FYI  Netscape Messenger does the same thing.  I have Opera set as my default
browser but any links in Messenger are automatically opened in Communicator, at
least in v4.73.  IE takes this one step further though.  If I change my default
browser to IE, any web pages I've saved to my hard drive change to the IE icon
and open there.  But changing the default browser back to NS or Opera does not
change any icons I've opened with IE to the new default browser and they will
still insist on opening in IE unless I manually (shift-right click) change each
one.

Barbara Hughes
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05-Mar-02 5:17:17 AM, Fran Bott <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I am interested in doing this also I have never been able to get an Outlook
>Express link to open Netscape even when it is set as the default browser,
>since I have been using IE 5.5 and higher.
>Looks like to me Microsoft is still keeping a tight rein on their products
>and trying to be top dog on your computer.
>Even after manually changing everything so that Netscape was to be used as
>the default for links images, etc., I still could not click on a link in OE
>and get Netscape to open. If I went into Internet Options to set Netscape as
>default, it wasn't even listed. That's why I manually set everything, with
>no luck there. I detest for a program(s) to have that much control over my
>system.
>The biggest problem is so many programs rely on IE being on your computer.
>Once it's there it likes to take charge.
>
>Just my opinion,
>
>Fran

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