131930 - No system service for http/https

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

Sorry, not sure about the component. Using 0.9.9 main release in Win98SE.

For some reason my system setting for URLs of type http and https got deleted. I
set Mozilla to claim these services. I also checked that it would complain if
others took it over.

Problem: Mozilla does not set those services. I even uncked the options,
restarted, re-checked the options, restarted. Nothing happens.

Expected: Mozilla generates those entries in the registry to make itself the
application for those protocols.

pi

Comment 1

[Brian Nesse (gone)]

->XP Apps I believe

Comment 2

[Paul Wyskoczka]

--> networking - Tom said he will look at this

Comment 3

[Tom Everingham]

-> new-network-bugs 

Comment 4

[Tom Everingham]

sorry, yeah this should go to xp apps

Comment 5

[Peter Trudelle]

->law

Comment 6

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

I investigated further and compared to another (basically identical) system.
Looking at the registry path HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http (and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https
the like) I found most entries correct, but some missing:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http]
@="URL:HTTP (HyperText Transfer-Protokoll)"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000002
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\PROGRA~1\\MOZILLA\\MOZILLA.EXE,0"

I cannot promise, this is the exact thing missing, but close. So my *guess* is
that Mozilla does not check if those things exist and does not set if missing.

pi

Comment 7

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

"set as default browser" in preferences WFM. 
I also see that "URL Protocol"="" is empty, but everything works?
Is there still a problem?

Comment 8

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

=> WFM per comment 7