Default Browser... Broken

So after the 2.2 update was installed my default browser just won't launch. It tries and then
"Sorry! The application Internet (process com.android.browser) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. "
Anyone able to help out, I really would prefer the default browser over an App which may get dropped by it's developers.
Thanks in advance.

Jarli wrote:
Awesome thank you!
Just curious what step worked for you that I mentioned?
P.S: I am not a fan of the Dolphin Browser because it is too big

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