[G4] safari beta2

[Jim Reamer]

Hey,
    I use Safari 1.0, Beta 2  as my default browser but I can still use 
Netscape, IE and OmniWeb from the dock whenever I want, including 
simultaneously.

Jim

On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 02:49  PM, Tracker at aol.com wrote:

> In my experience, you have to set the preferences to disable the 
> default
> browser selection that many browsers create when you install them.
>
> During the installation procedure, there was a window that asked if you
> wanted Safari to be your default browser. If you ignored that window 
> and
> proceeded apace, Safari would have disabled all other browsers and 
> become the
> default program that would always be used when you try to access the 
> internet.
>
> I simply entered a check mark in the box that said "No, I do not wish 
> Safari
> to be my default browser." I currently have copies of Netscape 
> Navigator,
> Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari, and Camino on my G3 Wallstreet. 
> Each of
> these programs is available on the dock and I can run them separately 
> or
> simultaneously in pairs and triples (that makes it easier to keep an 
> eye on
> the eBay bidding I get involved in).
>
> Go into the preferences for Safari and look for a setting that makes 
> Safari
> the default browser. Uncheck that selection and you should be able to 
> use any
> browser that you install (as long as you don't make one of them the 
> default
> program all over again....{8-P...).
>
> Good luck,
> Ron
>
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