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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Sep 12th at 12:50am 2005

I made a registry key that when imported changes your "Internet Explorer" Default Icon on your desktop so it takes you to firefox instead. It displays the Firefox Icon and opens non-safemode firefox.

To use it,

  1. double-click the .reg file
  2. click yes
  3. click okay
  4. go to your desktop and press F5 to refresh.
  5. change the name from "Internet Explorer" to "Firefox"
  6. enjoy

If you've already gotten rid of your IE icon, this should bring it back as firefox.

Download here




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Posted by French Toast on Mon Sep 12th at 12:59am 2005

This happens automatically when you install FF, doesn't it?

Besides. Desktop Icon's aren't for web browsers. Quick Launch for t3h win!




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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Sep 12th at 1:10am 2005

It doesnt happen automatically, it creates a shortcut, not a CLSID entry. This is an Icon like "my computer" that sorts above all other icons when you hit "arrange by name" and if you're a diehard firefox user, it rids you of the IE CLSID.


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Posted by French Toast on Mon Sep 12th at 2:19am 2005

Oh... cool. Nevermind then <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by Crono on Mon Sep 12th at 3:12am 2005

I just use the command line for most all my program executions. I don't have time to wait for pathetic menus to load.

But, that's cool. You should make a bat file for installation (which just calls this thing) and one for uninstallation, which would turn back the change.


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Posted by Windows 98 on Mon Sep 12th at 3:37am 2005

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You should make a bat file for installation (which just calls this thing) and one for uninstallation, which would turn back the change.


agreed



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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Sep 12th at 3:52am 2005

You can't really make a batch file for these, they're registry keys. Plus, If anyone needs to change it back, I have the .reg that reverses it.


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Posted by Crono on Mon Sep 12th at 4:41am 2005

What are you talking about? Of course you can.

You can either, A: import the registry key, or B: put in the manual commands in the bat file.

You wouldn't have to make bat files though, turns out, since you could just make a reg file that changes the values back, instead of removing the enteries. (Hint, hint, it'd be a good idea to put both in a zip named install and uninstall, if you like)

http://www.chaminade.org/MIS/Articles/RegistryEdit.htm


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Posted by satchmo on Mon Sep 12th at 4:46am 2005

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I just use the command line for most all my program executions.


That's still too slow for me. I hotkeyed every single key on the keyboard, and I Ctrl-Alt-[key] all the programs that way. It's teh pwn!



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Posted by Crono on Mon Sep 12th at 4:54am 2005

No ... because I also type in whatever file I'm opening. It's mostly handy for internet browsing.

Not to mention, I wouldn't be caught dead with multimedia buttons on my keyboard :P

I also usually have the command line window already open.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Sep 12th at 5:15am 2005

? quoting Crono
What are you talking about? Of course you can.

You can either, A: import the registry key, or B: put in the manual commands in the bat file.

You wouldn't have to make bat files though, turns out, since you could just make a reg file that changes the values back, instead of removing the enteries. (Hint, hint, it'd be a good idea to put both in a zip named install and uninstall, if you like)

http://www.chaminade.org/MIS/Articles/RegistryEdit.htm

Dude, it IS a reg file! you run it and it changes your IE to Firefox. OR you run the OTHEr one in the zip file (just added it) and it brings it back to normal!




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Posted by Crono on Mon Sep 12th at 6:32am 2005

I know. I was suggesting that you add it. That's all.

Before, for some reason, I was thinking the registry key had to be deleted or uninstalled (which there's a command for). In any case, either way would work ... which is what I was saying as well.

Not to mention, your link is broken on this end. Leads to a custom 404 error.


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Posted by wil5on on Mon Sep 12th at 8:08am 2005

Pfft. Key bindings are for lazy people. I access the internet through telnet. HTTP GET ftw.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Mon Sep 12th at 2:25pm 2005

http://www.dimebowl.com/Misc/IEtoFF.zip sorry, I forgot to capitalize the M in "Misc" Unix makes it case sensitive. *sigh* See how you like this Crono.


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Posted by Crono on Mon Sep 12th at 7:55pm 2005

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Pfft. Key bindings are for lazy people. I access the internet through telnet. HTTP GET ftw.


I strongly suggest using another shell. Telnet is terrible, the default is public mode.

Get something with SSH.

Yes, Nickel, Unix is case sensitive. Here, have a cookie.


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Posted by Nickelplate on Tue Sep 13th at 2:17am 2005

Crono, I bet more people Don't know (that Unix is case-sensitive), than do.


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Posted by mazemaster on Tue Sep 13th at 2:20am 2005

Cygwin + ssh & scp = teh win!


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Posted by Crono on Tue Sep 13th at 2:42am 2005

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Crono, I bet more people Don't know (that Unix is case-sensitive), than do.


It's pretty obvious if you payed attention to the snail and the frog. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif">


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Posted by Nickelplate on Tue Sep 13th at 3:32am 2005

? quoting mazemaster
Cygwin + ssh & scp = teh win!

uuhhh, what??




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Posted by Crono on Tue Sep 13th at 3:51am 2005

Cygwin is a UNIX emulator for Windows. SSH Allows for secure connections to servers, be it through an FTP, shell, whatever. SCP, I believe is an FTP program which utilizes SSH.

Personally, I use Putty or the SSH client/FTP. I don't have a UNIX emulator on my Windows machine anymore, don't see much point.


Blame it on Microsoft, God does.




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