make msn explorer my default browser

Latest post: chrisrushlau, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:35 AM

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 12:12 AM

chrisrushlau

For example, I click on something in the McAfee suite and it needs to open a browser window, but instead of opening another MSN window (since I already have MSN working), it opens an IE window, which means starting up the IE browser.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:12 AM

Mubarak

HI,

This guide will provide instructions on how to change the default web browser that Windows will use. This is the browser that will be used to open web sites and URLs.

Instructions for Windows XP

Click on the Windows Start Button.
Double-click on Add or Remove Programs.
When the Add or Remove Programs list appears, click on the Set Programs Access and Defaults option on the left hand navigation bar.
Select the Custom option and click on the arrows pointing down to expand the Custom entry.
The web browsers that you have installed on your computer should be listed here. Place a checkmark next to web browser that you wish as default browser.
Press the OK button.
Exit the Control Panel.

The selected browser is now set as the default.

Instructions for Windows Vista and Windows 7

Click on the Windows Start Button and in the search field type: default. When the search returns Default Programs, click on it to open the Default Programs screen.
At the default programs screen, click on the Set your default programs option.
A screen will open that lists all the installed programs that can be configured as some sort of default in Windows. Select the web browser that you wish to be the default Windows web browser and click on the Set this program as default button.
Press the OK button to exit the Control Panel.

The selected browser is now set as the default.

Thanks and regards
Mubarak Pasha

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:35 AM

chrisrushlau

I already tried that. the choice under "custom" that should work for me is "current browser" if I have MSN Explorer running, but after making that choice, my computer still opens IE when a new browser window is needed. I even "un-checked" the "enable access to IE" but the computer still opened an IE window when I already had MSN Explorer running, instead of opening a new MSN Explorer window. I just tried an experiment. I opened the McAfee suite, part of the MSN package, and clicked on a "learn more" hotlink. It opened IE for me. Maybe this problem is unique to McAfee.

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