HFS uses wrong browser

[paul1149]

Hi,

For some reason, when I click Open in browser, or even when I click on this forum link under Web pages, HFS opens my old default browser, Chrome, rather than the current, Opera.

The main URL is https. But the system opens https shortcuts in Opera.

I'm on Win7 x64, using the secure mashup of HFS, which I got from this forum.

Thanks,
p.

[Mars]

hfs use the default browser to open his web page, you have to redefine it on your Operating Sytem

[paul1149]

That's just the problem. Opera is the system default for http and https.

[rejetto]

what HFS does to determine the browser to launch is to read this registry key
CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\command

i'm not sure this is the best method.
If you have a better one, feel free to suggest.

[paul1149]

Hi rejetto,

I think I've found the answer. It lies in the change MS made to the Default Program scheme from Vista on. Now the defaults are located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http|https, and use Progid's to drive the command (mine says "Opera Protocol". So while my HKCR says Chrome, Windows never checks it. I suppose that is why Opera doesn't bother to change it, but that makes for confusion.

Here's an informative article on the problem:

http://newoldthing.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/how-does-your-browsers-know-that-its-not-the-default-browser/#comment-10553

[rejetto]

thank you very much, i will apply this solution in next release