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09-06-2008
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| | Can't make Chrome my default Browser ? I am evaluating Chrome on several boxes - but the ones with Vista does not allow me to change the default browser to Chrome ? Using IE7 and Chrome Anybody else have this problem ? TIA JM |
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09-06-2008
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| Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 | Re: Can't make Chrome my default Browser ? Go in to chrome and click on settings, then options and at the bottom you can set chrome as your default browser. |
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09-06-2008
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| | Re: Can't make Chrome my default Browser ? Check for any anti-spyware software that may be blocking the change. "Jimbo" <jjmatt@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OEoKLnEEJHA.5600@xxxxxx Quote: >I am evaluating Chrome on several boxes - but the ones with Vista does not >allow me to change the default browser to Chrome ? > > Using IE7 and Chrome > > Anybody else have this problem ? > > TIA > > JM > |
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09-06-2008
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| Vista Ultimate x64 | Re: Can't make Chrome my default Browser ? Try not to make Chrome your default browser until they fix all the security and privacy problems with it. |
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09-10-2008
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit. | Re: Can't make Chrome my default Browser ?  Quote: Originally Posted by echrada  Go in to chrome and click on settings, then options and at the bottom you can set chrome as your default browser.  [edit] OK OK - you only get this to work if you open Chrome with "run as admin", OK?  Hope the resolution gets to the poster and helps others... that clear up the confusion...  [/edit] |
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09-18-2008
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| | Re: Can't make Chrome my default Browser ? Are they plugging into the Vista-standard "Default Programs" association control panels found on the Start menu? That'd be the place to go for one-stop shopping for associations. It's pretty easy for applications to plug into this. =) -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Jimbo" <jjmatt@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OEoKLnEEJHA.5600@xxxxxx Quote: >I am evaluating Chrome on several boxes - but the ones with Vista does not >allow me to change the default browser to Chrome ? > > Using IE7 and Chrome > > Anybody else have this problem ? > > TIA > > JM > |
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