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Re: [LUG] OT: Browser choice screen update

 

On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:21:44 +0000
Terry Hill wrote:

> I fired up the remaining XP machine in the house today, and got the
> latest set of updates, one of which is kb976002.
> 
> Once it's installed, it's non-removable apparently.
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976002
> 
> http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-8-Windows-7-Vista-and-XP-to-Get-Choice-Screen-for-the-Default-Browser-129930.shtml
> 
> I took a look at the update link, from what I can gather, it asks me
> if I want to choose IE as my default browser or another one.
> 
> Can't see if it actually removes IE from my installation though or
> just forces me to answer a question that I answered a long time ago
> when I decided to stop using IE...

Interestingly I just did a Microsoft Update for the version of Windows
7 I have in a virtual machine... this particular update is available
but was not selected by default.  I had to click on the "other updates"
but to select it.

Grant.

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