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How do I make FireFox my default browser?

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roshpina
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Simply that. My OS is Windows XP and on the control panel it only enables setting Internet Explorer as the default browser (or not) - but doesn't give other browser options, even though they are downloaded. So how do I set Firefox as my default browser

Simply that. My OS is Windows XP and on the control panel it only enables setting Internet Explorer as the default browser (or not) - but doesn't give other browser options, even though they are downloaded. So how do I set Firefox as my default browser

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Kadir Topal
Kadir Topal
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Hi there, it's really simple and you can do it from Firefox itself: Make Firefox your default browser

Kadir Topal
Kadir Topal
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By the way, your Firefox version seems extremely outdated. You should update to the latest version as soon as possible, as you are vulnerably for security exploits otherwise. Here is how to update Firefox: Update Firefox to the latest release