Hi Guys

Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not using the gui?

What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a selectable
mailclient, and then select Mozilla Thunderbird as the default client.

Can anyone tell me how to do it (through registry, some api or ...) - or
point me to some documentation on how to do it?

Regards Søren

Start > Run > %SystemRoot%\system32\control.exe appwiz.cpl,,3

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Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Soren Schimkat" wrote:

| Hi Guys
|
| Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not using the gui?
|
| What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a selectable
| mailclient, and then select Mozilla Thunderbird as the default client.
|
| Can anyone tell me how to do it (through registry, some api or ...) - or
| point me to some documentation on how to do it?
|
| Regards Søren

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Start > Run > %SystemRoot%\system32\control.exe appwiz.cpl,,3
>

well .. as I wrote, I need to do it without using the gui.

How to Register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP Start Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q297878

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Microsoft MVP
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"Soren Schimkat" wrote:

| well .. as I wrote, I need to do it without using the gui.

Soren Schimkat wrote:

> Hi Guys
>
> Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not
> using the gui?
>
> What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a
> selectable mailclient,

The installation of Mozilla Thunderbird will do this automatically.


> and then select Mozilla Thunderbird as the default client.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to do it (through registry, some api or ...)
> - or point me to some documentation on how to do it?

This VBScript (.vbs) will set Mozilla Thunderbird as the default
e-mail client:

'--------------------8<----------------------

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

sMailtoCmd = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird" _
& "\protocols\mailto\shell\open\command\")

If sMailtoCmd <> "" Then
On Error Resume Next
oShell.RegDelete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\EditFlags"
oShell.RegDelete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon\"
On Error Goto 0
oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\", "URL:MailTo Protocol"
oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\URL Protocol", ""
oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\Shell\Open\Command\", sMailtoCmd

oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\", _
"Mozilla Thunderbird"

End If


Function RegRead(sRegValue)
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
RegRead = oShell.RegRead(sRegValue)
' If the value does not exist, error is raised
If Err Then
RegRead = ""
Err.clear
End If
' If a value is present but uninitialized the RegRead method
' returns the input value in Win2k.
If VarType(RegRead) < vbArray Then
If RegRead = sRegValue Then
RegRead = ""
End If
End If
On Error Goto 0
End Function

'--------------------8<----------------------


WSH 5.6 documentation (local help file) can be downloaded
from here if you haven't got it already:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp



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Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
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Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
> Soren Schimkat wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not
>> using the gui?
>>
>> What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a
>> selectable mailclient,
>
>
> The installation of Mozilla Thunderbird will do this automatically.


Are you sure? :-)

Offcource I know that .. but i'm creating a tweeked installation based
on the nightly .zip dumps of Thunderbird.

>
>
>> and then select Mozilla Thunderbird as the default client.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to do it (through registry, some api or ...)
>> - or point me to some documentation on how to do it?
>
>
> This VBScript (.vbs) will set Mozilla Thunderbird as the default
> e-mail client:


Great .. It looks like the registry keys I needed. Thanks. I will try it
out.

Regards Søren


>
> '--------------------8<----------------------
>
> Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>
> sMailtoCmd = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird" _
> & "\protocols\mailto\shell\open\command\")
>
> If sMailtoCmd <> "" Then
> On Error Resume Next
> oShell.RegDelete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\EditFlags"
> oShell.RegDelete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon\"
> On Error Goto 0
> oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\", "URL:MailTo Protocol"
> oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\URL Protocol", ""
> oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\Shell\Open\Command\",
> sMailtoCmd
>
> oShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\", _
> "Mozilla Thunderbird"
>
> End If
>
>
> Function RegRead(sRegValue)
> Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> On Error Resume Next
> RegRead = oShell.RegRead(sRegValue)
> ' If the value does not exist, error is raised
> If Err Then
> RegRead = ""
> Err.clear
> End If
> ' If a value is present but uninitialized the RegRead method
> ' returns the input value in Win2k.
> If VarType(RegRead) < vbArray Then
> If RegRead = sRegValue Then
> RegRead = ""
> End If
> End If
> On Error Goto 0
> End Function
>
> '--------------------8<----------------------
>
>
> WSH 5.6 documentation (local help file) can be downloaded
> from here if you haven't got it already:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp
>
>
>

Soren Schimkat wrote:

> Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
>
>> Soren Schimkat wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Guys
>>>
>>> Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not
>>> using the gui?
>>>
>>> What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a
>>> selectable mailclient,
>>
>>
>>
>> The installation of Mozilla Thunderbird will do this automatically.
>
>
> Are you sure? :-)
>
> Offcource I know that .. but i'm creating a tweeked installation based
> on the nightly .zip dumps of Thunderbird.
>

Is your Mozilla Thunderbird installation creating the registry key
with subkeys and values:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\




--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Reading varius documentation, registry capturing and your guys help - I
have created this .reg file that actually works better than the mess
that the Thunderbird installer creates:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -compose %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"
"DLLPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\mozMapi32.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\Protocols]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -compose %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell\open]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -mail"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\shell\properties]
@="Thunderbird &Options"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\shell\properties\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -options"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla Thunderbird\Desktop]
"registeredAsMailApp"="1"
"defaultMailHasBeenSet"="0"
"showMapiDialog"="0"


Soren Schimkat wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not using the gui?
>
> What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a selectable
> mailclient, and then select Mozilla Thunderbird as the default client.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to do it (through registry, some api or ...) - or
> point me to some documentation on how to do it?
>
> Regards Søren

After having read varius documentation, done some registry capturing and
listening to you guys - I have created this .reg file that actually
works better than the mess that the Thunderbird installer creates:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -compose %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird]
@="Mozilla Thunderbird"
"DLLPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\mozMapi32.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\Protocols]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -compose %1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\shell\open]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -mail"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\shell\properties]
@="Thunderbird &Options"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\shell\properties\command]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Thunderbird\\Thunderbird.exe -options"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla Thunderbird\Desktop]
"registeredAsMailApp"="1"
"defaultMailHasBeenSet"="0"
"showMapiDialog"="0"

Soren Schimkat wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not using the gui?
>
> What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a selectable
> mailclient, and then select Mozilla Thunderbird as the default client.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to do it (through registry, some api or ...) - or
> point me to some documentation on how to do it?
>
> Regards Søren

Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
> Soren Schimkat wrote:
>
>> Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
>>
>>> Soren Schimkat wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Guys
>>>>
>>>> Can someone tell me how to set the default mailclient by not
>>>> using the gui?
>>>>
>>>> What I need to do, is to create Mozilla Thunderbird as a
>>>> selectable mailclient,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The installation of Mozilla Thunderbird will do this automatically.
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you sure? :-)
>>
>> Offcource I know that .. but i'm creating a tweeked installation based
>> on the nightly .zip dumps of Thunderbird.
>>
>
> Is your Mozilla Thunderbird installation creating the registry key
> with subkeys and values:
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Mozilla Thunderbird\
>

Yes. The installation creates this key.