Chrome as default browser

I am trying to make Google Chrome my default browser. Even though I set it as my default in Safari, it never remains that way--it always asks to be set as the default.
How do I make Google Chrome the default browser?

Hmmm, one of 2 things...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions...
Reset Launch Services...
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetlaunchservices.html#Anchor-Reset-47857
Reboot.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.
If that doesn't allow the setting to stick, I suspect your user's pref Safari.plist

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Tthey are minimized somewhere but how can to maximize them.
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Hope the following helps to make things clearer.
When I left click Safari or Google Chrome in my Dock, neither expands. When I then right click wither one in teh Dock, a dialog box pops up which gives me the option to close them, which implies that they are in fact open.
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Chrome as default browser and Adobe Shared Review

Below is a comment from one of my SMEs who is involved in one of my Adobe Shared Reviews.
SME Comment: I am about 1/3 done. I have Google Chrome as my default browser. Clicking on the link brings up the document in the browser. You have to select "open as pdf" to get the commenting tool bars. I am using adobe reader 11 and it fails frequently. If you use this, make sure you publish your comments frequently, because you lose everything when it fails.
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Regards,

Personally, I'd monitor to see what the application sets when applying the browser as your default on any other machine. Then check to see if it's getting set correctly on login. If it's not, force these to carry over using a UEM, Package, GPO, Script or
whatever you have at your disposal.
There may be a policy which blocks users from changing default progams.
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Love the browser hate the intolerance of different views I made chrome my default browser today Mike Watkins

changed my browser today to chrome I will miss firefox

I will just leave these two links for you to read.
*https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/04/05/faq-on-ceo-resignation/
*http://blog.gerv.net/2014/04/your-ire-is-misdirected/

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Hello everyone,
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I created a word document with hyperlinks. When my default browser is Chrome the hyper links work. When the default browser is Safari, the hyperlinks bring to pages that just lines and lines of symbols. I need these links to work in both browsers. Any ideas?

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Unable to use interective photo galleries (i.e. New York Times' before/after Japan tsunami damages, and others, also in NYT website) Had to use Google Chrome, even though not my default browser.

On 03/13/2011, I could not use an interactive photo gallery in the New York Times website. I had a slide on each picture which showed the before and after the tsunami damage, in Japan.
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I had the same problem with the photo gallery of dresses during and after the Oscar event.

That site relies upon JavaScript to use the before and after feature. Make sure JavaScript is enabled, to do that open the Options window, go to the Content panel and make sure "Enable JavaScript" is selected.
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Thanks for your response. I think it was my error in that I did not define the problem properly. Indeed Chrome is my default browser. And Maverick does not have a "next line" to default to Google. I can do that in the Chrome settings.
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How to auto login to facebook using "chrome.exe or default browser" .

how to auto login to facebook using "chrome.exe or default browser" .

Please see the Facebook API for information on automating Facebook. If you have a specific VB question, please create a new post which includes detail about your application and the specific problem you
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All the embedded links open Firefox instead of Chrome. I double-checked that Chrome was my default and whenever I open a link, Firefox notifies me that it's not my default browser and asks if I want to make it my default. I also have other Chrome tabs open if that makes a difference.

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*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options

Is there any way to organize bookmarks into folders? Is there a way to import bookmarks from another (default) browser (besides the native browser or Chrome) ?

I have quite a few bookmarks in my current default browser (CM Browser) and don't relish the thought of manually recreating them all. I also want to keep them organized by categories. The folder system is very helpful.

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Launch Internet Explorer from PDF instead default browser chrome

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I use Firefox as my default browser but, on any site, keep getting some words underlined in green from which an ad pops up. Really peeing me off! Doesn't happen on IE or Chrome. How can I stop this?

I use Firefox as my default browser but, on any site, keep getting some words underlined in green from which an ad pops up. Really peeing me off! Doesn't happen on IE or Chrome. How can I stop this?

From what you have described, I don't think you are ever going to pick that up as malware at all. But I did look at the site you mentioned in Google Chrome, and in IE9. First thought was maybe Chrome suppresses it, but that would be contrary to trying to convince you that their AdSense or IntelliTXT is "helping" you.
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In IE although I can only see "It appea" because the font is too large and text does not wrap it does actually say "It appears you are connected to the Internet, but you might want to try to reconnect to the Internet."
I would certainly suggest installing "Adblock Plus" extension and the "Easylist (USA)" filter subscription -- links are in the links previously provided, and installing the hosts file as well also in the links.
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Good grief... my email program PostBox is now using Chrome as its default browser. I want to use FireFox. Where is the setting that I have to change?

All I want to do is make FireFox my default browser for everything. Right now the email program is using Chrome, it didn't use to do this. It used to be FireFox and I want it back...

To answer the post title FireFox save all downloads automatically in the download folder, which you can find in the Documents folder. If you want to choose where to save your downloads go to tools>options>check always ask me where to save files.
Secondly, I am assuming you have IE 8 installed as this is the only version that supports this fix that is currently not in beta. Go to control panel>internet options>advanced tab and reset the settings at the bottom. This may or may not fix the problem but it is a good first step.

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