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Asterisco

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Djees this can be way easier (unless you prefer the MSI, but this method also works for all future versions) by creating a self-extracting archive of the zipped Thunderbird version and set it as default mail app..

I use gonfreecs method for Firefox... works fine.. but different method for Thunderbird since I found this method way earlier and Firefox/mozilla method just recently:

go to http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/download.html

download Thunderbird zipped archive instead of Installer

1. unpack the archive to a new folder...select all contents of this folder

2. add them to a new WinRAR archive (rightclick, "add files to archive...." )

3. set "compression method to "Best" and select "Create COMPACT archive" and "SFX archive"

4. now copy paste this to the 'Comment' tab:

Path=Mozilla Thunderbird\

SavePath

Silent=1

Overwrite=2

and press OK... you can add this exe file to your RunOnceEx without switches.. its already silent :)

5. set it as default mail app and create the shortcut in the startmenu by adding this to your regtweaks.reg file you call with cmdlines.txt or use RunOnceEx..

;Set the Start Menu sticky for Mail
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\mail]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"

;==============================
; 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\""

yes it is pretty same as prathapml's method without preferences etc. but less steps so perhaps you can make less mistakes?

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will this method though not be the same as prathapml's, but without the preferences etc already configured. i.e. put the files in the correct place and need registry entries to get it to run properly.

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  • 2 weeks later...
how about this?

REG ADD %KEY%\007 /VE /D "Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\thunderbird\thunderbirdsetup.exe -ms -ispf" /f

Is that it? No need to edit the .ini file?

nope. does not work, setup still gets stuck at the same point

That's because he is using the wrong command lines. People are right. USE THE SEARCH!!!

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