Q280750: How to Restore Netscape Communicator as the Default Browser

Article: Q280750
Product(s): Microsoft Home Miscellaneous Products
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Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbimu
Last Modified: 05-JUL-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Greetings 2001 
- Microsoft Picture It! Express 2001 
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo 2001 
- Microsoft Picture It! Photo Premium 2001 
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 Gold 
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 Platinum 
- Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 Silver 
- Microsoft Works Suite 2000 
- Microsoft Works Suite 2001 
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SUMMARY
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When you install any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article,
Microsoft Internet Explorer is installed as your default browser.

This article describes how to restore Netscape Communicator as your default
browser.

MORE INFORMATION
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To restore Netscape Communicator as your default browser, contact Netscape or
visit the following Netscape Web site:

  http://home.netscape.com/download/win32_instructions.html

To disable Internet Explorer as your default browser:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools, and then click Internet Options.

3. Click the Programs tab.

4. Click to clear the "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the
  default browser" box.

5. Click OK, and then quit Internet Explorer.

To configure Netscape Communicator to be the default browser:

1. Start Netscape Communicator.

2. If you are prompted with the following message, click Yes:

  "Navigator is no longer registered to handle Internet Shortcuts. Would you
  like to register Navigator as your default browser?"

  If you are not prompted with a message, follow these steps:

  a. Quit Netscape Communicator.

  b. Click Start, point to Find, and then click "Files or Folders".

  c. In the Named box, type "prefs.js" (without the quotation marks).

  d. In the "Look in" box, click My Computer.

  e. Click Find Now.

  f. In the list of found files, right-click the Prefs.js file, and then click
     Open.

NOTE: If you are prompted to select a program with which to open the Prefs.js
file, click Notepad, click to clear the "Always use this program to open these
files" check box, and then click OK.

  g. In the Prefs.js file, change the following line from

  user_pref("browser.wfe.ignore_def_check", true);

to:

  user_pref("browser.wfe.ignore_def_check", false);

  h. On the File menu, click Save.

  i. On the File menu, click Exit.

  j. Start Netscape Communicator, and then click Yes when you are prompted with
     the following message:

  "Navigator is no longer registered to handle Internet Shortcuts. Would you
  like to register Navigator as your default browser?"

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Additional query words: pip2001

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbWorksSearch kbPictureItSearch kbWorks2000 kbZNotKeyword3 kbPictureItPhoto2001
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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