[P1] Changinging Default Web Browser for Outlook Express

George Slusher gslusher at rio.com
Fri Jan 17 03:25:54 PST 2003


>	I have a 500 MHz G3 iBook running OS 9.1.1 at home.  I have been
>accessing my e-mail at home through my corporate firewall via cable
>modem.  Netscape was the corporate standard for email and web browser. 
>My company ceased support for the Mac on 31 December, and I no longer
>can tunnel into my corporate servers from home.  Microsoft Internet
>Explorer is loaded on the iBook, as well as Outlook Express.  
>
>	I have forwarded some email from work to my home Outlook
>Express/Comcast email account.  In OE, whenever I select a URL to link
>to from the forwarded e-mails, it attempts to open Netscape, vice
>Internet Explorer.  I have been unsuccessful in locating the place to
>assign/change the default web browser through IE's preferences and tool
>menus.  Any assistance would be appreciated.

In OS 9, the default browser is specified in the Internet Control Panel. 
Open it and click on the Web tab. The default browser setting is at the 
bottom. 

George Slusher/Eugene, OR
gslusher at rio.com



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