Outlook email URL link opens AOL not Explorer. How can I Change th
I use to use AOL as my main internet program. I recently switched to Comcast Highspeed and I use outlook for e-mails. When I click on a URL in my Outlook e-mail, AOL opens, instead of Internet Explorer. How do I change this so that the URL opens Explorer and not AOL?
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Try setting IE as your default browser. In the Control Panel > Internet applet go to the Programs tab and make sure the "Internet Explorer should check to see if it is the default browser" box is checked then start IE and set it as the default if you're asked "seismicsixpack" <seismicsixpack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:63CCEDB2-CDCA-4E4B-8D96-D12FA4C3AF39@microsoft.com... >I use to use AOL as my main internet program. I recently switched to >Comcast > Highspeed and I use outlook for e-mails. When I click on a URL in my > Outlook > e-mail, AOL opens, instead of Internet Explorer. How do I change this so > that the URL opens Explorer and not AOL?
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