Internet Starter Kit Opens URL in Default Browser

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Starter Kit version 2.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you click a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 demonstration started by the Microsoft Internet Starter Kit, the default installed browser displays the page.

For example, if Netscape Navigator is your default Internet browser and you click a URL using the More History or Open Favorites command in the Internet Explorer 2.0 demonstration, Netscape Navigator displays the page, not Internet Explorer.

CAUSE

When you click More History or Open Favorites, Internet Explorer starts Windows Explorer. When you double-click a URL, Windows Explorer starts the program that is associated with .htm files.

Note that if your default installed browser is associated with other file types, such as .gif or .jpg files, opening these files with Windows Explorer also launches your default installed browser.

The Internet Starter Kit is not designed to change file associations for programs that are already installed.

MORE INFORMATION

The icon that appears beside a URL in My Computer and Windows Explorer is the icon for the Internet browser that is associated with these files. If you install Internet Explorer 2.0 from the Internet Starter Kit, you are prompted whether you want to change your default Internet browser to Internet Explorer. If you click Yes, the file types associated with your previous default Internet browser are associated with Internet Explorer.