
> The icon display Firefox. I can manually change the icons... I realize that
> but I shouldn't have too. This tells me that something else (system) still
> sees FireFox as a default.

> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Did you try the check box at Tools | Internet Options | Programs?
>>
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>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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>> " JCO" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:0ZpQd.32383$uc.13383@trnddc04...
>> > Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> >
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I went to FireFox and the default button is unchecked.
I'm running windows 2000, IE 6 (and all updates).

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> JCO,
> You may have to go into Firefox's Settings, if there is an option to make
> Firefox the default browser. That this option is turned off.
>
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>
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> "PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JCO, always state your Windows version when posting to a MS newsgroup,
> please.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
>
> JCO wrote:
> > Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
> > Thanks
>
>

Issue seems to be resolved.
Thanks

"PA Bear" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JCO, always state your Windows version when posting to a MS newsgroup,
> please.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
>
> JCO wrote:
> > Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
> > Thanks
>

Thanks Frank and Gary,

Even my problem seems to have got resolved. Though Firefox was good -I
wanted IE as my default browser and had a nightmare to restore defaults
-until I read this article!

To resolve this, I had even uninstalled Firefox. This resulted in IE loading
pages without the IE logo (in the address bar) -Instead there was an unknown
image displayed.

Yahoo Messenger failed to initiate a browser (after uninstalling Firefox)
upon clicking the Games / Launchcast links...

Looks like all this is resolved now -I had a messy experience with firefox
to say the least!

SR

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE" wrote:

> Did you try the check box at Tools | Internet Options | Programs?
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
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>
> " JCO" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0ZpQd.32383$uc.13383@trnddc04...
> > Used FireFox for a while but now want to make IE the default?
> > Thanks
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