On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:13 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:

> Jim S wrote:
>> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
>> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
>> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
>> Why, and how can I change this?
>
> what OS are you using?

WindowsXP SP3
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Jim S wrote:
> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
> Why, and how can I change this?

what OS are you using?

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Jim S wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:13 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>
>> Jim S wrote:
>>> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
>>> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
>>> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
>>> Why, and how can I change this?
>> what OS are you using?
>
> WindowsXP SP3

open IE, click on Tools, Internet Options, the the
programs tab, and near the bottom is a box for making
IE the default browser. Check it. Close IE, reopen
it, close it, then open SM. SM will now ask if you
want to make it the default.

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On 08/12/08 13:59, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
> Jim S wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:13 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>
>>> Jim S wrote:
>>>> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
>>>> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
>>>> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
>>>> Why, and how can I change this?
>>> what OS are you using?
>>
>> WindowsXP SP3
>
> open IE, click on Tools, Internet Options, the the
> programs tab, and near the bottom is a box for making
> IE the default browser. Check it. Close IE, reopen
> it, close it, then open SM. SM will now ask if you
> want to make it the default.
>

Wow. Can't you just use the SM browser and go to
Edit -> Preferences -> Navigator, then click on the
"Set Default Browser" button?

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:01:29 -0700, Mark Hansen wrote:

> On 08/12/08 13:59, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>> Jim S wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:13 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jim S wrote:
>>>>> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
>>>>> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
>>>>> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
>>>>> Why, and how can I change this?
>>>> what OS are you using?
>>>
>>> WindowsXP SP3
>>
>> open IE, click on Tools, Internet Options, the the
>> programs tab, and near the bottom is a box for making
>> IE the default browser. Check it. Close IE, reopen
>> it, close it, then open SM. SM will now ask if you
>> want to make it the default.
>>
>
> Wow. Can't you just use the SM browser and go to
> Edit -> Preferences -> Navigator, then click on the
> "Set Default Browser" button?

No. It said it WAS the default browser.
However Peter's solution worked.
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Mark Hansen wrote:
> On 08/12/08 13:59, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>> Jim S wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:13 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jim S wrote:
>>>>> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
>>>>> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
>>>>> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
>>>>> Why, and how can I change this?
>>>> what OS are you using?
>>> WindowsXP SP3
>> open IE, click on Tools, Internet Options, the the
>> programs tab, and near the bottom is a box for making
>> IE the default browser. Check it. Close IE, reopen
>> it, close it, then open SM. SM will now ask if you
>> want to make it the default.
>>
>
> Wow. Can't you just use the SM browser and go to
> Edit -> Preferences -> Navigator, then click on the
> "Set Default Browser" button?
>

the OP did say that both SM and FF are set as default.
To me, that sounds like that button has been pushed,
and its grayed out. Thats why I suggested he make
another program as the default, then make SM the default.

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Mark Hansen wrote:
> On 08/12/08 13:59, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>> Jim S wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:13 -0700, Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jim S wrote:
>>>>> I am running SM and FF side by side to compare them.
>>>>> Both claim to be my default browser, but in reality if I start a link from
>>>>> somewhere outside SM, it always opens in FF.
>>>>> Why, and how can I change this?
>>>> what OS are you using?
>>>
>>> WindowsXP SP3
>>
>> open IE, click on Tools, Internet Options, the the
>> programs tab, and near the bottom is a box for making
>> IE the default browser. Check it. Close IE, reopen
>> it, close it, then open SM. SM will now ask if you
>> want to make it the default.
>>
>
> Wow. Can't you just use the SM browser and go to
> Edit -> Preferences -> Navigator, then click on the
> "Set Default Browser" button?
>
You have to remember windows goes by its own rules.

Now on the mac if you choose SM as default within SM the Mac would honor
it.

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