Using Another Web Browser

Windows Vista comes with Internet Explorer as the default Web browser. If you prefer to use another browser, you can remove Internet Explorer from your computer using the Programs and Features utility in the Control Panel, install another browser, and set it as your default Internet program on the left column of the Start menu.

Use Another Web Browser

If you want, remove Internet Explorer using the Programs and Features utility in the Control Panel.

Install another browser according to the manufacturer instructions.

Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.

Click Customize.

Click the Internet link arrow, and then select your browser.

Click OK, and then click OK again.

Did You Know?

You can turn off the alert asking to make Internet Explorer the default. In Internet Options, click the Programs tab, clear the Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser check box, and then click OK.

You can use the same procedure to use another e-mail program. Windows Vista also comes with Windows Mail as the default e-mail program. You can use the same basic procedure to use another e-mail program.


See Also

See “Adding or Removing Windows Components” on page 437 for information on adding or removing Windows components.


For Your Information: Resetting Internet Explorer Settings

If you installed another Web browser after installing Internet Explorer, some of your Internet Explorer settings may have changed. You can reset your Internet Explorer settings to their original defaults, including your home page and search pages, and choice of default browser, without changing your other browser’s settings. To reset Internet Explorer settings, click the Tools button, click Internet Options, click the Advanced tab, click Reset, read the dialog box carefully, and then click Reset again.


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