How to change the default browser from Internet Explorer to Firefox

The default browser is the web browser that opens automatically whenever we click on a link in an email or in a website. Your default browser is also the web browser that opens when you double-click to open a web file saved on your computer.
For years, Microsoft Internet Explorer was the dominant web browser. However, since the release of Mozilla Firefox, Firefox has been steadily gaining market share while Internet Explorer is loosing market share.
Most PCs come with a pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system. Therefore, their default browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer.

The purpose of this article is to show you how to make Firefox your default browser.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Double-click on the Firefox icon to open Firefox browser.

2. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Options.

3. 
    

   Select the Advanced panel, then click the General tab, and then click Check Now.

4. Select Yes to set Firefox as your default browser.

Tips & Warnings

• If after taking the above steps Firefox still isn't the default browser, try an alternative way: go to Add or Remove Programs through Control Panel, click the Set Program Access and Defaults icon and choose Mozilla Firefox as the default browser.
• Some Microsoft applications will still open Internet Explorer as the default browser, even after making the above changes.

Resources

• About Mozilla Firefox

[MarlaineMarie]

on 7/12/2009 Firefox for me!