KB200988 - XCLN: OL98 ODK: Netscape No Longer Default Browser After Installation

Article ID: 200988

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

Microsoft Outlook 98 Deployment Kit
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q200988

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

On client systems with Netscape 4.05 installed as the default browser, the Outlook 98 Deployment Kit (ODK) installs the Internet Explorer as the default browser after the system is rebooted and Internet Explorer configures itself.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, make the following registry changes in the systems registry. Afterwards, the system will not check to see which application is the default browser.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Check_Associations=No

Additional query words: ODK, OL98, Netscape

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