
You will see Internet Explorer and other installed browsers listed under "Choose a default Web browser". (On Windows XP and above, click the icon to the right of "Custom", to expand the category.)
Windows Vista and Windows 7: "Start -> Default Programs -> Set Program Access and Computer Defaults -> Custom". Click the icon to the right of "Custom", to expand the category. Windows XP (SP1+): "Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Set Program Access and Defaults -> Custom". Windows 2000 (SP3+): "Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Set Program Access and Defaults". On Windows Vista and above, this feature is renamed "Set Program Access and Computer Defaults" and can be used to change the default for all users of the computer, if you are logged into Windows as an administrator. You can set the default browser using the feature, "Set Program Access and Defaults" on Windows 2000 and XP. ThunderBrowse will launch the link in an external browser. Additionally, you can also right click anywhere in the page or on a link and choose the "Visit in Browser" menu item. Thunderbird will use the default browser if the button has a red line through it. Note: If you have the ThunderBrowse add-on for Thunderbird installed and want to open a link in a browser, click on the ThunderBrowse button in the status bar (or disable/uninstall that add-on). If those settings don't work, try setting another browser as the default browser, then reset your preferred browser as the default. Make sure that only one browser is set to check if it is the default.
Safari: Alt-> Edit -> Preferences (Ctrl+,) -> Advanced -> General (tab) -> Default web browser: Safari.Opera: Alt -> Settings -> Preferences (Ctrl+F12) -> Advanced (tab) -> Programs -> Check if Opera is default browser on startup.Google Chrome: Wrench tool -> Options -> Basics (tab) ->.Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Programs (tab) ->.SeaMonkey 2: "Edit -> Preferences -> Browser / Default Browser -> Set Default Browser"Įxamples of options to set a non-Mozilla browser as the default, on Windows:.Mozilla Suite and SeaMonkey 1.x: " Edit -> Preferences -> Navigator -> Set Default Browser".
Firefox 3 and above: "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General / System Defaults -> (checkmark) Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup -> Check Now". Firefox 2: " Tools -> Options -> Main / System Defaults -> (checkmark) Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup -> Check Now". You would normally set a default browser by using the options or preference settings within that web browser, for example: The default applies to which browser will open when you open an HTML document or when another application asks to open a web page.
When multiple browsers are installed, you can start any browser and use it, without needing to make it your default browser.