Windows 7: IE 8 as default browser.

Hi.
Running windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. Even if set to default browser, the IE8 is not starting up when I click a link.

In the default programs I cannot see IE8. How can I get it there ?

you could browse for it.

press the browse button and navigate to c:\program files\internet explorer for a 32bit system, or c:\program files (x86)\internet explorer for x64 - then select the ieexplorer.exe

*edit*

OR,

start up internet explorer, tools >> internet options >> programs tab

Many thanks for your reply to my query.

What do you mean by browse and *edit* ?

I have already set it up via the tools, and as you show it in the screendump.

BTW, there are no html or htm and all the same under associate with

Instead of "assiciate with..." try the last option "...computer defaults". Choose "custom" and select the browser you want not "my current..."

I don't understand what you mean by "all the same under associate with". Are you saying all file types open with the same program? Which program? If that's the case there is something seriously wrong with the Windows install.

I think you mean what I show in one of the attachments ?
But that even doesn't work.

With "all the same under associate with" I mean what I show here in the other attachment.

Try this utility.

Repair Internet Explorer with Fix IE Utility | The Windows Club

If nothing works run a sfc scan.

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

if that doesn't work;

windows 7 (and vista) now stores the default browser in the user portion of the registry, rather than in file associations. see attached. note that for ie the userchoice variable value is IE followed by a dot then the applicable protocol, in the case shown, ftp, so value is IE.ftp, http value is IE.http, https is IE.https.

i use firefox as my default, the value is 'firefoxURL' for all three.

i also note that in your attached file assoc. list that there is no .htm or .html entries, also where did that window in attachment two come from that has the radio buttons for ie and firefox as default? if it is an older program, it might not set the registry correctly.

I will look in the registry here, thank you.

What the mentioned attachment shows is, if you go into :

ControlPanel=>AllControlPanelItems=>DefaultPrograms and from there:
SetProgramAccessAndComputerDefaults

Shows like it does in XP

Thank you for the reply.

I went through both, but unfortunately it didn't helped

Hi again.

Attachment shows my registry with ref to IE.