If you click on a link without first opening a browser, such as one of the ones below, that will answer your question. The browser that opens up the webpage for that link is your default. :-) David E. Cann decann@infionline.net -----Original Message----- From: aolers-rootsweb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aolers-rootsweb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nlpakkala@aol.com Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:33 PM To: aolers-rootsweb@rootsweb.com Subject: [AOL-RW] Default browser Joan, How do I tell which browser is my default browser? I use AOL most of the time but also Firefox and Chrome. I can't remember when I downloaded those which one I designated as my default. Nancy ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you click a link somewhere the default browser is the one that opens the site automatically. If you use AOL it tends to make itself your default browser--and even your other browsers will probably have AOL's search box on them--AOL tends to be invasive that way. ;) Joan In a message dated 1/29/2010 4:33:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Nlpakkala@aol.com writes: Joan, How do I tell which browser is my default browser? I use AOL most of the time but also Firefox and Chrome. I can't remember when I downloaded those which one I designated as my default. Nancy

Joan, How do I tell which browser is my default browser? I use AOL most of the time but also Firefox and Chrome. I can't remember when I downloaded those which one I designated as my default. Nancy

That's precisely why I recommend that people using AOL for their mail and other features don't change to a different default browser. You don't NEED to make any browser your default to USE it. Joan In a message dated 1/29/2010 2:17:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, PJSTON@aol.com writes: I do use Firefox or Safari, but I'd like to be able to click on the links in email and not have to copy and paste the URL into the other browsers. Patricia

I do use Firefox or Safari, but I'd like to be able to click on the links in email and not have to copy and paste the URL into the other browsers. Patricia In a message dated 1/29/10 12:53:02 PM, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: > No--when you are on AOL and click to use the INTEGRATED browser that  > browser will be AOL's IE. I wouldn't change my DEFAULT browser--I'd leave > that  > as the AOL browser -- it doesn't really make any difference anyway--just > open > Firefox when you want to use it. It won't care if it's your default. :) > > Joan > > > In a message dated 1/29/2010 12:50:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  > PJSTON@aol.com writes: > > Is there  a way to change the default browser on AOL?   It gets annoying > to > > always have to copy and paste an address into another browser.    It > surely > would be handy to be able to click on the link and open the  page. :) > >

I don't think so--I just think you probably don't have as much "stuff" in the cache with the browser you haven't been using. I would still recommend Firefox or Chrome over IE though--I don't think IE is very secure, especially when you are using these game sites. Joan In a message dated 1/29/2010 12:44:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Frty9rgal@aol.com writes: I play Pogo games quite often. The last couple of weeks, the games wouldn't load. Even after cleaning everything out, the "loading" message just sat there & spun around. So I tried IE separately. The game came up with no problem. Could my integrated browser be fouled up? I don't have a problem getting into other websites. Judy

No--when you are on AOL and click to use the INTEGRATED browser that browser will be AOL's IE. I wouldn't change my DEFAULT browser--I'd leave that as the AOL browser -- it doesn't really make any difference anyway--just open Firefox when you want to use it. It won't care if it's your default. :) Joan In a message dated 1/29/2010 12:50:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, PJSTON@aol.com writes: Is there a way to change the default browser on AOL? It gets annoying to always have to copy and paste an address into another browser. It surely would be handy to be able to click on the link and open the page. :) Patricia

Is there a way to change the default browser on AOL? It gets annoying to always have to copy and paste an address into another browser. It surely would be handy to be able to click on the link and open the page. :) Patricia I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott

I play Pogo games quite often. The last couple of weeks, the games wouldn't load. Even after cleaning everything out, the "loading" message just sat there & spun around. So I tried IE separately. The game came up with no problem. Could my integrated browser be fouled up? I don't have a problem getting into other websites. Judy

I don't know about incompatibility--that sounds like a copout. I just think that the AOL software and an integrated browser are too much if you use both for any length of time. Some of the Facebook and apps features just work better with Firefox and/or Chrome. They are both faster and more secure than IE in any form (including on AOL). Joan In a message dated 1/28/2010 3:19:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Aphouser@aol.com writes: I run my Face Book on Mozilla and it is much faster and better. I've been bold by a computer tech there is an incompatibility between Face Book and AOL. Hugs Pat Arden and Pat Houser Pahrump NV History Buff May God continue to bless America

Please feel free to ask if you have any question on using Firefox along with AOL and its browser. I think that topic IS relevant to this list since using a stand-alone browser is a "new" experience for many AOLers but with some of these social networking sites where security is an issue and some features are very "intense" and often too much for the integrated browser if heavily used -- so I don't mind this being discussed on the list if you need help. Joan In a message dated 1/28/2010 11:21:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Frty9rgal@aol.com writes: Thanks Joan. I'll try Firefox, I guess. Judy

I run my Face Book on Mozilla and it is much faster and better. I've been bold by a computer tech there is an incompatibility between Face Book and AOL. Hugs Pat Arden and Pat Houser Pahrump NV History Buff May God continue to bless America In a message dated 1/27/2010 8:34:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Frty9rgal@aol.com writes: Ever since I've signed up for Facebook, AOL has been running erratically. Very slow to load web pages sometimes. I'm on dial up, with 9.0 SE & Windows XP. Also, the last few days, I haven't been able to get into Pogo games. It says 'loading' but never completes. Yesterday, I decided to try IE's separate browser & I was able to load the game. I've cleaned out my cache, temp files, history, & Java cache daily. Also defragged every few days. Any ideas? Judy ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Joan. I'll try Firefox, I guess. Judy

Shouldn't make a difference at all. You will just have up to 4 GB of room to back up to the DVD, as opposed to 700 - 800 MB on a CD. Jan - IL In a message dated 1/27/2010 4:45:48 P.M. Central Standard Time, Merrittrfl@aol.com writes: Does anyone know if I can backup my Family Tree Maker information onto a DVDR rather than a CDR? Does it make any difference? Thanks Sandy

Does anyone know if I can backup my Family Tree Maker information onto a DVDR rather than a CDR? Does it make any difference? Thanks Sandy

Judy- Simple solution: Facebook and its apps will ONLY interfere with the AOL software if you use the integrated AOL browser for Facebook and its apps. Use Firefox or Chrome or ANY other independent browser other than IE and you won't have any trouble at all with AOL. Joan In a message dated 1/27/2010 11:35:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Frty9rgal@aol.com writes: Ever since I've signed up for Facebook, AOL has been running erratically. Very slow to load web pages sometimes. I'm on dial up, with 9.0 SE & Windows XP. Also, the last few days, I haven't been able to get into Pogo games. It says 'loading' but never completes. Yesterday, I decided to try IE's separate browser & I was able to load the game. I've cleaned out my cache, temp files, history, & Java cache daily. Also defragged every few days. Any ideas? Judy

Ever since I've signed up for Facebook, AOL has been running erratically. Very slow to load web pages sometimes. I'm on dial up, with 9.0 SE & Windows XP. Also, the last few days, I haven't been able to get into Pogo games. It says 'loading' but never completes. Yesterday, I decided to try IE's separate browser & I was able to load the game. I've cleaned out my cache, temp files, history, & Java cache daily. Also defragged every few days. Any ideas? Judy

I use AOL 8.0. Beginning yesterday, when I try to check my Spam Folder, I get a message that my software does not support this feature and recommends that I upgrade to a later version of AOL. Is this part of AOL's continued efforts to make everyone use the latest versions?? I am very unhappy with this latest change. Thanks, Sara

Also, IE is a part of Windows--so it shouldn't be uninstalled under any circumstances. The AOL browser still can be used and has its purpose--but it doesn't have to be your only browser. Joan In a message dated 1/25/2010 2:00:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Utahn1@aol.com writes: The only time uninstalling Google Chrome would make a mess of things is if you checked the box to make Google Chrome your default browser. I did not do that. I have Internet Explorer, Microsoft Firefox and Google Chrome installed. Uninstalling any of them would not be a problem except for Internet Explorer as I need that one for AOL to function. Ruth Cherecwich

The only time uninstalling Google Chrome would make a mess of things is if you checked the box to make Google Chrome your default browser. I did not do that. I have Internet Explorer, Microsoft Firefox and Google Chrome installed. Uninstalling any of them would not be a problem except for Internet Explorer as I need that one for AOL to function. Ruth Cherecwich In a message dated 1/25/2010 10:55:29 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, Lawcoloreman@aol.com writes: I have been warned that you should not try to uninstall the Google Chrome browser after it is installed, because it will make a real mess of your computer. A fellow OGS board member had just spent most of a day wiping his hard drive and reinstalling everything else after accidentally installing Chrome due to a permission hidden in the fine print on something else. Be careful what you install and read all that legalize. Don Clark In a message dated 1/25/2010 12:03:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, aolers-rootsweb-request@rootsweb.com writes: Subject: Re: [AOL-RW] IE update from Microsoft today To: aolers-rootsweb@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <2440a.ddd3f68.388c755e@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Joan, You can also try Google Chrome which is considered even better than Firefox. Ruth ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message