Changing Default Browser ?

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badtzbadtz
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in macOS edited January 2014
For some reason, Chimera was working for awhile [a week] being set as my default browser in System Preferences.....



now, it changes to IE every bit or so.......



is there any way to make this a permanent change?



[browser wars = doesn't work in jag. i would prefer to not use a third party app]





if it helps, i'm obviously running jaguar, and i just deleted omniweb off [maybe omniweb's preferences are still around & causing this?]

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    jlljll Posts: 2,713member
    I think it's a bug in the latest builds of Chimera.
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    badtzbadtz Posts: 949member
    i hope so...



    i really hate clicking on urls & iChat/AIM links and IE opening up....



    not that i have anything against it, just that I want my preferred browser to open
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Do what I did:



    Put IE on a disk image and throw away the app. That way, the system CAN'T revert back to it. IMO, using the disk image is easier than stuffing or zipping the app.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    his dudenesshis dudeness Posts: 560member
    I erased IE. That did it.
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    hudsonhudson Posts: 22member
    [quote]Originally posted by badtz:

    <strong>For some reason, Chimera was working for awhile [a week] being set as my default browser in System Preferences.....



    now, it changes to IE every bit or so.......



    is there any way to make this a permanent change?



    [browser wars = doesn't work in jag. i would prefer to not use a third party app]





    if it helps, i'm obviously running jaguar, and i just deleted omniweb off [maybe omniweb's preferences are still around & causing this?]</strong><hr></blockquote>

    I found that if you move the location of a browser then Browser Wars is prone to becoming non-functional and OS X will revert to IE as your default. This has been my experience with 10.1.x and I don't have 10.2 yet. In your internet prefs, try selecting the browser by manually navigating to the app instead of via the choices added by Browser Wars.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    oblivionoblivion Posts: 11member
    How come changing the name of the app doesn't work? It looks like now if i move it or re-name it, X still finds it. Is this a feature of the file system?
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    goof-offgoof-off Posts: 7member
    Go into System Preferences/Internet/Web and choose the default browser you want to use.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    oblivionoblivion Posts: 11member
    [quote]Originally posted by Goof-Off:

    <strong>Go into System Preferences/Internet/Web and choose the default browser you want to use.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I know about that, what I mean was that the OS seems to be able to keep a link to the app even if you change the name/location.
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