Re: Set default browser

de al jones 04/23/2006 04:21

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:29:20 -0700, DaVinci wrote:

> Art wrote:
>> I couldn't find any place in Preferences to set Opera 8.54 as my
>> default browser. This little proggy makes such selections a snap:
>>
>> http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/setbrowser/
>>
>> Art
>> http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
>
> If you want to set Opera as the default without using another
> application, use the following steps. It's not very straightforward or
> intuitive. The info is from the Opera KB.
>
> <<The second time you run Opera, it will start displaying a dialog
> asking if you want Opera to be your default browser. Even if you have
> previously canceled this dialog, you can change the setting by doing the
> following:
>
> 1 Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Programs
> 2 Tick the checkbox for "Check if Opera is default browser on startup".
> 3 Next time you start Opera, answer "Yes" when the dialog asks you if
> you want Opera to be the default browser on your computer.>>
>
> The utility you mention is clearly easier. :)

But your directions are precise and don't require ading anything more to
this box. I, apparently, blew away something when I cleaned the registery
- some programs were bringing up IE and some Opera - following your
guidance I let Opera tell the OS that it was the default browser - again -
and it works nicely, thanks //al