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PART I
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INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, AND CUSTOMIZATION
top of the All Programs menu. Click one of these icons or open the Control
Panel and click the icon in the left-hand column.
Figure 3.19. The Set Program Access and Defaults dialog box lets you specify non-Microsoft programs
to use for key Internet functions.
There are three configuration radio buttons listed. The first is the nothing-
but-Microsoft option. In essence, you tell Windows that, no matter what else
is installed on your machine, you want to use only Microsoft products. Your
other programs are still available, but the related program associations remain
with Microsoft applications, and the pinned applications on the Start menu
belong to Microsoft.
The second option is the anything-but-Microsoft option, where you tell
Windows that you want to use your non-Microsoft browsers, media players, and
instant messengers. However, this is a “scorched earth” option; all references
to Microsoft applications in the Start menu (and program associations) are
removed. The applications are still on disk, and can be restored by coming
back to this dialog box, but otherwise it’s as if they were never on your system.
The Custom option lets you mix and match between the two. For exam-
ple, you can choose a non-Microsoft browser as your default but still allow
access to Internet Explorer. If you choose not to allow access to a program, it
may not work, even if you click on the program’s executable. Be careful if
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