[joebells]

Hi I install firefox by xcopying the firefox program files folder. I then install real alternative and quicktime alternative. But since firefox isn't really installed yet just copied to the program files folder the alternative programs don't install the plugins. I was wondering if there was a way to get around this?

[joebells]

well as I think about it I guess I could install everything as normal except for the two alternative programs. I could then have a batch open firefox.exe so that it opens and registers it self and all that good stuff then I could set run once keys for the alternative programs and then reboot. Wouldn't be the prettiest but it would work.

[RyanVM]

Just add the needed registry entries so Firefox registers as installed.

[prathapml]

The way to get those plug-ins work, and the registry values you need while on firefox (the version is old, but that's about it, so change numbers below to new version):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;regkeys for FireFox 0.9.1 to make sure most plugins, like flash etc., install correctly
;Make sure these are added before installing the plugins

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1]
"GeckoVer"="1.0.1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1\bin]
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\firefox.exe"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1\Extensions]
"Components"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Components"
"Plugins"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Plugins"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla]
"CurrentVersion"="1.7"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox]
"CurrentVersion"="0.9.1 (en)"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\0.9.1 (en)\Main]
"Create Desktop Shortcut"=dword:00000000
"Create Start Menu Shortcut"=dword:00000000
"Create Quick Launch Shortcut"=dword:00000000
"Program Folder Path"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\"
"Install Directory"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\"
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\firefox.exe"

;==============================
; offer Firefox as an option on the "Internet" Sticky app on WinXP Start Menu

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\firefox.exe]
@="Mozilla Firefox"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\firefox.exe\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\firefox.exe,0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\firefox.exe\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\firefox.exe\""

;==============================
; Give details to make Thunderbird the default e-mail client


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"
"DLLPath"="C:\\PROGRA~1\\Mozilla\\Thunderbird\\mozMapi32.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\Mozilla\\Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\Mozilla\\Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe -mail"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell\properties]
@="Thunderbird &Options"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell\properties\command]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\Mozilla\\Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe -options"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\protocols\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\protocols\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe,0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\protocols\mailto\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe -compose \"%1\""


;Set the Start Menu sticky apps
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\mail]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"
;==============================
; general app settings

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1\bin]
"PathToExe"="C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla\\Thunderbird\\thunderbird.exe"

;==============================

[SiMoNsAyS]

take a look at real and quicktime alternatives folders. there you can find an .exe file with the icon of a RAR-SFX. Run it an select the firefox\plugins folder.

[joebells]

yeah I just actually looked in the real and quicktime program folders and noticed a plugins directory I copied the quicktime ones over and when I restarted firefox they worked but they real ones didn't. I dont' ever really run across real stuff so I'll just copy over the quick time ones using xcopy and call it a day. thanks for all the replies.

[prathapml]

Maybe if the real plugin was a DLL, you need to register it?

regsvr32 /i /s "<path & filename of DLL>"

.

[joebells]

the real ones and the quicktime ones were dll, good thought though

The real program files folder is layed out with a browser folder that has a plugin folder and a components folder I don't really know what to do with the components folder contents?