How to set the default browser setting in Visual studio 2005

Dear sir,

In my project When I am trying to run the web application project I am Getting Error.

Cannot find the FireFox.exe.

But I want to make iexplore as default. For that what I want to do.

vijil jones

The default browser used will be whatever the default browser is for the OS AFAIK. I am aware of at least one problem where FireFox somehow hijacked my HTM files even though IE was set up as the default browser. I never did resolve that and eventually ended up uninstalling it.

However you don't have to use the default browser. In the settings for the web application you can specify what program to use explicitly. Sort of annoying that you'll have to do this each time you start a new project but it is better than nothing. It is available under the Web tab in the project properties. You'll have to specify the IE program and the arguments to use but it'll work. Ultimately though you should probably run IE and tell it to become the default browser if that is what you want to use.

Michael Taylor - 4/4/07

http://p3net.mvps.org

Dear TaylorMichaelL

I fail to find Web tab in the project properties. Please Guide me

vijil jones

Right-click one of the pages in your web project and select the "Browse with..." option. You'll be presented with a dialog that will allow you to set the default browser.

You said you had a web application project so you'll be able to find the tab in the project's property pages (right-click the project). However be aware that web application projects were added (back) in for SP1 of VS2005. The other option is to create a web site which is quite a bit different. In this case you will a small tree of options (rather than tabs). The Start Options is the same page.

Michael Taylor - 4/5/07

http://p3net.mvps.org

Right click on Project and than goto "BROWSE WITH..." select IE or your browser from list (do not forget to make it default. Otherwise it wont work"

It works

KR