How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?





when you log onto your profile
just set Opera as the default browser


when your made logs on to their profile
simply have them set Firefox as their default browser

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

On 15/08/10 14:29, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?





when you log onto your profile
just set Opera as the default browser


when your made logs on to their profile
simply have them set Firefox as their default browser


Yes, but we keep having to swap over each time. Is there not a way to
preserve settings in the profile?

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

On 08/15/2010 09:08 AM, Ed wrote:
On 15/08/10 14:29, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?





when you log onto your profile
just set Opera as the default browser


when your made logs on to their profile
simply have them set Firefox as their default browser


Yes, but we keep having to swap over each time. Is there not a way to
preserve settings in the profile?




so you are saying
that the settings in one profile affect the settings in the *other* profile?

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

On 15/08/10 18:11, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 09:08 AM, Ed wrote:
On 15/08/10 14:29, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?





when you log onto your profile
just set Opera as the default browser


when your made logs on to their profile
simply have them set Firefox as their default browser


Yes, but we keep having to swap over each time. Is there not a way to
preserve settings in the profile?




so you are saying
that the settings in one profile affect the settings in the *other*
profile?

yes , exactly.

how to overcome that?

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

"Ed" ex@directory wrote in message
o.uk...
On 15/08/10 18:11, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 09:08 AM, Ed wrote:
On 15/08/10 14:29, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?

snip
so you are saying
that the settings in one profile affect the settings in the *other*
profile?

yes , exactly.

how to overcome that?

I don't think there is a way to do so. The default browser is a
system-wide setting, even in XP. There's a third-party tool to work
around it in XP only, but I have not seen one for Win98

You may be able to work out a batch file to change the default back and
forth at each user log-in...still, it's the same as manually changing it
as far as the effect.

--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
A+
http://dts-l.net/

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

On 16/08/10 14:29, glee wrote:
"Ed" ex@directory wrote in message
o.uk...
On 15/08/10 18:11, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 09:08 AM, Ed wrote:
On 15/08/10 14:29, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?

snip
so you are saying
that the settings in one profile affect the settings in the *other*
profile?

yes , exactly.

how to overcome that?

I don't think there is a way to do so. The default browser is a
system-wide setting, even in XP. There's a third-party tool to work
around it in XP only, but I have not seen one for Win98

You may be able to work out a batch file to change the default back and
forth at each user log-in...still, it's the same as manually changing it
as far as the effect.


OKs .. no real problem. Have to live wif that.

Just wondered if there were a 'modern' solution .

So, I will continue to set Firefox as default browser as ma mate, he
really prefers that. I continue to use Opera, but it's only a problem
like when I click on a link in an email and Firefox starts up.

Ed

How to set up different default browser on multi user Pc
 

On 08/16/2010 09:03 AM, Ed wrote:
On 16/08/10 14:29, glee wrote:
"Ed" ex@directory wrote in message
o.uk...
On 15/08/10 18:11, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 09:08 AM, Ed wrote:
On 15/08/10 14:29, philo wrote:
On 08/15/2010 07:04 AM, Ed wrote:
I prefer atm to use Opera 10.60 as my default browser.

Ma mate still prefers Firefox 3.6.8.

We share same PC with separate user profiles.

How can we independently each set up preferred browser without
overwriting each others preferences?

Is this possible in Windows 98SE?

snip
so you are saying
that the settings in one profile affect the settings in the *other*
profile?

yes , exactly.

how to overcome that?

I don't think there is a way to do so. The default browser is a
system-wide setting, even in XP. There's a third-party tool to work
around it in XP only, but I have not seen one for Win98

You may be able to work out a batch file to change the default back
and forth at each user log-in...still, it's the same as manually
changing it as far as the effect.


OKs .. no real problem. Have to live wif that.

Just wondered if there were a 'modern' solution .

So, I will continue to set Firefox as default browser as ma mate, he
really prefers that. I continue to use Opera, but it's only a problem
like when I click on a link in an email and Firefox starts up.

Ed


If it's real important to you
just install Win98 on a second partition and dual boot