Internet Explorer 6 as default bowser

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john d.

By mistake I clicked on another browser as my default. How
can I make Explorer 6 my default browser again?
many thanks for your help.
john
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi John,

See if the steps here helps: (Based on the OS)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

By mistake I clicked on another browser as my default. How
can I make Explorer 6 my default browser again?
many thanks for your help.
john
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Hi Ramesh,
I tried your suggestions and neither worked. First I went
to tools>>internet options>>programs>>and the box was
checked next to "Have internet explorer check to see if it
is the default browser" and click OK. I closed IE and open
it again and got nothing asking if I wanted it to be my
default b. I tried clicking the link for WindowXP after
checking that IE was under C:/programs and ended up
getting an error. Then I tried saving it to My Documents
in WE and opening it from there, but I still got an error.
Thanks for further help you might have.
John
 
This one works fine for me:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE_Default_Browser.reg

What error do you get?

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

john d. said:
-----Original Message-----
Hi John,

See if the steps here helps: (Based on the OS)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

By mistake I clicked on another browser as my default. How
can I make Explorer 6 my default browser again?
many thanks for your help.
john
.
Click to expand...
Hi Ramesh,
I tried your suggestions and neither worked. First I went
to tools>>internet options>>programs>>and the box was
checked next to "Have internet explorer check to see if it
is the default browser" and click OK. I closed IE and open
it again and got nothing asking if I wanted it to be my
default b. I tried clicking the link for WindowXP after
checking that IE was under C:/programs and ended up
getting an error. Then I tried saving it to My Documents
in WE and opening it from there, but I still got an error.
Thanks for further help you might have.
John
 
Ramesh,
I get a small window that is called Registry Editor.
It says"Are you sure you want to add information in
C:\Document to registry. Under that are 2 boxes one Yes
and one No. I clicked Yes and got another window with a
red circle with an X that said" can not import C:\Document
Error opening in file. There may be a disk or file system
error. Can you help,
thanks,
john
 
C:\Document? I thought you put it in My Documents.
Try moving the .reg file to a folder without spaces in the folder name
and try it then.

....Alan
 
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