Internet Explorer Netscape IE 5.x/6.x Netscape 7.x Windows Mac OS 8.1-9.x

Setting Your Default Web Browser on a Windows PC

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Setting your default web browser to:

Internet Explorer
Netscape 7.x

Setting the Default Browser to Internet Explorer

1. Double-click the icon for Internet Explorer on the desktop, or go to Start > Programs and select Internet Explorer. (In Windows XP, go to Start > All Programs > Internet Explorer.)

2. Go to Tools > Internet Options... Within the Internet Options window, click on the Programs tab. Check the box titled: Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser.

3. Click on Apply and then OK.

4. Close Internet Explorer and then start the program again. An Internet Explorer message should appear saying Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser. Would you like to make it your default browser? Uncheck the Always perform this check when starting Internet Explorer box, and click on Yes. Internet Explorer is now your default browser.

Note: If the default browser message does not appear when you re-launch Internet Explorer, check to see if IE is already your default browser. If it is not your default browser and the message does not appear, restart your computer and launch Internet Explorer again.

Setting the Default Browser to Netscape 7.x

1. Launch Netscape by double-clicking on the Netscape 7.x icon on your desktop or by going to Start > Programs (Windows XP users go to All Programs) > Netscape 7.x > Navigator.
2. Go to the Edit menu of Navigator and select Preferences.
3. Click on the Set Default Browser button.



4. Click OK. Netscape 7 is now your default web browser.

• Rosanna Wan, rwan@wellesley.edu
• Information Services
• Date Created: July 13, 2001
• Last Modified: February 5, 2003
• Page Expires: January 1, 2004