LR2.3 change of External editor

from LR it is possible to use an external editor. As I had Element 6 installed on my PC beforehand, the default external editor has been set by LR to Element 6. I am using a second editor of choice Lightzone from Lightcraft.
Having expanded my Leica equipement with the M8, I have now also some need to use Capture one.
Is there any possibility to change the default setting on Lightroom to avoid having Element 6 as the first editor of choice and use the Capture One instead ?
Has anybody an idea on how to proceed. Any help is appreciated. Thanks a lot. ... Francois

Hal, thank you for this response. Yes I tried. However, the Elements 6 editor seems to be "hard coded" and cannot be changed. I would like to have either Lightzone or Capture One as external editor available, as I use only seldom the Elements 6.
Any idea how to do it? De-install Elements 6, LR2.3 and then re-install LR2.3 ?
With my best regards..... Francois

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