Guest DaffyD® Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Hope this isn't OT, but where in the registry to I find the value that enables the popup window to set IE as the default browser if another browser has been installed? I think it's HLCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet Settings, the Default string. Is this right? If so, what would the value be set to? -- { : [|]=( DaffyD® If I knew where I was I'd be there now.
Guest MEB Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Re: Setting IE as default browser in registry In news:enqyudb2IHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl at , DaffyD® contemplated and posted: | Hope this isn't OT, but where in the registry to I find the value that | enables the popup window to set IE as the default browser if another | browser has been installed? | I think it's HLCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet | Settings, the Default string. Is this right? If so, what would the | value be set to? Doesn't the setup feature work in right click icon > Properties > Programs > check - Internet Explorer should check whether its the default browser - or isn't that working for you? -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
Guest Etal Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Re: Setting IE as default browser in registry DaffyD® wrote: > Hope this isn't OT, but where in the registry to I find the value that > enables the popup window to set IE as the default browser if another browser > has been installed? > I think it's HLCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet > Settings, the Default string. Is this right? If so, what would the value be > set to? x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x- Tear Here -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x REGEDIT4 ; Setting for the OS as a whole: [HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Check_Associations"="yes" ; "Check_Associations"="no" ; Setting for Current(ly Logged in Active) User: ; ( this should override the above one ) [HKey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] "Check_Associations"="yes" ; "Check_Associations"="no" ; There needs to be an empty line below this one. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x- Tear Here -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x -- Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion. Please followup in the newsgroup. E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.
Guest DaffyD® Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: Setting IE as default browser in registry "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OxZHfZc2IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:enqyudb2IHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl at , > DaffyD® contemplated and posted: > | Hope this isn't OT, but where in the registry to I find the value that > | enables the popup window to set IE as the default browser if another > | browser has been installed? > | I think it's HLCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet > | Settings, the Default string. Is this right? If so, what would the > | value be set to? > > Doesn't the setup feature work in right click icon > Properties > Programs > > check - Internet Explorer should check whether its the default browser - > or isn't that working for you? > > -- > MEB > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com > -- > _________ > > This was a "duh" moment when I discovered it sometime after I had posted my message. > >
Guest DaffyD® Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: Setting IE as default browser in registry "Etal" <look@sig.bcause.this.is.invalid> wrote in message news:g48ivu$fgv$1@aioe.org... > DaffyD® wrote: > > > Hope this isn't OT, but where in the registry to I find the value that > > enables the popup window to set IE as the default browser if another browser > > has been installed? > > I think it's HLCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Internet > > Settings, the Default string. Is this right? If so, what would the value be > > set to? > > > x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x- Tear Here -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x > REGEDIT4 > > ; Setting for the OS as a whole: > [HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] > "Check_Associations"="yes" > ; "Check_Associations"="no" > > ; Setting for Current(ly Logged in Active) User: > ; ( this should override the above one ) > [HKey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main] > "Check_Associations"="yes" > ; "Check_Associations"="no" > > ; There needs to be an empty line below this one. > > x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x- Tear Here -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x > > > -- > Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion. > > Please followup in the newsgroup. > E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control. Thanks, I'll take a look at this and also MEB's suggestion.
Guest MEB Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Re: Setting IE as default browser in registry In news:ubkCb7k2IHA.3600@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl at , DaffyD® contemplated and posted: | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message | news:OxZHfZc2IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... |> In news:enqyudb2IHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl at , |> DaffyD® contemplated and posted: |> | Hope this isn't OT, but where in the registry to I find the value |> | that enables the popup window to set IE as the default browser if |> | another browser has been installed? |> | I think it's HLCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current |> | Version\Internet Settings, the Default string. Is this right? If |> | so, what would the value be set to? |> |> Doesn't the setup feature work in right click icon > Properties > | Programs |> > check - Internet Explorer should check whether its the default |> > browser - or isn't that working for you? |> |> -- |> MEB |> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com |> -- |> _________ |> |> This was a "duh" moment when I discovered it sometime after I had |> posted my message. Well, we aren't getting any younger... If I could remember everything I forgot I would, uhm, what was I going to say... -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com -- _________
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