How to make Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla or Opera Your Default Browser

Changed your mind about which browser you want as your default browser -- the browser that opens when you click on HTML files, when you type an URL into the Windows "Start | Run" input box, etc.?

During the installation process, both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator browsers will ask whether you want them to be your default browser. Here's how you could change the default browser once a browser is installed on the system

Internet Explorer :

• Select "Tools | Internet Options" from the main menu in Explorer.
  
• Change to the "Programs" tab.
  
• Check the "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser" option.
  
• Click "OK".
  
• Close all Explorer windows and restart the system. Once the system comes back up, restart Explorer.
  
• When the "Would you like to make [Internet Explorer] your default browser?" prompt appears, click "Yes" to make Explorer the default browser.

Mozilla :

• Select "Edit | Preferences" from the main menu in Mozilla.
  
• Change to the "Navigator" tab/section.
  
• Click the "Set Default Browser" button.
  
• Click "OK".
  
• Close all Mozilla windows (for best results, restart the system). Finally, restart Mozilla.

Netscape

• Select "Edit | Preferences" from the main menu in Netscape.
  
• Change to the "Navigator" tab/section.
  
• Click the "Set Default Browser" button.
  
• Click "OK".
  
• Close all Netscape windows (for best results, restart the system). Finally, restart Netscape.
  
• When the "Netscape 7.x is not currently set as your default browser. Would you like to make it your default browser?" prompt appears, click "Yes" to make Netscape the default browser.

Opera :

• Select "File | Preferences" from the main menu in Opera.
  
• Change to the "Default Application" tab.
  
• Check the "Check if Opera is default browser on startup" option.
  
• Click "OK".
  
• Close all Opera windows (for best results, restart the system). Finally, restart Opera.
  
• When the "Would you like to use Opera as your default application for viewing web pages?" prompt appears, click "Yes" to make Opera the default browser.