IE7 beta looking for link browser

[aspinwing]

Since installing IE7 Beta on Mrs A's computer whenever she clicks on a link in an e-mail a My Documents folder window opens capitioned "Select search Browser".

This does not happen when she cliks on a link in a normal web page.

IE7 is the default browser as it is the only one one that computer.

Since IE7 is supposed to be released this week and it will be forced upon us with any MS update, I am loathe to follow updates for our desktops. I use Mozilla on my laptop.

Any others with the problem or a suggested settings change.

[planecrazy.eu]

I am pretty sure this will be of no help to you, but:

I downloaded IE7 as IE6 had a problem, i must have done some thing to it. The second i opened it up i didnt like it, used it for a few days and for some reason hated it.

So i am now using firefox and not looking back to IE7 at all...

I think you have to select a default seach engine on the new IE7, from what i can remember Google wasn't there, but if it was i would have selected it just to p M$ Off...

[aspinwing]

How to set IE as default

I agree but there does not seem to be any way to set IE7 as the default browser in IE7.

What a load of excrement.

[Woolsack]

Try going to 'Tools', 'Internet Options', 'Programs', click button 'Make Default'.

Yes, I use Mozilla Firefox whenever possible too, but there are a few sites out there that insist on IE unfortunately.

[Keef]

Firefox has a "look like IE" (or is it a "use IE"? I forget) option.

I've been trying IE lately, to see if I can persuade myself I like it. I'm achieving the opposite.

[BLUE SKY THINKER]

HERE

[aspinwing]

Problem solved.

Woolsack

Thanks, problem solved.

It is still Mozilla for me.

[allthatglitters]

Just downloaded the IE7 on the lapdog, laptop as an automatic update, not sure about the look or where it's going, so also downloaded Firefox and some add-ons, time will tell.