How to launch browser mode by default in older versions of Nautilus

Older versions of **nautilus** (such as on Red Hat 5 / RHEL 5) don't have the option **"Always use browser"** under edit->preferences->behavior. That option isn't added to the gui-based preferences menu until later. This leaves you stuck only launching visual mode windows by double-clicking. This is annoying when you want to open the browser window but forget to do the extra step of right clicking and selecting **"Browse Folder"**. How can you configure **nautilus** to launch browser mode on double click if the **"Always use browser"** option isn't appearing?