Setting default browser manually
You can manually set the default browser by selecting it as the the default program for individual file types and protocols, as follows:
- Windows XP and earlier: Open the Control Panel from the Windows Start menu.
- In Windows 2000 and earlier, or if Windows XP is using the Control Panel "Classic View": Click on "Folder Options -> File Types".
- In Windows XP, if using the Control Panel "Category View": Click on "Performance and Maintenance". Then, click on "File Types" in the left column under the heading "See Also".
- Windows 7 and Vista: Click the Start button, open "Default Programs" and then click "Associate a file type or protocol with a program". For detailed instructions, see the Microsoft article here for Vista or here for Windows 7. Note: On Windows Vista (or above), you may be unable to associate the HTTP HTTPS or FTP protocols with SeaMonkey because it does not appear as an available option. See this forum topic for additional information.
Assign the following protocols and file types to the browser you wish to set as default:
- URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP protocol)
- URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy (HTTPS protocol)
- URL:File Transfer Protocol {FTP protocol)
- HTML File
- HTM File (optional)
In Windows XP and earlier, you can find the URL protocols listed above in File Types, under extension "N/A" or "(NONE)".
Source: Default browser - MozillaZine Knowledge Base.
The article linked http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default addresses FILE associations, not protocol associations. There should not be any difficulty associating any protocol that is in the list with any program that Windows 7 accepts as fully functional -- but there does not appear to be any way to create a new protocol association for a protocol that isn't already in the default list.
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