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Windows 7 - How can i make another web browser the default |
12-02-2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 |
How can i make another web browser the default
well a couple days ago i posted about my IE 8 AND 9 BETA being a blurry mess i had posted pics on this before i want to know is how to make fire fox the default on top of IE
Also how can i get rid of IE 8 AND 9 period since it doesnt work like it should i want to rid this disgrace off my machine anyone can help me i would be greatly apreciated
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me Bulldozer series Generation FX
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU BullDozer 8120-30p Oc'ed BE 4.5Ghz 1.44 V-core
Motherboard MSI 990FXA-GD80
Memory 8 Gigs of Corsair Vengeance Ram 1600mhz-Oc'ed 1760 Mhz
Graphics Card Radeon Diamond Hd 6870 1gb Msi Twin frozer Hd6870 1gb X-fire
Sound Card THX tru souround sound audio
Monitor(s) Displays 22" envision 1050dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 22"- 1920x1080 37"
Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse Logitech wireless mouse
PSU AX850w Corsair Gold 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case 2-CoolerMaster Elite 371 Yes same case for 2 different Pc's
Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans
Hard Drives Corsair 80 Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb
Internet Speed Cable 20+ mb
Other Info I have 2 systems Bulldozer AM3+ 8120-30P Oc'ed 4.5Ghz AM2+ 925 deneb 2.8 to 3.2 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Diamond/MSI HD 6870 1Gb X-fire and Diamond HD5770 1Gb Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen
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12-02-2010
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type default into your start-menu search-box.
select 'default programs'...
...et voilą.
then uninstall ie9 from the control panel, i suppose.
i would keep ie8, though. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
System Manufacturer/Model Number compaq sr5410f case
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+
Memory 4.0 g
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logitech wave cordless
Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse
PSU 250 watts
Case compaq
Cooling couple fans
Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external
Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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12-02-2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 |
Ok i actually just uninstalled IE 9 and im going to restart give me a few and i will be back with a reply
I went into windows updates i hope that is the correct area | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me Bulldozer series Generation FX
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU BullDozer 8120-30p Oc'ed BE 4.5Ghz 1.44 V-core
Motherboard MSI 990FXA-GD80
Memory 8 Gigs of Corsair Vengeance Ram 1600mhz-Oc'ed 1760 Mhz
Graphics Card Radeon Diamond Hd 6870 1gb Msi Twin frozer Hd6870 1gb X-fire
Sound Card THX tru souround sound audio
Monitor(s) Displays 22" envision 1050dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 22"- 1920x1080 37"
Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse Logitech wireless mouse
PSU AX850w Corsair Gold 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case 2-CoolerMaster Elite 371 Yes same case for 2 different Pc's
Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans
Hard Drives Corsair 80 Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb
Internet Speed Cable 20+ mb
Other Info I have 2 systems Bulldozer AM3+ 8120-30P Oc'ed 4.5Ghz AM2+ 925 deneb 2.8 to 3.2 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Diamond/MSI HD 6870 1Gb X-fire and Diamond HD5770 1Gb Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen
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12-02-2010
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er, windows update isn't the place to uninstall stuff.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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12-02-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by Solarstarshines  Ok i actually just uninstalled IE 9 and im going to restart give me a few and i will be back with a reply
I went into windows updates i hope that is the correct area For IE9 it is, Internet Explorer 9 - Uninstall | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number compaq sr5410f case
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+
Memory 4.0 g
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logitech wave cordless
Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse
PSU 250 watts
Case compaq
Cooling couple fans
Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external
Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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12-02-2010
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ah, sorry - i stand corrected.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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12-02-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by mickey megabyte ah, sorry - i stand corrected. No harm Mickey, I only knew that from uninstalling it myself once. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number compaq sr5410f case
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+
Memory 4.0 g
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logitech wave cordless
Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse
PSU 250 watts
Case compaq
Cooling couple fans
Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external
Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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12-02-2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 |
I am pleased to say IE9 was the culprit I am now running like i should clean and clear with out the bs Blurr Man you guys saved the day 
I am going to rep each and one of you especially Mickey megabyte you were helping since first post yesterday very gratefull and now very happy So I guess im going to stay away from the BETA for a while but in retrospect I think IE9 is still in use cause i uninstalled it but the browser looks the same wierd but I don't care it works | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me Bulldozer series Generation FX
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU BullDozer 8120-30p Oc'ed BE 4.5Ghz 1.44 V-core
Motherboard MSI 990FXA-GD80
Memory 8 Gigs of Corsair Vengeance Ram 1600mhz-Oc'ed 1760 Mhz
Graphics Card Radeon Diamond Hd 6870 1gb Msi Twin frozer Hd6870 1gb X-fire
Sound Card THX tru souround sound audio
Monitor(s) Displays 22" envision 1050dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 22"- 1920x1080 37"
Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse Logitech wireless mouse
PSU AX850w Corsair Gold 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case 2-CoolerMaster Elite 371 Yes same case for 2 different Pc's
Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans
Hard Drives Corsair 80 Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb
Internet Speed Cable 20+ mb
Other Info I have 2 systems Bulldozer AM3+ 8120-30P Oc'ed 4.5Ghz AM2+ 925 deneb 2.8 to 3.2 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Diamond/MSI HD 6870 1Gb X-fire and Diamond HD5770 1Gb Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen
System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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