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Old 01-05-2006, 02:59 AM
*ProteanThread*
 
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where in the registry do i set my default web browser / email client ?
the web browser / email client I want to use is not showing up in SP2's
"Set Program Access and Defaults"

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:59 AM
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*ProteanThread* wrote:

> where in the registry do i set my default web browser / email client ?
> the web browser / email client I want to use is not showing up in SP2's
> "Set Program Access and Defaults"
>


Have you tried opening IE/Tools/Internet Options/Programs and
configuring it there?

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:59 AM
Carey Frisch [MVP]
 
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For programs to appear in Set Program Access and Defaults,
they must be registered. For information about how software
vendors can register their programs, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...teringapps.asp

How to use the Set Program Access and Defaults feature in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328326/

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"*ProteanThread*" wrote:

| where in the registry do i set my default web browser / email client ?
| the web browser / email client I want to use is not showing up in SP2's
| "Set Program Access and Defaults"

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