One serious and extremely annoying problem is when you install and/or uninstall a program, the software takes you to their website via IE. Since your 3rd party browser (Opera in my case) isn't registered with the O/S, Idiot Exploiter keeps opening up which I don't use.
Checking having Opera check to see if it is the default bowser doesn't do anything.
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Do you have IE set as your default browser?
If not, and Opera isn't set as the default either, the apps have to choose something and since IE is built into every Windows system...
Ed
I have this problem too!
The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
It is obvious that if the IE is registered as the default application for websites then it will be called up by the operating system. This is not a bug it is a feature. Can you imagine that every time you would go to call up a website via a link you would get first a list of *all* suitable programs for that?
So if you want for example firefox to open instead, then you have to register it with the operating system as the default application and thats it.
This is very basic function of windows which you learn in every u3a computer class.
To register portable browser, well some people do that, but think it is not very good idea. This makes the browser non portable, so why not to install the original then?
Imagine you designate the portable browser for handling websites and then you take the usb stick with the browser off. What should windows do then?
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
My problem is more specifically when I start Opera there is no dialogue box asking me if I want Opera to be the default browser.
The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
https://portableapps.com/node/37743
Problem ?
Thanks!
The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
No, it didn't work.
The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
you need to refer to your windows manual or help files to set default handling of files by certain program.
Portable programs are not mean to be registered as default for something on a computer since this function will then run into nothing when the usb stick with the program on it would be not present.
If you install portable files locally, you need to make the association by hand same way as for any other specific file types.
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
I couldn't find it in the help files?
The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
as this is file association is standard function included in every windows (and other od today), look otherwise under folder options, file types and so on.
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
I found the option in Folder Options, but the change button is greyed out.
The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.