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SiL3NC3 / PortableRegistrator

Easily register any portable app as a default program in Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
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Please mention that you still need to set the app as Windows default app in your documentation #20

Open Betterbird opened 1 year ago

Betterbird commented 1 year ago

We had a user who had problems with registering Betterbird. He was missing the step to set the app as Windows default app which is mentioned here: https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2023/04/24/portable-registrator-portable-browser-mail-oder-andere-programme-als-standard-setzen-koennen/ Startet man jetzt die Einstellungen -> Apps -> Standard-Apps, erscheint der Chrome Launcher Portable in der Liste der Apps. Hier kann man jetzt den portablen Browser als Standard setzen. Translated: If you now start Settings -> Apps -> Default apps, the Chrome Launcher Portable appears in the list of apps. Here you can now set the portable browser as the default.

We're also mentioning this on our support page now: https://www.betterbird.eu/support/ As of January 2023 in version 102.7.1-bb29 the launcher program can be registered as default mail application using, for example, PortableRegistrator. Once registered, the launcher program must be selected as default mail app in Windows, see screenshot here. When registered, mailto: links will open in the portable Betterbird.

qwreey commented 1 year ago

How about using assoc and ftype We can save old default app with that command's output, and set default app without accessing any guis

> cmd /c assoc .html
.html=htmlfile

> cmd /c ftype htmlfile
htmlfile="C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" %1

> cmd /c ftype htmlfile="C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" "%1"
^ Set chrome 32bit as html file opener

I think it is easier way than making a more uncomfortable process

Betterbird commented 1 year ago

How does this comment relate to the request to improve the documentation?

SiL3NC3 commented 1 year ago

It would be a improvement to have a small introduction to the proceed, indeed. Will think about it, when a next release is in progress.

Thank you for contributing.

sergeevabc commented 8 months ago

Please, do mention that user is required to visit 'Default apps' as well. You see, it causes a frustration when your app reports a successfully completed operation, but, for example, HTML links still won't open in the portable browser.