Change your default browser

Microsoft Windows uses the default Web browser setting when you click links in a document or on a Web page. Windows uses Microsoft Internet Explorer by default, but you can change to a different browser if you want to.

To change from Internet Explorer to another browser, do one of the following:

• If you haven't installed another browser, do that first. During installation, most browsers display a message asking if you want to use that browser as the default browser.

• If the browser that you want to use is already installed, open it. You should see a message asking if you want to use that browser as the default browser. If you don't see the message, use the following instructions, but choose the browser that you want to use instead of Internet Explorer.

To make Internet Explorer your default Web browser

1. Open Internet Explorer. (Click Start, and then click Internet Explorer. If you don't see Internet Explorer on the Start menu, point to All Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.)

   • If a message appears asking if you want Internet Explorer to be your default browser, click Yes.

   • If a message does not appear, go to Step 2.

2. On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Set Program Access and Defaults.

   Note :-The Set Program Access and Defaults option is available only in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2.

3. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Custom, and then click the arrow to the right.

4. Under Choose a default Web browser, click Internet Explorer, and then click OK.

Tip:- If you have more than one Web browser installed, you can hide links to those browsers from the Start menu, the Windows taskbar, and your desktop by clearing the Enable access to this program check box.

Not able to send attachments - Virus error

This solution article provides information to users who are unable to send attachments in Windows Live Hotmail and are receiving a virus error. Large email attachments may cause the mail download to 'hang' or cause the message to get 'stuck' in the Outbox and result in an undeliverable message. A virus such as Happy99 may also prohibit you from sending email attachments

Symptoms:
Users might get an error stating that the file cannot be attached as it appears to be unsafe.

What does the error mean?
Hotmail helps protect your computer from virus attacks by scanning the attachments for virus in your incoming and outgoing e-mail messages.

When you try to attach a file to a Hotmail e-mail message, Hotmail automatically scans the file for viruses. If a virus is found, you cannot attach the infected file until the virus is removed.

What should you do?
If you are attaching a virus-free file and receiving a false virus notification, please check for the following:

1. Type of file (example: exe, pdf, doc etc). Please make sure that you are not trying to attach a file that is blocked by Hotmail.

2. Size of the attachment. Please note that if you have a Free account – you are only allowed to attach a file of size 10 MB per email message and if you have a paid account, then the limit is 20 MB.

How to configure an AOL e-mail account in Outlook Express

This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook Express to connect to an America Online (AOL) e-mail account.Until recently, AOL’s e-mail technology was not compatible with Outlook Express. AOL has now made it possible to configure later versions of Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and Microsoft Entourage to use AOL e-mail accounts.

AOL uses the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) protocol for incoming mail and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for outgoing mail. To configure Outlook Express to connect to an AOL e-mail account, follow these steps.

Step 1: Add the AOL e-mail account
To add an AOL e-mail account in Outlook Express, follow these steps:
1. Sign on to AOL.
2. Start Outlook Express. If Outlook Express is not your default e-mail client, you may be prompted to specify if you want to use Outlook Express as your default e-mail client. To select Outlook Express as your default e-mail client, click OK.
3. If you are prompted to type your name in the Display name box, click Cancel, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:
The new Internet account has not been created yet. Are you sure you want to exit the wizard?
4. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
05. Click Add, and then click Mail.
06. In the Display name box, type your name as you want it to appear on your outgoing e-mail messages, and then click Next.
07. In the E-mail address box, type your AOL e-mail alias. For example, type user@aol.com.
08. click Next.
09. In the My incoming mail server is a list, click IMAP.
10. In the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server box, type imap.aol.com.
11. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type smtp.aol.com, and then click Next.
12. In the Account name box, type your AOL account name.
13. In the Password box, type your AOL account password.
14. If you want Outlook Express to save your password, leave the Remember password check box selected.
15. Click Next, and then click Finish.

Step 2: Configure the AOL e-mail account
After you add the AOL e-mail account, you must configure this account in Outlook Express. To do this, follow these steps:
1.When you return to the Internet Accounts dialog box after you complete the steps from the "Step 1: Add the AOL e-mail account" section, click the Mail tab.

Note If the Internet Accounts dialog box is not open, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
2.On the Mail tab, click the AOL account that you added, and then click Properties.
3.Click the Servers tab, and then click to select the My server requires authentication check box.
4.Click Apply, and then click the Advanced tab.
5.In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, type 587.

Note By default, the SMTP port number is 25.
6.Click Apply, and then click the IMAP tab.
7.Click to clear the Store special folders on IMAP server check box, click Apply, and then click OK.
8.Click Apply, and then click OK.
9.Click Close. If you receive the following message, click Yes: