Setting up default browser on a per-user basis

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Robert S

I have an XP machine at home with several (unprivileged) user accounts.
I like using firefox and the others use explorer. Is it possible to
set up a different default browser for different users? It only seems
to be possible to do this on a system-wide basis using an administrator
account, using the control panel.

In the same vein - is it possible to set the default email client on a
per-user basis?
 
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Ramesh, MS-MVP

Robert,

This is not possible natively, but can be accomplished using third-party
tools. These are the ones I wrote:

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

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


I have an XP machine at home with several (unprivileged) user accounts.
I like using firefox and the others use explorer. Is it possible to
set up a different default browser for different users? It only seems
to be possible to do this on a system-wide basis using an administrator
account, using the control panel.

In the same vein - is it possible to set the default email client on a
per-user basis?
 

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