162055 - Windows: non-admin user can't associate Mozilla with HTML files

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 106933

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)

Description

[Michael Entin]

Windows: non-admin user can't associate Mozilla with his HTML files. 
When I tell Mozilla to associate itself with HTML files, Mozilla tries to write
to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry. If I don't have admin rights, this silently fails.
Mozilla should instead write to user's registry -
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes. 

It would also be nice to have a check box that tells Mozilla do use user
registry instead of system one even when user has rights to change preferences
for all users.

Repro:
Start with IE as default browser.
Run Mozilla without admin priveleges. 
Open Edit\Preferences\Advances\System.
Check HTML documents.
Close Mozilla.
Double click HTML file

Result:
IE opens

Expected:
Mozilla opens

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Bill, this looks like it should be yours....

Comment 2

[R.K.Aa.]

Dup of bug 106933?
Related: bug 106933

Comment 3

[Bradley Baetz (:bbaetz)]

looks like its the same bug

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 106933 ***

Comment 4

[Wesha]

yep, see also bug 156383

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