default browser

[Guest slinkey]

hi all,

i've installed the demo version of the opera browser and want to know if i can set it as the default browser rather than internet explorer.

can anyone help?

please??

[Guest scottb]

hi all,

i've installed the demo version of the opera browser and want to know if i can set it as the default browser rather than internet explorer.

can anyone help?

please??

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I have asked this question a couple of times in the Opera forums and never got an answer. I take that to mean either they are working on it, or no, you can't do it.

[Guest chucky.egg]

BUMP

Anyone managed to change their default browser?

I'm trying Thunderhawk out, but without this it's not going to be a winner.

[Guest markgamber]

I would bet it's nothing more than some registry changes....default handler for file types and so on. How far into the registry it's tentacles reach, however, and how far another browser's would also have to reach I don't know. Plus there's the problem of how the browser handles files that it can't render itself. For example, I dropped Opera after a while because when I clicked on a streaming media file, it would just sit there and look stupid instead of launching WMP. It should be a simple registry association lookup to figure that out but Opera doesn't do it yet. It's probably not worth hacking into at this point with the latest build quickly running out of time (end of March). If the next build (final?) doesn't insert itself into the registry correctly or do proper file type lookups, then someone will probably get fed up and come up with an xml hack.

Edited March 16, 2005 by markgamber

[Guest chucky.egg]

thanks for that markgambler

I found some info on MSDN, but it relates to WinCE .NET 4.2 (there is the same info for other CE versions, but not for Windows Mobile)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....trysettings.asp

Just in case this MS page disappears:

Base registry settings for the Pocket Internet Explorer browser are stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apps\PocketIE key.

Note   The default registry values vary depending on which features are included in your platform. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.

The following table shows some of the available settings. The actual registry values for a particular platform are set by the device manufacturer.

Value : type Description

StartPage : REG_SZ The URL for the default homepage, specified by LOC_STARTPAGE.

SearchPage : REG_SZ The URL for the default browser search page, specified by LOC_SEARCHPAGE.

SearchURL : REG_SZ The default search URL, specified by LOC_SEARCHURL.

UseProxy : REG_DWORD If value is set to 1, the browser accesses the Internet through the proxy server. 

ProxyServer : REG_SZ Set to name of the proxy server.

ProxyHttpPort : REG_DWORD Default setting is 80. Set to HTTP port number. 

The following table shows the default settings in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT key, which defines how different types of files are handled.

[subkey]Value : type Description

htmlfile : REG_SZ Specifies HTML file registry values. The default is LOC_HTMLDOCUMENT.

\htmlfile\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ Specifies the value for the icon for HTML files. The default is "iexplore.exe, -1003".

\htmlfile\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file: %1".

gifimage : REG_SZ Specifies GIF registry values. The default is LOC_GIFIMAGE.

\gifimage\DefaultIcon Specifies the value for the icon for GIF files. The default is "iexplore.exe,-1005".

\gifimage\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file:%1".

jpegimage : REG_SZ Specifies JPEG registry values. The default is LOC_JPEGIMAGE.

\jpegimage\DefaultIcon Specifies the value for the icon for JPEG files. the default is "iexplore.exe,-1004".

\jpegifimage\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file:%1".

urlfile : REG_SZ Specifies URL file registry values. The default is LOC_URLLOCATION.

\urlfile\DefaultIcon Specifies the value for the default icon for URL files. the default is "iexplore.exe,-1002".

\urlfile\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe -u:%1".

bmpimage: REG_SZ Specifies BMP registry values. The default is LOC_BMPIMAGE.

\bmpimage\DefaultIcon Specifies the value for the icon for BMP files. The default is "iexplore,exe, -1005".

\bmpimage\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file:%1".

http : REG_SZ Specifies URL protocol. The only value is "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol".

\http\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ Specifies the value for the icon for http files. The default value is "iexplore.exe,-1003".

\http\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file:%1".

https : REG_SZ The default value "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol" specifies URL protocol.

\https\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ Specifies the value for the icon for https files. The default is "iexplore.exe,-1003".

\https\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file:%1".

ftp : REG_SZ The default value "URL:FileTransfer Protocol" specifies FTP protocol.

\ftp\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ Specifies the value for the icon for ftp files. The default is "iexplore.exe,-1003".

\ftp\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ Specifies the default application to be used for opening this file type. The default is "iexplore.exe file:%1".

I've tried putting the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Apps\PocketIE key in, but it seemed to remove it as soon as I rebooted the phone.

Edited March 16, 2005 by chucky.egg