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174788 2003-09-12 08:43:00 After reading the "Window on the web" aticale in the September PC World I decided to try Opera.. I really like it.. but i have one question.. is there anyway I can get it so that when i click in a link in MSN Messenger it opens it in Opera... I have already set Opera as my defalt web browers.. but the links still open in MSN messenger IE..

Please help..
vaughan.hale (4554)
174789 2003-09-12 10:36:00 thats microsoft for you............:( tweak'e (174)
174790 2003-09-13 04:02:00 I wouldn't actually blame microsoft totally in this case. If you go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Set program access and defaults, and click the arrows to expand the custom section, you'll see that opera isn't listed under the web browser section. Mozilla is however and when I click links in messenger they open up in Mozilla just fine. :)

Checking hotmail email still opens up IE though... :-/
AlexF (2316)
174791 2003-09-13 05:03:00 alexF......what OS?

i think it also depends on what ver of messenger to. i had one ver which opened in default browser but a later ver would only open in IE.
tweak'e (174)
174792 2003-09-13 05:19:00 Mines XP Pro SP1, Mozilla 1.5a, Messenger 6.0.0602.
Also works with Mozilla 1.4, Messenger 6.0.0503 on Win2k SP4. :)
AlexF (2316)
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