Re: How to make IE accept it is NOT the default browser?

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:30:01 +0530

Here you go!

How to configure Internet Explorer to open Office documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=162059

Note that .CSV also opens with Excel. 

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table: 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp
"Shakey" <shakey@sonic.net> wrote in message news:%23J$FNereEHA.396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Sorry PA Bear but I miss your point.
No third party plugin is necessary to download .CSV files in any browser to
my knowledge. Also other users download this file successfully using IE6.
Are you saying that something in my Netscape program "not active" is causing
the problem in IE6?
Mel S.
"PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:erPASEpeEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303401
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> Shakey wrote:
> > If I click on the "download data" button on the site the csv file starts
> > downloading but never completes forcing me to ctrl-alt-del. The same
> > button in Netscape downloads the csv file without further prompts and
> > opens it in Excel.
> > In neither program am I prompted "file or open".
> > Mel S.
> > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:OfUuCSQeEHA.2440@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Mel,
> >
> > The File associations are modified by the browser you install and the OS
> > takes those values.What happens when you try to download the file .CSV
> > format? Do you get a Open/Save as prompt?
> >
> > --
> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Shell/User
> > http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
> >
> > Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp
> >
> > "Shakey" <shakey@sonic.net> wrote in message
> > news:OPkHRuNeEHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Could you please tell me more about your comment
> > "Next, it's the duty of your alternate browser to handle the file
> > associations."
> > I thought that file associations were handled by the operating system,
Win
> > 98SE for me, but I can not download some .CSV files in IE6 that I can in
> > NS. Thank you
> > Mel S.
> >
> > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:O128MOwdEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Normanw,
> >
> > Open Internet Explorer, Tools, Internet Options.
> > In the Programs tab, uncheck the option "Internet Explorer should check
to
> > see........."
> >
> > Next, it's the duty of your alternate browser to handle the file
> > associations.
>