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how to change the default internet browser?

hi to everyone,
thanks to this forum i started to use opera 8.5 on my qtek 9000 but infortunately every time i receive an email with a link it launches ( as i click on the link) PIE. is there a registry hack to modify the default inetrnet browser or am i condamned to copy the link and paste it on opera tu use it?
thanks for your help.

I know this answer is not up to the level of this forum...but maybe it is better than no answer:
I have installed Netfront 3.3 ( i definitely believe it is superior to Opera) and it allows to select NF as the default browser.
I had installed Opera and deinstalled it later, so I cannot check if it offers such an option to select it as default.
Andy.

Answer
To set any browser as the default one
open a registry editor
point to HKCR
and the extensions that you want the new browser to open:
htmlfile
http
https
ftp
url
xml
go to shell\open\command\default
For opera9 modify into:
"OperaL.exe" %1
it should be the same for other browsers

What the f**k!!
This is a 2 years old thread!!

GOAES said:
hi to everyone,
thanks to this forum i started to use opera 8.5 on my qtek 9000 but infortunately every time i receive an email with a link it launches ( as i click on the link) PIE. is there a registry hack to modify the default inetrnet browser or am i condamned to copy the link and paste it on opera tu use it?
thanks for your help.
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Opera 9.5 gives you the chance to set as the default borwser and works like a charm! I have not tested Netfront.
Cheers

Thread may be 2 years old, but it's useful to me. I am trying to kludge together a way to have Opera open up when I click on a shortcut in the Favorites folder, which I have attached to the start menu. This will allow me to store/sync my favorites through my work desktop IE, since I'm not permitted to install Opera on it. (BTW I'm actually using a Titan, but I figure the reg hack should be the same. And I have a used Uni in the mail, so I sort of belong here!)
Under HKCR->urlfile->shell->open->command, I have this not including the quotes: "operaL.exe %1"
This triggers Opera when I click on sopmething in my Favs folder, but it fails saying that the local file is not available. Am I missing something, or is this not possible? I somehow have Opera set to open when I click a link in an email, so I should be able to copy the syntax of that reg entry, but not sure where to look for it.
TIA

What do I change it to if I want it to Pocket IE? When I open the "Video Sites" for Flash Video Bundle, I get Opera Mobile 9.5... I can't access the videos straight from there. Can someone help me out?

orb3000 said:
Opera 9.5 gives you the chance to set as the default borwser and works like a charm! I have not tested Netfront.
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Would you mind telling us how to set Opera 9.5 as a default browser, I don't see the option in my settings? Thank You.
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enigma1nz said:
orb3000 said:
Opera 9.5 gives you the chance to set as the default borwser and works like a charm! I have not tested Netfront.
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Would you mind telling us how to set Opera 9.5 as a default browser, I don't see the option in my settings? Thank You.
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ditto, I am unable to find that setting.
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I have installed the IrisBrowser on the storage card, do I have to do anything different as just changing the registry does not seem to work ...

best IM program for its AIM

the only IM program I use is aim. I've read the comparison chart and a few threads I found searching but I haven't really seen one that comments directly on the aim functionality of the programs.
what client do you all like best for aim?
thanks

IM+
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IM+
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The message you have entered is too short...

I use IM+ and i like it.

Agile Messenger all the way. Has softkey support for WM5/6 which IM+ does not. Plus IM+ doesnt auto-reconnect if you drop cellular signal. Agile does.
MJB

I use MunduIM. It's cheap, has a decent interface, and works well.

mbial said:
Agile Messenger all the way. Has softkey support for WM5/6 which IM+ does not. Plus IM+ doesnt auto-reconnect if you drop cellular signal. Agile does.
MJB
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auto reconnect seems like a must have feature if you want people to be able to communicate to you on aim reliably.

i was looking for an IM program that works with sms so i downloaded mobile IM (oz communcations) via medianet and it works ok, i dunno why but windows mobile makes everything seem complicated. i had the same prog on my old sony ericsson w810 and it seemed to work a lot smoother

im also looking for a good Aim client sort of like the one similar to the sorry ass t-mobile sidekick... an aim client that includes ur buddies away messages next to there name and also has there icon picture visable

I've noticed a majot trend- seems like almost everyone here wants something that used data instead of SMS for IM. I'm quite the opposite, and am looking for a client that works like the original OEM, that uses SMS. I actually don't have a data plan, and even if I did, I have unlimited IM through SMS and would rather use that than a data connection.
I've found CABs of the Oz client used on both AT&T and T-Mobile, and I've installed both, but both give me the same strange error when I run it.
ExceptionCode: 0x80000002
ExceptionAddress: 0x00df8328
OK to terminate
CANCEL to debug
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Any ideas or hints on this one? Any good IM clients out there for WM6 that would use SMS, or at least give you the option to use SMS?

slick messenger..
can buzz in yahoo and live messenger with it
dunno in aim because i didnt have aim id

For those looking for IM over SMS get the latest OZ Instant Messenger and Today plugin here:
http://www.cinetsystems.com/xda/Kaiser Cab Collections/OZ_Instant_Messanger_at_t_AKU_0.4.4.CAB
http://www.cinetsystems.com/xda/Kaiser Cab Collections/OZ_IM_Today_Plugin.CAB
For those looking for IM over DATA get Agile Messenger here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/57054171/agile_messenger_ppc.CAB.html

slick is definitely the best.. its so fast to when i send messages it actually is instant unlike other programs. plus it free and supports a wide variety of protocols.

Without question, agile is just as "instant" as slick and FAR better looking than slick (which looks like it was directly ported from a series 60 device and doesnt even utilize the windows mobile interface.) Have you even tried it?

mbial said:
For those looking for IM over SMS get the latest OZ Instant Messenger and Today plugin here:
http://www.cinetsystems.com/xda/Kaiser Cab Collections/OZ_Instant_Messanger_at_t_AKU_0.4.4.CAB
http://www.cinetsystems.com/xda/Kaiser Cab Collections/OZ_IM_Today_Plugin.CAB
For those looking for IM over DATA get Agile Messenger here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/57054171/agile_messenger_ppc.CAB.html
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The Agile that u uploaded , I can't get to work at all. I can't Log into AIM or Yahoo even though my Interenet is working on my Phone ?
Am I doing something Wrong ?

Same hea, it just doesn't connect at all either through 3G or WiFi.
EQUiLiiBRiUM said:
The Agile that u uploaded , I can't get to work at all. I can't Log into AIM or Yahoo even though my Interenet is working on my Phone ?
Am I doing something Wrong ?
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OK I thought It was Just me lol
"mbial" Are you using this and it's Working for you ?

Go figure it's having problems...the proxy used by this program is currently offline, but it is a temporary problem. Expect it to be resolved soon. It is NOT the program, but the web proxy. Please be patient and it'll work soon.
MJB

Interesting ? And exactly Who's Proxy Is this going through.... Please PM me if this is Sensitive Material
Anyway to Tunnel it Through my own Proxy Server ? So I don;t have to Rely on Someone elses ?

i have used agile before and i admit the slick interface isn't as nice as agile, but its not unbearable. i actually kind of like the simplistic streamlined look though. plus slick has features such as file transfers, offline ims, messages history, and a lot more configuration options.
also doesn't agile require you to purchase a key after a certain amount of uses?

DLing Pages slow on wi-fi on S621

Hey just wondering if wifi browsen is slow on the S621 500k page takes ages to fully load, maybe 30 seconds or bit more maybe, i have 7mbps Internet, anyone know if wifi browsen can be quick ?

HTCP4000PPC said:
Hey just wondering if wifi browsen is slow on the S621 500k page takes ages to fully load, maybe 30 seconds or bit more maybe, i have 7mbps Internet, anyone know if wifi browsen can be quick ?
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You don't say what browser your using but if you want a well speedy browser, Opera Mini, open up PIE type in google mini.opera click link it will offer version click bottom where it says alternative version "something like that" then click top download as will be signed and not always ask if ok to connect to net.
Don't use for bank as uses a server for compression........
"PIE is notoriously slow no matter how big your connection, same with Skyfire yes it loads then renders while viewing down page, Opera Mobile is my choice if need a full fledged browser"

stylez said:
You don't say what browser your using but if you want a well speedy browser, Opera Mini, open up PIE type in google mini.opera click link it will offer version click bottom where it says alternative version "something like that" then click top download as will be signed and not always ask if ok to connect to net.
Don't use for bank as uses a server for compression........
"PIE is notoriously slow no matter how big your connection, same with Skyfire yes it loads then renders while viewing down page, Opera Mobile is my choice if need a full fledged browser"
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I'm usen just IE on the Kavana 6.1 rom, i see u say something about PIE i thought that had something to do with speeding up IE, i read up about it in tweak2K2 app i wouldnt mind finding it again, i only have my mobile my pc's messed up But i found this cab file, SN PIE download Plugin, i believe its part of the extracted HTC Collection, u know the cab file? do you know a mobile friendly DL link for Tweak2K2 cab file ?

HTCP4000PPC said:
I'm usen just IE on the Kavana 6.1 rom, i see u say something about PIE i thought that had something to do with speeding up IE, i read up about it in tweak2K2 app i wouldnt mind finding it again, i only have my mobile my pc's messed up But i found this cab file, SN PIE download Plugin, i believe its part of the extracted HTC Collection, u know the cab file? do you know a mobile friendly DL link for Tweak2K2 cab file ?
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PIE = Pocket Internet Explorer so just what you are using
Try Opera Mini as it flys and compresses images so can save on data, like previous use PIE for bank details etc as Opera Mini users a server.

stylez said:
PIE = Pocket Internet Explorer so just what you are using
Try Opera Mini as it flys and compresses images so can save on data, like previous use PIE for bank details etc as Opera Mini users a server.
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Hey do you know what this SN PIE Download Plugin. cab, file is ?

HTCP4000PPC said:
Hey do you know what this SN PIE Download Plugin. cab, file is ?
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It allows PIE to download more formats of file than it normally would

Ya i thought that was what it was, i was haven trouble downloading some stuff off of here found that file and i can download any files off here an other pages.

[CAB] Opera Mobile as the default browser

So this is for us Tmobile TP2 users who have PIE as the default browser.
I've had a few people test this & it has worked for most. I've also tested the updated cab from a fresh hard reset & it works for everything.
Things it does:
Sets OM as Default Browser
Makes OM the default for the Internet tab on TF3D
Changes the startup page on the Internet tab to Google
Sets search function on Internet tab to go through Google
Opens bookmarks on Internet tab in OM
Opens all links in any app with OM
Increases max tab allowed in OM to 5
Changes "Minimum overview Zoom" in OM to 90
Difference between OD & ODBookmarks
The ODBookmarks cab is the same except it takes away the globe & 4 default bookmarks on the Internet tab & just has your OM bookmarks listed.
(See screenshot)
Uninstalling
If you don't like this, just unistall like any other program. Also, to change the Internet tab back to Tmobiles default, install the TmoDefault cab. You have to do this because if you unistall the first cab it'll delete the settings for the Internet tab. Also, for some reason, no matter what, after you set OM to default, if you revert back to default settings, OM will still open all links in other appls. Don't know why, but it will not revert back to IE. Sorry.
Warning
If you've changed any settings in the OM ini, this will overwrite those settings so you'll need to redo them.
***Not for us with WM6.5 &/or Manila 2.5+ since i dont run a newer rom & i've never messed with it.***
Thanks for any help. Please leave feedback.
If you tried the original version & your links don't open in Opera, install the new one & everything should work. Thanks for helping test the original.

i installed the 1st cab and it works...launches opera by default from the net tab

It fixed the internet tab for me but links in mail still opened in IE.

vHatch said:
It fixed the internet tab for me but links in mail still opened in IE.
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hmm, it should have done everything. i wonder what went wrong? Did you soft reset the device & then try?
@fabolous04 do links in emails & everything open up in Opera Mobile as well?

Works great. however i wondering how to change the internet shortcut key to opera. cos it defaults to PIE. thx

tipduncan said:
Works great. however i wondering how to change the internet shortcut key to opera. cos it defaults to PIE. thx
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Are you talking about the key on the keyboard? I don't know how to fix that. I was just thinking about that a few minutes ago.
Also, do links in emails & everything open up in Opera Mobile as well?

xnifex said:
Are you talking about the key on the keyboard? I don't know how to fix that. I was just thinking about that a few minutes ago.
Also, do links in emails & everything open up in Opera Mobile as well?
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It still opens links in internet explorer, as far as I can tell. It did change the tab in tf3d.

mac404 said:
It still opens links in internet explorer, as far as I can tell. It did change the tab in tf3d.
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Ok, i have to figure out what else i changed on my phone but didn't put in the CAB that's makes the links work on mine.

Works for me; plus my email links still open in opera mobile

Cool. Glad to hear it's working.
@jim_0068 I'm thinking you're right (on tmonews) that the preference setting inside OM is needed as well, so I may include a modded ini file for that in the CAB. Its weird though because my ini file shows that particular setting as not being changed yet it all still works for me.
I just wish I could compare my registry to someone who hasn't tried this or anything else on it, just to double check all the registry settings i changed.

Anyway to get this going for the WM 6.5 Windows Default home screen? On the bottom it says favorites, but IE is showing and you could add favorites for IE. I wonder if this could be Opera and add bookmarks for Opera.

Works Great
Thanks for the cab

HeavyComponent said:
Anyway to get this going for the WM 6.5 Windows Default home screen? On the bottom it says favorites, but IE is showing and you could add favorites for IE. I wonder if this could be Opera and add bookmarks for Opera.
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I don't know if it will work for 6.5 or not. If you try it, don't hold me liable if it messes anything up. If it does work though, let us know.
Also, glad to see it works. I guess now i'll edit the original post to show what all registry edits & what-not that it changes.

to the original poster: I just noticed that while this works perfectly it doesn't scale properly when you are using touchflo 3d in landscape. was curious if you could look into that? thanks for the wonderful cab though.

Thanks for the cab., it worked perfectly for me. One very minor issue however. I have both the stock version of Opera Mobile and Opera Mobile 9.7 (I believe) beta downloaded from OM's website. When launching the default browser, it open with the stock OM, but with links to emails, the beta version opens up. this isn't a problem for me honestly, I even actually prefer it since the beta version actually scales the page better, but I just thought you'd wanna note that. Awesome work on the cab. and thanks again.
Oh yeah, how do I use the favorites cab.? Is that what I use to change the favorites on the internet slide of the tflo3D?

Worked great
No problems. I still had to do the configuration in opera:config to set it as default so it would be used from email links. Other than that, it worked perfectly. Thank you for the easy tweak. Those of us who dont know what we are really doing in the registry appreciate it when someone takes a tweak like this and wraps it up for us with a nice ribbon.

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to the original poster: I just noticed that while this works perfectly it doesn't scale properly when you are using touchflo 3d in landscape. was curious if you could look into that? thanks for the wonderful cab though.
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do you mean when you're on the Internet tab & go to landscape mode? I just did that on mine (i have it where the globe is gone) & it just moves all my bookmarks to the right. It seems that TF3D has it so that The globe will always default to the left part of the screen in landscape. I don't know how to fix that
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Thanks for the cab., it worked perfectly for me. One very minor issue however. I have both the stock version of Opera Mobile and Opera Mobile 9.7 (I believe) beta downloaded from OM's website. When launching the default browser, it open with the stock OM, but with links to emails, the beta version opens up. this isn't a problem for me honestly, I even actually prefer it since the beta version actually scales the page better, but I just thought you'd wanna note that. Awesome work on the cab. and thanks again.
Oh yeah, how do I use the favorites cab.? Is that what I use to change the favorites on the internet slide of the tflo3D?
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As for the 9.5 vs 9.7 issue, i think that has to do with if you set 9.7 as default in the settings (i think that's an option)
The favorites cab is the same as the first except for it takes out the globe & the 4 default bookmarks on the Internet tab & just lists all the Bookmarks you have set in OM
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No problems. I still had to do the configuration in opera:config to set it as default so it would be used from email links. Other than that, it worked perfectly. Thank you for the easy tweak. Those of us who dont know what we are really doing in the registry appreciate it when someone takes a tweak like this and wraps it up for us with a nice ribbon.
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Yeah I'm going to edit the cab to include the ini for OM with the "Browser First Time Launch" set to 1
Yeah the main reason I made this is so that I don't have to redo the registry edits manually next time i hard reset. Glad i could help out others

updated OP to fix changes in cab file. Everything should work.

xnifex said:
I don't know if it will work for 6.5 or not. If you try it, don't hold me liable if it messes anything up. If it does work though, let us know.
Also, glad to see it works. I guess now i'll edit the original post to show what all registry edits & what-not that it changes.
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What I meant was to make a new .cab for the WM 6.5 non Manila OS to have Opera the default. You know how it says favorites on the last slide and it's for IE? I want it for Opera instead. You know what I'm talking about right?

HeavyComponent said:
What I meant was to make a new .cab for the WM 6.5 non Manila OS to have Opera the default. You know how it says favorites on the last slide and it's for IE? I want it for Opera instead. You know what I'm talking about right?
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I haven't messed with 6.5 at all so i don't know what slide you're talking about or anything. Do you have a screen shot?
As for setting Opera as the defaultl (w/o TF3D), if someone could provide the registry tweaks (which probably are the same) for 6.5, I can compile them all in to a cab for you.

Original Pocket Internet Explorer Help

I upgraded my Dash's rom to Love 6.5 v6.30 and it has Pocket IE 6. It is now not opening properly. I do not want to reflash my phone. I would like to find a proper cab for either IE 5 or 6 or a working WAP browser.
I don't have a data plan and I use Pocket IE to access the few free WAP sites T-Mobile offers. I have tried using UC Browser but I just can't seem to get it configured properly.
Can someone help please.

mjsheldon4 said:
I upgraded my Dash's rom to Love 6.5 v6.30 and it has Pocket IE 6. It is now not opening properly. I do not want to reflash my phone. I would like to find a proper cab for either IE 5 or 6 or a working WAP browser.
I don't have a data plan and I use Pocket IE to access the few free WAP sites T-Mobile offers. I have tried using UC Browser but I just can't seem to get it configured properly.
Can someone help please.
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Well, I use opera mini. You can "google" it
Seriously, a simple search can solve the browsing app options and answered your questions.
Having this, thread closed.