SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser

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SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser

License: Freeware

A very simple program that lets you set the default web browser in Windows.
Select the browser you want, and the program will modify the required
registry settings. Can now also automatically locate the browser. A valuable
tool for anybody who uses more than one web browser on their system (e.g. if
you switch between Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Opera and others).

http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/setbrowser/

Anyone tried this?

Regards
Gordon
 
SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser

License: Freeware

A very simple program that lets you set the default web
browser in Windows. Select the browser you want, and the
program will modify the required registry settings. Can now
also automatically locate the browser. A valuable tool for
anybody who uses more than one web browser on their system
(e.g. if you switch between Netscape
Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera
and others).

http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/setbrowser/

Anyone tried this?
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One of the best known tools in the browser wars!
 
SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser

License: Freeware

A very simple program that lets you set the default web browser in
Windows. Select the browser you want, and the program will modify
the required registry settings. Can now also automatically locate
the browser. A valuable tool for anybody who uses more than one
web browser on their system (e.g. if you switch between Netscape
Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera and
others).

http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/setbrowser/

Anyone tried this?
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Yes. It sux. Just plain doesn't work.
 
Rod said:
The 1.4 version couldn't set K-Meleon as my default browser a few
months ago.
The no-install version 1.3 could. It's available here:

http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000033980
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Thanks, and you're correct. Hear ye, hear ye, all ye weary readers
who readeth this thread. Setbrowser 1.4 doesn't work. The above
earlier version does. Go ye therefore and downloadeth the earlier
version.
 
SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser

License: Freeware

A very simple program that lets you set the default web browser in Windows.
Select the browser you want, and the program will modify the required
registry settings. Can now also automatically locate the browser. A valuable
tool for anybody who uses more than one web browser on their system (e.g. if
you switch between Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Opera and others).

http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/setbrowser/

Anyone tried this?
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Thanks for the feedback/comments. Downloading 1.3 as suggested.

Regards
Gordon
 
Gordon said:
SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser
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Um, what's wrong with setting the browser itself as default, and
disabling same option in the other browsers? Again I say: there's
too much useless software these days which perform brain-dead tasks.
 
Um, what's wrong with setting the browser itself as default, and
disabling same option in the other browsers? Again I say: there's
too much useless software these days which perform brain-dead tasks.
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I don't know if it's more amusing or frustrating when someone posts
their ignorance.
 
Jock said:
Um, what's wrong with setting the browser itself as default, and
disabling same option in the other browsers?
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a) it doesn't always take

b) not all browsers have an option to set as default.
 
Um, what's wrong with setting the browser itself as default, and
disabling same option in the other browsers? Again I say: there's
too much useless software these days which perform brain-dead tasks.
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that's wot *i'm sayin'...
 
SetBrowser 1.4 - Set default Windows web browser
that's wot *i'm sayin'...
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Hey are you calling my software useless?
If you don't like it don't use it.

Often time competing browsers don't play nicely and really mess up the
registry settings defining the default browser. SetBrowser tries to force
back to some defaults. It's a last resort, not really something the average
person needs.
 
Jem Berkes said:
Often time competing browsers don't play nicely and really mess up
the registry settings defining the default browser. SetBrowser
tries to force back to some defaults. It's a last resort, not
really something the average person needs.
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Having tried many browsers, I came across some difficulties in
redefining which browser the default one should be. Thank you Jem
for SetBrowser and other useful freeware you have developped,
like the command-line md5 checksum computer.
 
["Rod"; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:15:44 GMT]
The 1.4 version couldn't set K-Meleon as my default browser a few months
ago. The no-install version 1.3 could.
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I tried it but it wouldn't completely work. When I'd type a Web address in
my Windows Run box, IE always opened. I tried MyIE2 and, more recently,
Firefox.
 
["Rod"; Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:15:44 GMT]
The 1.4 version couldn't set K-Meleon as my default browser a few
months ago. The no-install version 1.3 could.
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I tried it but it wouldn't completely work. When I'd type a Web
address in my Windows Run box, IE always opened. I tried MyIE2
and, more recently, Firefox.
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What version of setbrowser did you use and which version of IE do you
have?
 
Well Jock, just to give you an example, recently I had someone use Firefox
on my computer and either accidentally or on purpose Firefox was set as my
default browser. Now I've nothing against FF, but I do use IE. There's a
procedure within IE to make it the default browser again.... but would it
work? No effing way.

I succeeded in wresting back control with a freeware program called
DefaultBrowser v1.1 for XP. So things don't always work the way they're
supposed to, hence the need for programs like this.
 
I don't know if it's more amusing or frustrating when someone
posts their ignorance.
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Please explain to me what I'm missing, then.[/QUOTE]

I had a problem a while back with MyIE (which is now Maxthon) -- the
internal "make it default" just did not work, full stop. The
SetBrowser program worked a treat.

So the answer to your query is "you use this when the "set default"
option in your browser doesn't, for some reason, work".
 
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