Internet Explorer
Netscape
Safari
Windows PCs
Mac OS 9/OS X v.10.2
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Internet Explorer and Netscape are standard for public clusters and/or offices. Safari is installed on some faculty and staff computers running OS X as well as some public labs. Internet Explorer is Wellesley College's primary supported browser.
For more information, or to download and install Internet Explorer, please visit the Wellesley documentation pages on Installing Internet Explorer and Getting Started with Internet Explorer.
For more information, or to download and install Netscape, please visit the Wellesley documentation pages on Netscape 7.x or Netscape 4.7x for both Windows PCs and Macs.
For more information or to download and install Safari, please visit the Wellesley documentation pages on Installing Safari and Getting Started with Safari.
Setting the default web browser to:
Internet Explorer Netscape 7.x Netscape 4.7x Safari For Windows PCs For Windows PCs For Windows PCs For Mac OS X You can check which browser is your default browser by following the directions for Checking Your Default Web Browser below.
If you do not know which version of Netscape is on your computer and want it to be your default browser:
- On a Mac, go to the Apple menu. If Netscape Communicator is listed, the version of Netscape on your computer is Netscape 4.7x. If Netscape 7.0 is listed, then go to the instructions for Netscape 7.x.
- On a Windows PC, go to the Start menu. If you are using Windows XP, go to All Programs. In any other version of Windows, go to Programs. If Netscape Communicator is listed, the version of Netscape on your computer is Netscape 4.7x. If Netscape 7.0 is listed, then go to the instructions for Netscape 7.x.
Your default browser automatically launches whenever you click on a link in an email message, or open an HTML file. Use the following method to check your default web browser.
1. Highlight the following link: http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/computing.html, then go to Edit > Copy to copy the link.
2. Open FirstClass or any email program to create a new message, and then go to Edit > Paste to paste the link into the text section of the message. Address the email to yourself and send it. When you receive this email, open the message and click on the link.
3. Your default web browser will launch and will go to the Computing at Wellesley web page. If you cannot tell which browser has been launched, go to the Help menu at the top of the browser program. If the last option on the Help menu is About Internet Explorer, or Internet Explorer Help, then Internet Explorer is your default browser. If the last option on the Help menu is About Communicator or About Netscape, then Netscape is your default browser.