Could not open default web browser after installing IE8

Asked By jesphya 220 points N/A Posted on - 06/21/2011

Hi ,

I want some suggestions for solving my problem .When I am trying to download IE8, after download during installation the message came "could not open your default web browser." What can I do? Can anybody suggest me?How can I close my all browser? Please describe step by step.

Thanks.

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Answered By obbitha1 0 points N/A #127739

Could not open default web browser after installing IE8

 

Hi Jesphya

At first it is necessary to verify that no browser is currently running in RAM, to make sure of that, start the task manager of your operating system (to start it you have to click both buttons simultaneously Ctrl and Alt keys, then hold the button pressed and press the Delete key on your keyboard), once the task manager window is open, on the Processes tab you through the list of processes running, if you notice a similarity between one process and the name of one of your browsers, then you click above then you click the Stop button at the bottom of the process window. Once you have closed all suspicious processes you run Setup again and normally it will go

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