How do I put IE6 "back" as my default browser?

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Garry Smithwick

I installed Firefox and set it as my default browser. I want to put IE6
back as the default but I can not figure out how to do this. I checked the
box that says make sure IE is the default browser, but nothing changes.
Help?
 
J

Jan Il

Hi Garry :)

Try the following and see if it helps:

How to set IE as default browser:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/nopromptdefault.htm

Courtesy of Ramesh – Author of the site
How to Make Internet Explorer the Default Web Browser (Q284456)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q284456

Default browser still points to MYIE2.....:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/myie2.htm

Set the default browser for your user profile:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultbrowser.htm

or………..

Courtesy of Ramesh –

For WinXP SP1 and above, you can use the "Set Program Access and Defaults"
feature.

Other options:

Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser -
option does not work:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/nopromptdefault.htm

My explanation on the method offered in the link above:
http://groups.google.co.in/groups?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&[email protected]

Tip #41: Setting Internet Explorer as the default browser
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm

or……

Try this:
Open IE | Tools | Internet Options | Programs tab | make sure
"Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser" is
CHECKED.
Press Ok, and when you next run IE, a confirmation
dialog box should appear asking you whether you want it to be the
default browser again. Click Yes.

or……..

Courtesy of Wesley Vogel

To reset Internet Explorer settings
If you installed another Web browser after installing Internet
Explorer and Internet Tools, some of your Internet Explorer settings
may have changed. You can reset your Internet Explorer settings to
their original defaults, including your home page and search pages,
and choice of default browser, without changing your other browser's
settings.
1.. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2.. Click the Programs tab.
3.. Click the Reset Web Settings button.

Web Settings button
[[Click this to reset the default Internet Explorer settings for your home
and search pages, and prompt to make Internet Explorer your default browser.
Note: This only resets these settings if you have installed another Web
browser after installing Internet Explorer and Internet Tools, and that
browser has changed the default settings.]]

also....

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php?id=289
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/957/
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1065/

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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