Virtual Globe 99: Internet Explorer 4.01 Set as Default Browser (194372)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

RESOLUTION

To configure a different Web browser to be the default Web browser, use the appropriate method for the browser you want to use.

Earlier Versions of Internet Explorer

Multiple versions of Internet Explorer cannot coexist on the same computer.

If you have an earlier version of Internet Explorer installed on your computer, Encarta Virtual Globe Setup upgrades it automatically to Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1.

Netscape Navigator (3.x and 4.x)

To configure Netscape Navigator to be the default Web browser, follow these steps:

Start Netscape Navigator.
When you receive the following message, click Yes:
Navigator is no longer registered to handle Internet Shortcuts.

Would you like to register Navigator as your default browser?
NOTE: If you click to select the Do not perform this check in the future check box and then click No, the prompt to set Netscape Navigator as the default browser does not appear, and you cannot make Netscape Navigator the default browser.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING:This information is preliminary and has not been confirmed or tested by Microsoft. Use only with discretion.

To restore the "register Navigator as your default browser" prompt, use the appropriate method for your version of Netscape Navigator.

Netscape Navigator 3.x

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To restore the "register Navigator as your default browser" prompt in Netscape Navigator 3.x, use Registry Editor to locate the IgnoreDefCheckn value setting in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Netscape/Netscape Navigator/Main

Change the value for the IgnoreDefCheckn value setting to no.

Netscape Navigator 4.x (Communicator)

To restore the "register Navigator as your default browser" prompt in Netscape Navigator 4.x (Communicator), follow these steps:

Locate the following file in the Netscape folder:
Prefs.js
Use a text editor such as Notepad to open the Prefs.js file.
Locate the following entry:
user_pref("browser.wfe.ignore_def_check", True);
Replace the word "True" with the word "False."
Save the file, and then quit the text editor.

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