Phil
I think you probably have IE set up as your default browser, that would explain why IE opens up your Internet links in e-mail, etc. To change Netscape to your default browser, decipher the following steps (taken from Netscape FAQs):
help.netscape.com
Question:
How can I make Navigator 4.0x or Communicator the default browser?
Answer:
Normally, Communicator will check to make sure it is the defualt browser. If, however, you were asked, previously, if you wished to make Navigator your default browser, and you chose "No" after selecting "Do not perform this check in the future," Communicator will not check again. The instructions below will help you configure Communicator to check to see if it is the default browser.
Make sure that another browser is the default browser. If Communicator does not detect that another browser is configured as the default browser, these directions will not work properly. If Internet Explorer is the other browser on your computer, you can make it the default by doing the following:
Open the Windows 95 Control Panel by clicking the Windows Start button, Settings, and then Control Panel.
In the Control Panel, double-click the Internet icon.
Click the Programs tab.
Click the checkbox beside "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser".
Click OK.
Windows NT 4.0 users: If you are using the Internet Explorer 2.0 version which was installed with NT, open Internet Explorer, go to the View menu and choose Options, select the Programs tab and place a checkmark in the appropriate text box.
Launch Internet Explorer and make it the default browser if asked.
Make a backup copy of your Communicator preference file, prefs.js.
Close Internet Explorer and then double-click the My Computer shortcut on the Windows desktop.
Go to your Communicator user profile folder. By default, it will be located in:
C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\{your profile name}
Locate the prefs.js file (if you do not see prefs.js, locate the prefs file).
Click the prefs.js file so it is selected (do not double-click).
In the Edit menu of that window, select Copy.
In the File menu, select File, then New, and Folder.
Name the folder "Backup" (no quotation marks).
Open the Backup folder you just created by double-clicking it.
In the File menu, click Edit and then choose Paste.
You should now have a copy of your prefs.js file in a "Backup" folder.
Edit the prefs.js file to tell Communicator to verify that it is the default browser.
Close Communicator completely. This will not work if Communicator is open.
Open Windows Notepad. In order to do so, click the Windows Start button, Programs, Accessories, and then Notepad.
In Notepad, in the File menu, select Open.
Locate the prefs.js file in your user profile folder, click once on it to select it, then click Open.
Go to your Communicator user profile folder.
Next to "Files of type:" click the drop-down menu and choose "All Files (*.*)"
Click once on the prefs.js file and click Open.
You should now see the contents of the prefs.js file displayed in Notepad.
Find the following line:
user_pref("browser.wfe.ignore_def_check", true);
Change the true to false
Once you have done this, from the File menu, select Save.
In the File menu, select Exit to close Notepad.
Open Communicator. The following window should appear:
Navigator is no longer registered to handle Internet Shortcuts. Would you like to register Navigator as your default browser?
Click Yes to make Navigator your default browser (Navigator is a component of Communicator so this will make the Navigator component of Communicator the default browser). |
