How do you make Google Chrome your browser?

Howdi, when I downloaded Chrome for the first time the icon for it appeared on my opening page on my computer when I next switched it on.

You then have to click that icon to open it - instead of whatever icon is already there for whatever browser you were previously using.

^^^ fecking legend.

thanks for this but he downloaded google chrome sometime ago but can't get it to act as his browser. he wants to make this his default browser but just can't! help.....

uninstall IE

ta how

Do I just to Uninstall programs and then hit on Internet Exploer, simple as that?

using ccleaner is the easiest way, but i doubt you have that.


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http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-Internet-Explorer-Completely

I don't understand then Howdi.

I still have IE available if I wanted to use that as my browser but I click on the Chrome icon because I use that now.

Are you sure he isn't automatically opening IE (or whatever he usually uses) and then thinks it will switch to Chrome?
It doesn't. He has to click the Chrome icon to open it.

You can use whichever browser you want from your home page. You could download all of them - but they'll only open when you click on them to start them up.

i would think so howdi

which operating system is he using? windows 7, XP or vista?

vista pal

I'm on Vista.

To automatically make Chrome your browser just click on the Chrome icon and don't click on the IE one (or any others).

It really is that simple.

Get in here stow judge :)

he's going mental been at it for 4 hours my dad

1) do NOT uninstall IE.

2) to make chrome the default browser -- start chrome and then, from menu (icon looks like three lines, top right) choose settings (near the bottom of the list) and then look for "default browser".

3) as Tommy Toes suggests, make sure your dad is clicking on the chrome icon and not the IE icon, which some people treat as meaning "the internet in general" -- your default  browser is the one used if you click on links in an email, say, not the one that will be used if you click on the IE or Firefox icon. In other words, it is the browser used when you don't tell Windows which browser to use.

ill try that x

Thanks Ramruma.

start - default programs
set program access and computer defaults
custom
choose chrome as your default browser
click on ok

Associate a file type or protocol with a program
double click on .htm and select chrome
do the same with .html
close

if you both download and install team viewer (free) you cab connect to his pc and do it for me
a code is displayed on the software on opening and this allows you to connect using the number on his pc

http://www.teamviewer.com/

can

do it for him

im off to do it for him ffs

thanks lads

You might have to right click on the chrome icon and run as administrator to be able to change it to your default browser from within chrome.

3 clicks is all it takes;

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95417?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=3421437

chrome sucks imo ,slow and not the best for bf imo