How to make Firefox the default browser

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If you have more than one web browser, WindowsOS Xyour operating system needs to know which browser to use by default. This article will show you how to make Firefox your default browser.

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click OptionsOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select PreferencesAt the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Options...On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu and select Preferences...At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Edit menu and select Preferences...
  2. Select the Advanced panel, then click the General tab, and then click Check Now.

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  3. Select Yes to set Firefox as your default browser. Setting Firefox as Default (Linux-Ubuntu)
Note: MSN Messenger and other applications may open Internet Explorer regardless of which browser is the default. Also, Internet service providers like PeoplePC Online, Juno and NetZero may provide connection software that automatically launches Internet Explorer.


To set another browser as the default, use the settings in the browser you wish to be your default.




Based on information from Default browser (mozillaZine KB)

Contributors to this page: AliceWyman, Chris_Ilias, NicHelps, Verdi

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