Changing my web browser in Netbeans 6.9.1

Question

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?

Glary

Answer 1

In the file C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.8\etc\netbeans.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.

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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.

Grower

Yes, i've just tried and was successful. I expanded my answer above – Grower

Answer 2

In case someone came across the same problem for Netbeans 8.2: it is under

Run> Set Project Browser > Chrome

(You can choose other browsers of course!)

Sustenance

Answer 3

nope cannot change this....the edit menu for a custom browser does not respond...u have to create a custom firefox.exe thats starts up the required browser.exe.

Mihrab