Currently under RC 7100, IE 8 64bit "Options" menu states that IE 8 64bit cannot be default browser. I understand that with the full release of Windows 7, IE 8 32bit will be the default browser. But can one change this to IE 8 64bit under the full release of Windows 7? Or will the release candidate limitation still apply until some later date?

just use the 64bit of firefox.. you can make that one default... fast too... the only downside of using 64bit browsers is no 64bit flash.

just use the 64bit of firefox.. you can make that one default... fast too... the only downside of using 64bit browsers is no 64bit flash. For example, on a dial-up connection, Firefox loads pages 3 times faster and downloads 1.5 KB faster than IE.Hello! Please try every solution given to your problem...and reply back with its results...Click here for my thread on Win7 min. system requirements - JoelbX

SlimBrowserdoes not care, whether 32 or 64 and it has some really neat functionalityJust another, that will go as default in 64, you might care to check into it.http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/ Drew - MS Partner / MS Beta Tester / Pres. Computer Issues

Currently under RC 7100, IE 8 64bit "Options" menu states that IE 8 64bit cannot be default browser. I understand that with the full release of Windows 7, IE 8 32bit will be the default browser. But can one change this to IE 8 64bit under the full release of Windows 7? Or will the release candidate limitation still apply until some later date? HiIn addition to the other information, we will not know the answer to your question until we get an official version of the RTM to test.Post againaround the first of next week.Thanks,Thank You for testing Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP