MSFN Forum: Firefox 2 as a default browser - MSFN Forum

Jump to content



Unattended CD/DVD Guide Homepage · MSFN Forum Rules

Welcome to the Applications Installs forum. Make sure you read the forum rules before you start posting.

Links/Requests to warez and/or any illegal material (porn, cracks, serials, etc..) will not be tolerated. Discussion of circumventing WGA/activation/timebombs/keygens or any other illegal activity will also not be tolerated.

We try our best to keep this forum clean of illegal content. If you see any illegal activity use the "report" button you find in every post to report the specific post to the moderators. If you ignore any of the rules you will be banned without notice.

Read Forum Rules
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Firefox 2 as a default browser Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is offline   hfrfc 

  • Junior
  • Pip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 56
  • Joined: 04-February 05

Posted 08 March 2007 - 08:22 AM

Hi

I cant register FF 2 as the default browser on Xp :/ My registry tweak looks good, but the default program is still IE on the start menu !! Do you have a tweak ?

REGEDIT

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm]
@="FirefoxHTML"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html]
@="FirefoxHTML"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\DefaultIcon]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\FIREFOX.EXE,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\command]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe-url \"%1\" -requestPending"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec]
@="\"%1\",,0,0,,,,"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
@="Firefox"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\DefaultIcon]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\FIREFOX.EXE,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\command]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe-url \"%1\" -requestPending"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec]
@="\"%1\",,0,0,,,,"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gopher\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
@="Firefox"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\DefaultIcon]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\FIREFOX.EXE,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe-url \"%1\" -requestPending"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec]
@="\"%1\",,0,0,,,,"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
@="Firefox"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\DefaultIcon]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\FIREFOX.EXE,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\command]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe-url \"%1\" -requestPending"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec]
@="\"%1\",,0,0,,,,"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
@="Firefox"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet]
@="FIREFOX.EXE"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\DefaultIcon]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\FIREFOX.EXE,0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\properties]
@="&Options de Firefox"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\properties\command]
@="@ShortProgFiles\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe-preferences"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode]
@="Firefox &Mode sans échec"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREF



#2 User is offline   TheCrowX 

  • Member
  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 108
  • Joined: 24-July 04

Posted 08 March 2007 - 06:03 PM

hfrfc u don t need such a reg key just run firefix with this switch Firefox.exe -ms -SetDefaultBrowser

#3 User is offline   biatche 

  • Member
  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 194
  • Joined: 23-November 05

Posted 08 March 2007 - 10:31 PM

what does -ms do?

#4 User is offline   hfrfc 

  • Junior
  • Pip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 56
  • Joined: 04-February 05

Posted 09 March 2007 - 07:14 AM

View PostTheCrowX, on Mar 8 2007, 06:03 PM, said:

hfrfc u don t need such a reg key just run firefix with this switch Firefox.exe -ms -SetDefaultBrowser



thx
http://kb.mozillazin...Default_Browser

Hope it works for thunderbird too !!

#5 User is offline   hj_fr 

  • Member
  • PipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 134
  • Joined: 09-August 04

Posted 18 March 2007 - 05:11 AM

View Postbiatche, on Mar 9 2007, 05:31 AM, said:

what does -ms do?

The -ms switch is for installing firefox silently.

Share this topic:


Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users



All trademarks mentioned on this page are the property of their respective owners
Copyright © 2001 - 2011 msfn.org
Privacy Policy