>> If this is checked, does that mean Windows will popup a dialog box at
>> certain times?
Yes, Internet Explorer will display this dialog when it senses that it's no
longer the default browser:
Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser. Would you like to
make it your default browser?
[-/] Always perform this check when starting Internet Explorer.
>> In what instances should this happen?
The above dialog is triggerred when one the following settings are modified
by a third-party browser:
"URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol"
"URL:File Transfer Protocol"
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"Richard Fangnail" <richardfangnail@excite.com> wrote in message
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>I was confused about the Internet Options (Programs tab) that has the
> check box for:
>
> "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default
> browser"
>
> If this is checked, does that mean Windows will popup a dialog box at
> certain times? In what instances should this happen?
>
> Or does it simply mean IE SHOULD BE the default browser from now on?
>
