help with google chrome please?

[Abd Yazid M]

I noticed that there were quite a few threads in the offical Google Chrome group with people asking about how to set Google Chrome as the default web browser on Windows Vista machines. There have been a mixture of responses here and there, but I never found one to work for me. It has been a few weeks searching for a solution. Google Chrome really appeals to me but I have never been able to set it as my default browser. I have tried on three different computers, two of which run Windows Vista. The third computer running Windows XP, I had no issues with.

1.Right Click on the Google Chrome Desktop Shortcut icon and view Properties.

2.Click the “Compatibility” Tab and check, “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” and in the drop down menu select, “Windows XP (Service Pack 2)”.

3. In the Privlege Level Section, check, “Run this program as an administrator” and then Click apply and then ok.

4. Open Google Chrome using the Desktop Shortcut Icon. A “User Account Control” window will pop up, simply allow access.

5. You will experience a “Windows - Application Error” with the following or similiar message: “The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate the application.” Simply click the OK button.

6. Google Chrome will load but the screen will display, “Aw, Snap! Something went wrong while displaying this webpage. To continue, press Reload or go to another page.” From this point, simply click the TOOLS icon.

7. After you click the TOOLS option, then proceed to click the “Make Google Chrome my default browser” button. After doing so, The text above should appear green with the following message, “The default browser is currently Google Chrome.”

8. Close The Window and then Close Google Chrome.

9. Right Click on the Google Chrome Desktop Shortcut icon and view Properties.

10. Click the Compatibility Tab and UNCHECK the “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” option.

11. In the “Privlege Level” section, UNCHECK the “Run this program as an administrator” option.

12. Click “Apply” and then click, “OK”.

13. Double The Google Chrome Desktop Shortcut icon and enjoy using Google Chrome.

Hope this works for you… it worked for me, but I am by far from being an expert in any form of programming or Google Chrome Tweaking. I am just very happy to finally have it set as my default browser. Sometimes little things like this bug me. Finally I can truly give Google Chrome a run for its money and see what it is all about.