Netscape question

[TheGameIs21]

I have IE setup as my default browser and I want to keep it that way. I have one site that needs Netscape and I have a shortcut on my desktop to that site. How do I setup the shortcut to open in netscape?

 

[canyouhelpme]

open you window explorer
go to look for the file netscape.exe and drag it out to your desktop

should be in
c:\program_file\netscape\communicator\program

 

[TheGameIs21]

Thanks. I understand how to make a shortcut to netscape. What I am trying to do is have a shortcut to a URL that is on my desktop open in Netscape while IE is my default browser.

 

[WileCoyote]

this is a sort of indirect fix to the problem

bookmark the site in IE
go to your favorites dir and copy the bookmark to wherever you want
create a unique file extension.... like "NetscapeWebsite.BLAH"
then hold down shift and rightclick the file and "Open With" Netscape
all files with .blah will then be opened by netscape

a more practical extension would be something like .netscape ... just choose one that wont be normally used by files and anytime you need a website to be opened up by website, change the name of it in favorites to the custom extension. and it can be more than 3 letters.

 

[stndn]

assuming your netscape is installed in C:\Program Files\Netscape\, and the shortcut is pointing to http://some.website

right click on the shortcut, and click Properties
under shortcut tab, there should be a target with the value "http://some.website"

edit the target to include "C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe" at the beginning

so the final target is:
"C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe" "http://some.website"

don't forget you will need the quotes to make it "valid shortcut"

and btw, you can do that for *any* program you want to use to open *any* shortcut (assuming the program can open that type of file)


and of course, easier solution is to make netscape your default browser, although i don't think you have any plans to do it 😉

have fun 🙂
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[bub]

An easier way might be: Open Netscape, click on Edit>Preferences>Navagator>"Start in home page", and then right below, enter address of the site.