On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:09:47 +0530, "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Recently I had installed Firefox browser and set it up as default browser.
>Now I have some programs not working well and some sites not displaying
>properly and I d like to restore IE as default.
>
>How do I do that?  I checked the option asking IE to check if its the
>default browser in the Program tab, but IE does not ask when it starts.  My
>important planning software has stopped working if firefox is default.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Ramesh

"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:09:47 +0530, "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Recently I had installed Firefox browser and set it up as default browser.
>>Now I have some programs not working well and some sites not displaying
>>properly and I d like to restore IE as default.
>>
>>How do I do that?  I checked the option asking IE to check if its the
>>default browser in the Program tab, but IE does not ask when it starts.
>>My
>>important planning software has stopped working if firefox is default.
>>
>>Thanks for any help.
>>
>>Ramesh
>
> Ramesh,
>
> In Internet Options - Programs, you should have a checkbox for "check to
> see if
> it's the default browser".
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>   actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

> Thanks Chuck.
>
> But I sent this message after I tried that option in teh Programs tab.
> After I checked it, I expected that IE would throw up a dialog box when
> starting, to make IE as default.  But no such box is happening.  What could
> be the issue?
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> Ramesh
>
> "Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:09:47 +0530, "Ramesh" <ramesh2020@gmaildotcom>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Recently I had installed Firefox browser and set it up as default browser.
>>> Now I have some programs not working well and some sites not displaying
>>> properly and I d like to restore IE as default.
>>>
>>> How do I do that?  I checked the option asking IE to check if its the
>>> default browser in the Program tab, but IE does not ask when it starts.
>>> My
>>> important planning software has stopped working if firefox is default.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> Ramesh
>> Ramesh,
>>
>> In Internet Options - Programs, you should have a checkbox for "check to
>> see if
>> it's the default browser".
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
>> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
>> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>>   actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.
>
>