Default browser. How to?

[jollyjohn]

G'day all
How can I make Opera my default Internet browser? When I click on a link it defaults to (stupid slow) IE and cannot change it. I have to copy the address from the address bar and paste it in Opera or FF.

Thanks and Regards from Down Under.

John

[Faustus]

See if this works for ya.

Opera 7.x:

* Select "File | Preferences" from the main menu in Opera.

* Change to the "Default Application" tab.

* Check the "Check if Opera is default browser on startup" option.

* Click "OK".

* Close all Opera windows (for best results, restart the system). Finally, restart Opera.

* When the "Would you like to use Opera as your default application for viewing web pages?" prompt appears, click "Yes" to make Opera the default browser.

[guns1inger]

Some applications will only open pages in IE, but the above should work for general use.

[jollyjohn]

Thanks guys. I'll let you know.
John

[jollyjohn]

Thanks Faustus
It worked with FF. Could not do it with Opera but that's OK, as long as it won't default to IE.
Thank you

John