Goes to IE--I want Opera

This is driving me crazyl Sometimes, when I click a link in an email I have received, or on a website, it takes me to Internet Explorer. But my default browser is Opera. Can I do anything to make the link use Opera?

 

What Windows version are you using (including service pack)?

On Vista:

Have you tried going (in Internet Explorer) to Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, Set Programs button at the bottom, and changing your preferences there? I believe XP is similar.

 

I'm using XP on my desktop computer and Vista on my laptop, both with the latest service pak. On the Internet Options, I found the place for choosing default programs. Firefox is listed as a choice in addition to IE, but not Opera or any other browsers.

 

Yes, custom is clicked. On mine, Opera is the default browser, so maybe that's why it doesn't show up. But still, some links go to IE.

 

To mcsmc

quote: "Have you tried going (in Internet Explorer) to Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, Set Programs button at the bottom, and changing your preferences there? I believe XP is similar."
XP is different. It doesn't have the Set Programs button at the bottom of the Programs page.

 

Re: To mcsmc

Well, XP still has a default program settings... I believe there is a link to it in the Start menu called "Set Program Access and Defaults". I forget where exactly in the Start menu it is.

This article might help you: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332003

 

Also, if you're using an email program (not web email access), you have to ensure that the settings in your email program reflect your browser preference. Some email programs will automatically use IE until you tell them to use something else.

 

Re: To mcsmc

The Microsoft article you gave me the link for was just the ticket for XP on my desktop computer. Thanks a lot. I found that IE was listed as the default browser, even though Opera really is. It had an option for Opera which I clicked. I reckon that will work. Thanks a million.

 

To LauraR

Under Choose a default web browser, the options are:
Use my current website
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
I don't understand the first option. A website is not a web browser, is it?
But since Opera is not listed, I chose the first option.

Under Choose a default e-mail program, the options are:
Use my current e-mail program
Windows Mail
And I don't understand these because Vista comes with Windows Mail and that's what I'm using, so that is "my current e-mail program." Anyway, I chose the first option.

 

Re: To mcsmc

You're welcome.