Re[2]: Make Firefox the default browser?

On Mon, 01 May 2006 16:40:21 -0400 Matt Miller 
<mmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

MM> I'm having a lot of trouble with this...
MM> Google got me a script that almost works, but I think there are more 
MM> registry keys to make Firefox the default browser. When you run Firefox 
MM> it still thinks it's not the default browser, non-admin level users 
MM> can't set it as default, and there a few html files that still want to 
MM> open in Notepad when double clicked.
MM> Anyone want to help with this?


After installing Firefox with:

"%WpkgRoot%\Packages\Firefox\Firefox Setup 1.5.0.2.exe" -ms

Run:

Set_Firefox_as_default.cmd

-----------------------Set_Firefox_as_default.cmd--------------------------
copy %Wpkgroot%\Files\nsBrowserContentHandler.js "%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla 
Firefox\components"
"%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -CreateProfile default
"%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -setDefaultBrowser -silent
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


Add lines 330 331 in the original nsBrowserContentHandler.js


326:        if (cmdLine.handleFlag("preferences", false)) {
327:          openPreferences();
328:          cmdLine.preventDefault = true;
329:        }
330:            if (cmdLine.handleFlag("silent", false))
331:            cmdLine.preventDefault = true;
332:      },
333:    
334:      helpInfo : "  -browser            Open a browser window.\n",
335:


diff nsBrowserContentHandler.js nsBrowserContentHandler.js.orig
330,331d329
<       if (cmdLine.handleFlag("silent", false))
<       cmdLine.preventDefault = true;


The modification of nsBrowserContentHandler.js restore the -silent flag that 
have been removed.
As I understand it it will be back "out of the box" in 1.5.0.4
This solution works at least with 1.5.0.2.

credits to Dié in this message:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=71739&st=0&p=492735&#entry492735











        


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