Due to a recent agreement put in place with the European authorities and Microsoft all users of Microsoft Windows are being offered a free choice of which browser they wish to have installed as the default. Whilst you have this Browser choice today, it does make it a simple operation for even the novice user to change.
What does it apply to ?
This applies to all versions of Windows from Windows XP SP2 onwards (which is probably 98% of the currently installed windows base).
So how does all this happen ?
The Browser Choice Update, as it is affectionately being called, will automatically be installed on your computer with “Windows Update” and should automatically prompt you with the Launch Screen at the next restart. As is usual with wide-scale updates, the actual update is staggered over a number of weeks so don’t panic if it doesn’t appear immediately. After downloading the update and restarting your computer, you'll automatically be shown the Browser Choice screen (see below), and you can then select and install the browser(s) you want to use.
The Browser Choice update doesn't add or remove any programs from your computer. If you’re using Windows 7 and Internet Explorer is your default browser, the update will unpin the Internet Explorer icon from your taskbar although Internet Explorer will still be available from your Start menu, and you can choose to pin it back on your taskbar.
The actual installation is really a matter of following instructions.
