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Old October 25th 05, 11:30 PM
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Default Default Browser dialog box in IE

My friend has SBC DSL with Windows Me. Sometimes when she clicks on a
link, it will ask (in a dialog box) if she wants the browser to be the
default browser. We are aware of the Tools/Internet Options checkbox
for asking that. I believe it is unchecked.

Do you know why occasionally it will ask that, if the checkbox (in
Internet Options) is unchecked? I don't have access to her computer
right here.

I believe she had the problem before got DSL, which was about 2 years
ago. She rarely had the problem for over 2 years; it sometimes seems
to be happening again.

I believe she uses only IE although SBC has done something to it.

(I'm sorry for asking also in XP but I'm not sure what is different
between ME and XP.)

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Old October 26th 05, 01:42 AM
Sherman
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Default Default Browser dialog box in IE


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My friend has SBC DSL with Windows Me. Sometimes when she clicks on a
link, it will ask (in a dialog box) if she wants the browser to be the
default browser. We are aware of the Tools/Internet Options checkbox
for asking that. I believe it is unchecked.

Do you know why occasionally it will ask that, if the checkbox (in
Internet Options) is unchecked? I don't have access to her computer
right here.

I believe she had the problem before got DSL, which was about 2 years
ago. She rarely had the problem for over 2 years; it sometimes seems
to be happening again.

I believe she uses only IE although SBC has done something to it.

(I'm sorry for asking also in XP but I'm not sure what is different
between ME and XP.)


Sounds like there might be another browser (like Netscape) competing to be
top dog. Uninstall the browsers your not using.

We are aware of the Tools/Internet Options checkbox
for asking that. I believe it is unchecked.


I believe this should be checked.




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Old October 26th 05, 05:05 AM
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Default Default Browser dialog box in IE

That checkbox description says IE should check to see if it is the
default browser. Does that have to do with the dialog box that says
"Do you want to make IE your default browser"?

Or does that mean that when you click on a link, IE should check to see
if it is the default browser so Windows will know what to do?

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Old October 26th 05, 05:06 AM
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Sherman wrote:

Sounds like there might be another browser (like Netscape) competing to be
top dog. Uninstall the browsers your not using.


Can you tell Netscape not to "compete" without totally unstalling it?

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Old October 26th 05, 05:23 AM
John John
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Default Default Browser dialog box in IE

Of course you can. If you make IE the default browser, when you start
Netscape it will tell you so and offer to change it back or not to warn
you again. Even if Netscape was set to be your default browser that
should not cause the problems you describe in IE.

John

wrote:

Sherman wrote:


Sounds like there might be another browser (like Netscape) competing to be
top dog. Uninstall the browsers your not using.



Can you tell Netscape not to "compete" without totally unstalling it?

 




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