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Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit 2 GB RAM Duo 1.6MHz processors

Since upgrading from Vista to Win 7 File Hippo Update Checker no longer works? It appears to go through the motions of checking the software because the popup window appears but it never fires up the results in a browser which it used to do in Vista.

It simply does nothing after the initial popup window appears and disappears.

Have tried uninstall/reinstall with no joy.

Any ideas?

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Do you have a default browser set? If you press Windows Key + R (or click start and type in Run") and put in a web address like http://www.google.com, does it launch a browser?

I don't know what browser you use, but if nothing appears when you try running a web address, do the following steps to set Internet Explorer as your default browser:


  2. If a message is displayed asking if you want Internet Explorer to be your default browser, click Yes. That's all you need to do.


  4. Click the Programs tab, and then click Make default.
  5. Click OK, and then close Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer is now the default web browser.

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Thanks for the reply. Yes setting a default browser has done the trick –  Paul Jan 1 '10 at 13:10

You need to turn off User Account Control.

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Can't agree with you, I'm using Win7 and my FileHippo Update Checker works fine. Other than that, check if you have set a default browser.

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