removing "default browser" question in IE

[Marthax]

Hi Everyone!

How do I remove the "do you want to Internet Explorer do be your default browser" from poping up?

I searched the forum regarding this topic and I found this

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel]

Check_If_Default - Prevent changes to default browser check

So, you're supposed to set the values for that dword. There's only one problem. I don't have that kind of entries in my registry. I thought it had something to do with my computer so I checked the other one and neither that computer had that entry. My registry ends here:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\

Any ideas on how to solve this? Is there perhaps another way to prevent this popup from appearing?

Thanks in advance!

Marthax

[Yzöwl]

Do you not want a default browser? or are you intending to set another one as default?

[HKEY_(CURRENT_USER or LOCAL_MACHINE)\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]

"Check_Associations"="no"

"IgnoreDefCheck"="yes"

<Edit>

If you have not set any policies yet, those keys you mentioned will not exist, you just create through the registry edit.

</Edit>

[Marthax]

I want to use IE as the default browser. So if I use this registry entry, will it work?

[Yzöwl]

I wouldn't suggest you use "Check_Associations"="no"

[Marthax]

ok, well I'm gonna try to use the ignoredefcheck and see what happends. I'll let you know. Thanks

[Marthax]

I used this:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]

"IgnoreDefCheck"="yes"

And it didn't work

Any other ideas?

What I want is to skip this "default browser" question the first time IE starts and to set it as the default using a registry tweak. Is it possible?

[Yzöwl]

The only other way I can think of doing it is to run a batch file, something like this:

@echo off
cmdow @ /HID
for %%a in ("%ProgramFiles%") do set SHORTPF=%%~sa
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\.htm /ve /d "htmlfile" /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\.htm /v "Content Type" /d "text/html" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.html /ve /d "htmlfile" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.shtml /ve /d "htmlfile" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.shtml /v "Content Type" /d "text/html" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\DefaultIcon /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE,0" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell /ve /d "open" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\command /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE \"%%1\"" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec /ve /d "\"%%1\",,-1,0,,,," /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Application /ve /d "IExplore" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile /ve /d "HyperText Document" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\DefaultIcon /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE,0" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell /ve /d "open" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\htmlfile\shell\open\command /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE \"%%1\"" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\DefaultIcon /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE,0" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell /ve /d "open" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE \"%%1\"" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec /ve /d "\"%%1\",,-1,0,,,," /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\Application /ve /d "IExplore" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https /ve /d "URL:Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\DefaultIcon /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE,0" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell /ve /d "open" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\command /ve /d "%SHORTPF%\INTERN~1\IEXPLORE.EXE \"%%1\"" /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\ddeexec /ve /d "\"%%1\",,-1,0,,,," /f
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\https\shell\open\ddeexec\Application /ve /d "IExplore" /f
goto :eof

Hope this helps!

[blinkdt]

I Googled and found a lengthy registry entry that does the job. Let us know how it works if you choose to use it.

IE_Default_Browser.zip

[Yzöwl]

@ blinkdt

That file looks more like it is for a full registry repair of IE.

Although the important keys and values from my reg.exe version above are there, I thing it may be a little OTT. It may need to be edited if you have installed your program files to any drive other than C:, and I haven't got time to look at what is written in all the hex values.

[Marthax]

Thanks guys! I'll try it out as soon as I come home tomorrow

[blinkdt]

@Yzowl Yes, I should have compared your file to the attachment as yours certainly appears to have the critical entries needed to set IE as the default. I did in the past use the attachment for one of my uA series and it worked well.

@Marthax Let us know how it goes, as this issue pops up now and again. Your feedback will benefit others.

[Marthax]

I tried that file without any success. I'm gonna try the thing that Yzöwl wrote and see if that works.

[blinkdt]

Good, let us know, of course. I have also used an AutoIt script run from WPI, don't know if it would work from RunOnceEx:

AutoItSetOption("TrayIconHide", 1)
AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
BlockInput(0)

Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")

WinWait("Internet Explorer", "Internet Explorer is not currently your default browser")
Send("{ENTER}")

ProcessClose("iexplore.exe")

Exit

I've attached the compiled script. One of these methods should work for you, we hope.

IEdefault.exe

Edited June 7, 2005 by blinkdt

[Marthax]

Sorry guys for taking so long with the answer. I completely forgot about this thread. I guess I was so busy finishing the other UA XPCD bugs. Anyway, these first methods doesn't work, but I gonna try out your method (blinkdt) and see how it goes. I'll report soon. Thanks again

[Marthax]

I used the program that you made blinkdt and it works very well Problem solved.