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by vhansen86

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I use IE but had to download Netscape for a project. Finished project removed Netscape but now I can't open any picture files or links because it is looking for Netscape. How do I reset all my files to either open in IE or my Photo program. I havesearched through options but can't find anything stating to use this program as my default. Please advise.

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by barmaley

highlight the file
hold SHIFT key
right click on the file
choose "Open with"
put check mark on "Always use ..."
choose application and click OK
and Presto, you are ready to go

by vhansen86

This suggestion opens the one picture file but still keeps the Netscape icon, plus only effects that one file. I need something to apply to all my picture files. Thanks for the try - appreciate the time you took to answer.

Still Discouraged,Valerie

by peyison

Another option is to have IE check to see if it's the default browser. If it's not, it will ask if you want to make it the default.

In IE, choose Tools -> Internet Options and go to the Programs tab. Check the option "Internet Explorer should check to see if it is the default Browser"
The next time you start IE, it will see that it is not the default (since Netscape is) and will ask if you want it to be the default. This will change the associations of all IE related files back to IE.

Hope this helps.

by vhansen86

This was checked. I tried unchecking, applying and then checking and applying and was still not able to get rid of the msg looking for Netscape.exe when I opened a link from Outlook. I was able to shift + click on the link and was able to choose my IE browser but would like to avoid all of this if possible. I just want to totally get rid of Netscape. Thanks for your input though.

Still Discouraged,

Valerie

by some guy in seattle

Try this:

From Windows Explorer, open the Tools | Folder Options | File Types menu. Highlight the offending files, and click Change. Select IE as your application of choice.

Since some of these files (e.g. GIF,JPG,PDF etc.) use IE as a launch point to run another application within IE (photo editor, Adobe Acrobat, etc.) you may have to click advanced and enter the path name of the sub-application - for instance, select GIF | Advanced, highlight Open, and then click edit. Enter "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\PhotoEd\PHOTOED.EXE" "%1" WITH the quotes (quotes are necessary!) to have photo editor open within IE when IE encounters a GIF file.

Tedious process, I know, but there you go.

Hope that helps,

by peyison

I'm surprised that didn't work.

I had the same situation recently (had to install Netscape and later got rid of it) and that worked for me. Do you get the dialog asking if you want IE to be the default browser?

Have you tried reinstalling IE?

Good luck

by vhansen86

I could never get IE to ask me to be the default. I was able to find and did a "repair" to IE and that took care of the IE "linking" problem. Thanks for your suggestion.

Valerie

by barmaley

when you put check mark on "Always use ..."
to read JPG file for example, after that any JPG will be open with chosen application.
All you need to do is repeat procedure for every kind of files you want to read with IE and there are not too many of them.

by ric

If you use windows 98, there is hidden software called "tweek ui", to get this, look on the windows 98 cdrom..
(cdrom):\tools\reskit\powertoy
here, right click on the tweakui.ini file, and select install.

from now, go into control panal, open up tweak ui and go to the repair tab, select repair associations.....the fix.

Its been a while but im sure thats wat i did.

:)

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