190927 - Mozilla won't stay default browser after SP3 for Windows 2000 was installed

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[Gunnar]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021216
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021216

Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000 added a new functionality called "Program access
and defaults" ("Programmzugriff und -standards" on my German version of Windows
2000 SP3). This applet lets you specify your default browser, media player,...
AFAIK, in order for a program to show up in this list, i.e. be selectable, it
has to be made "compatible" with this function. Mozilla does not show up in this
list and even if made the default browser, Windows will un-default it when
restarted.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Make Mozilla the default browser
2.Restart Windows
3.Start Mozilla

Actual Results:  
Mozilla is no longer the default browser

Expected Results:  
Mozilla should still be the default browser 

I am not sure if it is necessary to at least once open the "Program access and
-standards" applet in order for it to reset browser defaults. 
I have local admin rights on the affected PC, SP3 was installed before Mozilla.

Comment 1

[timeless]

fun

Comment 2

[Zibi Braniecki [:zbraniecki][:gandalf]]

WFM Mozilla 20030125 Win2k.

I have SP3 fot Win2k, and:

1) I have Mozilla listed there "Default browser"
2) I dont have it selected. I have "use default browser" selected.
3) Mozilla is my default browser, no matter if "default browser" or "mozilla" is
chosen in this panel.

Comment 3

[Zibi Braniecki [:zbraniecki][:gandalf]]

Reporter: Are You still experiencing this bug?

Comment 4

[Gunnar]

Yes, unfortunately I do. Some posters at Mozillazine"s forums seem to
experiencing this as well, some don't. See this Mozillazine thread for more info:
http://www.mozillazine.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4834&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=stay
default browser

Comment 5

[guanxi]

To clear up a possible source of confusion:  

Per Microsoft, 'Program Access and Defaults' is on SP3 of Win2K Professional
(i.e. desktop) but not Win2K Server.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=327883

Comment 6

[Zibi Braniecki [:zbraniecki][:gandalf]]

INVALID (bugday)

Comment 7

[timeless]

um. why is this invalid?

Comment 8

[Zibi Braniecki [:zbraniecki][:gandalf]]

because of Comment #5 and confirmation for WFM on bugday

Comment 9

[timeless]

for reference, INVALID and WFM aren't the same.
second, what in the world does comment 5 have to do with anything?

reporter: regmon from sysinternals.com could be useful. log the relevant keys
and see if you can find out which app resets the settings...

Comment 10

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

Reporter (Gunnar) -- are you still experiencing the problem of Mozilla not 
remaining the default browser (or mail program, if you're doing that) once 
you've set it?

What about the problem where "Mozilla does not show up in this list"?  
(That was originally reported in bug 186497.)

Comment 11

[Gunnar]

Hi,

I had almost forgotten about this bug. It is no longer a problem. I think it may
have been a problem with that particular PC's setup.

Comment 12

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

=>WFM per reporter's comment 11.