Learn How To Make AOL Desktop Gold As Default Browser Or Email Client – Steps

AOL Desktop is the internet suite version of AOL online services that has intriguing features like integration of web browser, media player and instant messenger together. The premium version of AOL Desktop is the Gold version with high end security from AOL.

It is advisable that in case you have premium subscription of Desktop Gold set AOL desktop Gold as default browser. The steps for the procedure are jotted below.

Set Desktop Gold your default browser or client mail 

• To begin with open Desktop Gold

• Login desktop gold account by entering your username and password

• On the upper ribbon click on settings option

• Go to the general tab

• Click on the Make default option to make AOL Desktop Gold your default browser or email client.

•      In the new window that opens up from the default apps tab click to the Web browser or on Email section and from their select AOL desktop gold from the drop-down list

• Now save the changes

• Enjoy the integrated suite facility of media player with browser on AOL desktop Gold. 

Problems and their quick fixes

In some cases when you can't set AOL Desktop Gold as Default Browser or the look or functionality of browser has changed to a considerable extent it is advised that you reset the browser back to its default version. The steps to reset are as follows:

   1.  Clear all the cache memories in your default web browser: To do so follow the given steps:

Caches are temporary web files that allow the site to download data faster for future sessions. These data are recreated every time you visit the web page however at times these files gets corrupted causing browser to freeze or session becoming unresponsive

ü To delete cache from computer:

Ø Open the browser

Ø Go to settings according to your browser

Ø Click on more tools

Ø Clear browsing data

Ø At the top you will find a time reference, select All time option

Ø Then click on Cookies and other sites data checkbox and also Cached images and files checkbox

Ø Choose Clear data option

   2.     In case you are unable to access Control Panel, WHM or webmail using the AOL built-in browser follow the given steps:

ü Sign in with AOL username and password

ü Press Ctrl+K

ü A command box will appear type “browser fix”  as two separate words and then click enter

ü In the next dialogue box locate “(0)”somewhere in the bottom of the dialog box.

ü The appeared dialog box will have instructions like the AOL software is ready to setup and hence Tunneling is turned on, click ok for rebooting your computer to make the changes take effect.(0)

ü In case it shows (1) then again go back to the command box and type browser fix and press enter

ü Reboot your system

ü Restart and login

Make sure during AOL reboot and restart, the software is closed.

In any case, you are unable to set Desktop gold as default browser, download AOL Desktop gold again from a reliable source and reinstall the program.