I Can't reset OE6 default browser back to IE6 in WinXP-H

[Guest]

I reset my default browser to firefox and now I can't set it back to IE6.

I turned off firefox's "check to see if this is default browser", and turned
it on in IE6. But when I restarted IE6, it didn't ask whether it should be
the default, and firefox remained the default.

I did all the same things and then rebooted. Still no change.

I renamed firefox, and OE6 just went nowhere when a link was clicked.

I looked through the registry, but couldn't find a variable containing the
default browser for OE6. I could find no place to reset it in the control
panel.

Any suggestions?

 

[PA Bear]

How to Make Internet Explorer the Default Web Browser:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=284456

Also check settings in Add/Remove Programs > Set Program Access and
Defaults.

Then:

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx;

2. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security

Mastering Newsgroups in Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups.mspx

 

[Guest]

Also check settings in Add/Remove Programs > Set Program Access and
Defaults. <<

VOILA! Thanks!
So why does the MS help site talk about everything else BUT?
Is this a new option for XP?

Harvey

 

[PA Bear]

Is this a new option for XP?

Yes.
--
~PA Bear

VOILA! Thanks!
So why does the MS help site talk about everything else BUT?
Is this a new option for XP?

Harvey

 

[Gary Smith]

Yes.

No, actually. It's a new option in IE6, but it also works in Win 2K.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Available in XP SP1 and Windows 2000 SP4 (i think) and above
Equivalent command-line for setting IE as default (tested in XP)

shmgrate.exe OCInstallReinstallIE