Changing my web browser in Netbeans 6.9.1

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I have Netbeans 6.9.1 and I want to change the default browser to Chrome. I have seen a thread that says for Netbeans 6.5, it can be configured from `Tools > Options > General` but the problem is I can't find Options in my Tools tab because I am not using that version. Anyone know how to do this with Netbeans 6.9.1?

Accepted Answer

In the file `C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.8\etc
etbeans.conf`, add the following line to the `netbeans_default_options` properties:

```
-J-Dorg.netbeans.modules.extbrowser.UseDesktopBrowse=true 
```

Then set Chrome as the default browser.

Alternative method (tried this with Netbeans 7.1):

Open `Tools > Options` and you should see this:

Click the edit button. Then click on the add button. A new browser named "External Browser" will be shown. You can rename it to Chrome, then change the "Process" field to a path like this:

C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe (on my Windows 7)

In your case, you can right click on the Chrome icon and select the properties option (windows) and see where is the target path.

Changing my web browser in Netbeans 6.9.1

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