Group: comp.sys.mac.advocacy
From: Sandman
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: The Best Browser for Vista

In article
<10c383cd-359b-4363-81e3-aaa855a6387e@a5g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
Dave Fritzinger wrote:

> On Apr 10, 8:46 pm, Sandman wrote:
> > In article ,
> >  "Hasta La Vista" wrote:
> >
> > > >> > If it were up to me (and, of course, it isn't), I would put something
> > > >> > like browser choice in a control panel. But, that is just me.
> >
> > > >> Vista has granted your request.
> >
> > > >> Open the Default Programs control panel.   Pick Set Program Access and
> > > >> Computer Defaults.
> >
> > > >> From there you can set your default web browser among other things.
> >
> > > >> Doesn't OSX have anything like that?
> >
> > > > Yep, it does.
> >
> > > Why doesn't Dave know about it?
> >
> > Are you asking me to tell you the events that led to another person
> > NOT knowing something, Edwin? How did you figure I would go about
> > answering your inquiry?
> >
> > "He doesn't know it since he fell asleep in class that day, I remember
> > it clearly even though I've never met him in my entire life" :-D
>
> Sandman, seriously, what control panel allows you to choose your
> default browser? As far as I can tell, the choice is made in Safari
> preferences. Is there another way of doing this?

I see the Safari preferences to be a form of control panel, especially
given the fact that you don't have anything else called "control
panel" in OSX (it's typical windows terminology).



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