Cerf
22nd September 2005 22:41 UTC

Browser Detect
Hello there,
I need to detect is there any plugin based browser installed on a system, for example:
Mozilla Firefox
Netscape
Opera
any other...

So I can launch the macromedia plugin-based browser players setup (flash and shockwave).
I already know how to detect both shockwave and flash, but need to know about the browsers, any help on that please?

Thanks in advance,

Cërf.

Joel
23rd September 2005 02:11 UTC

Got ape with system plugin, create a dummy html file, and use FindExecutable.

Cerf
23rd September 2005 16:09 UTC

But, if I am not wrong that will only detect the app to open the file with only... So if the user uses explorer as default but also has firefox or netscape, I won't be able to know, right?

Joel
23rd September 2005 18:44 UTC

ah..you want to detect all the browsers installed? :igor:

If so... then you must search in the registry for each one of them.

Cerf
23rd September 2005 20:08 UTC

by any chance, do you know where to look for the keys I need?

Afrow UK
23rd September 2005 20:43 UTC

Firefox:
HKLM "Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox" "CurrentVersion"

IE:
HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer" "Version"

That's all I have installed.

-Stu

Instructor
23rd September 2005 21:47 UTC

Default browser:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\command

Cerf
24th September 2005 04:39 UTC

Thanks stu!
Thanks Instructor!

I guess I will have to install Opera and Netscape to find out where to look for...

I appreciate your help, a lot

Cërf.