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default broswer in XP

Author:  bugzpodder [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:11 am ]
Post subject:  default broswer in XP

somehow now that i launch firefox, it says its no longer the default browser (kudos for using firefox?)
i am afraid this may be caused by spyware so I'd like to know exactly what my default browser is. AFAIK it is still points to firefox: i run a website and firefox is opened. that makes me all the more curious. searched in google, came up with nothing. I used a registry monitor to see what keys firefox accessed to do the checking, and came up empty too.

Author:  apomb [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: default broswer in XP

A prompt should have came up the first time you opened firezox, asking you if you'd like to set it as your default browser. If you open Internet Explorer the next time you want to get onto the internet, it will ask you if you want to set THAT to your default browser. just read the prompt carefully. This is not spyware, dont worry.

Author:  bugzpodder [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:24 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:default broswer in XP

I dont use ie

Author:  Andy [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: default broswer in XP

you can change it in "set program access and defaults"

Author:  apomb [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: default broswer in XP

Whats the problem then, if you dont use IE? If firefox is set to the default, and you use firefox ... i dont see a problem here.

Author:  bugzpodder [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: default broswer in XP

I do not want to change my default browser. I want to see what the current default is.

Author:  apomb [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: default broswer in XP

then Andy's suggestion will work, i believe, it will show you which is selected currently, with the option to change it.

Author:  bugzpodder [ Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:22 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:default broswer in XP

my choices are:

X use my current web broswer
O IE
O mozilla

which doesnt tell me anything useful


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