Re: Different Browser/Email for different users

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Paul,

Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to make =
it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows you =
register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP Start =
Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Hi,
I have four user accounts on my XP machine some with Admin rights some =
with out.

I want to use a non-MS browser and non-MS email package (Mozilla). Which =
works fine, but doing so changes the default (and Start Menu entires) =
email/browser packages for all the other users. If they then run =
IE/Outlook and accept them as the defaul application then when I next =
log in Mozilla is no longer my default. And back and forth we go.

Is there any way to get XP to have totally speperate default Internet =
EMail and Browser applications for different users? I wasted a night =
swapping between accounts and fiddling with RegEdit to no avail.

Regards,
paul

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Paul,

Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to make =
it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows you =
register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP Start =
Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Hi,
I have four user accounts on my XP machine some with Admin rights some =
with out.

I want to use a non-MS browser and non-MS email package (Mozilla). Which =
works fine, but doing so changes the default (and Start Menu entires) =
email/browser packages for all the other users. If they then run =
IE/Outlook and accept them as the defaul application then when I next =
log in Mozilla is no longer my default. And back and forth we go.

Is there any way to get XP to have totally speperate default Internet =
EMail and Browser applications for different users? I wasted a night =
swapping between accounts and fiddling with RegEdit to no avail.

Regards,
paul

[Ramesh [MVP]]

>>Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP SP2? =20

Don't think so. But, it might be achieved by overriding the protocols =
and http, ftp handlers thru HKCU.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Ramesh,
thanks for the reply. Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP =
SP2? =20

I did try setting things up via the Start Menu however, these get =
clobbered too. Guess I'll have to look into writting something to =
update the registry every time a user logs in ... won't help if two =
user accounts are logged in and the fast switch feature is used, but =
thankfully that doesn't happen much on my machine.

Paul
----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----
=20
Paul,
=20
Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to =
make it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows =
you register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP =
Start Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878
=20
--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
=20

[Ramesh [MVP]]

>>Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP SP2? =20

Don't think so. But, it might be achieved by overriding the protocols =
and http, ftp handlers thru HKCU.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Ramesh,
thanks for the reply. Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP =
SP2? =20

I did try setting things up via the Start Menu however, these get =
clobbered too. Guess I'll have to look into writting something to =
update the registry every time a user logs in ... won't help if two =
user accounts are logged in and the fast switch feature is used, but =
thankfully that doesn't happen much on my machine.

Paul
----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----
=20
Paul,
=20
Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to =
make it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows =
you register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP =
Start Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878
=20
--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
=20

[Ramesh [MVP]]

>>Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP SP2? =20

Don't think so. But, it might be achieved by overriding the protocols =
and http, ftp handlers thru HKCU.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Ramesh,
thanks for the reply. Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP =
SP2? =20

I did try setting things up via the Start Menu however, these get =
clobbered too. Guess I'll have to look into writting something to =
update the registry every time a user logs in ... won't help if two =
user accounts are logged in and the fast switch feature is used, but =
thankfully that doesn't happen much on my machine.

Paul
----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----
=20
Paul,
=20
Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to =
make it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows =
you register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP =
Start Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878
=20
--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
=20

[Ramesh [MVP]]

>>Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP SP2? =20

Don't think so. But, it might be achieved by overriding the protocols =
and http, ftp handlers thru HKCU.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Ramesh,
thanks for the reply. Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP =
SP2? =20

I did try setting things up via the Start Menu however, these get =
clobbered too. Guess I'll have to look into writting something to =
update the registry every time a user logs in ... won't help if two =
user accounts are logged in and the fast switch feature is used, but =
thankfully that doesn't happen much on my machine.

Paul
----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----
=20
Paul,
=20
Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to =
make it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows =
you register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP =
Start Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878
=20
--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
=20

[Ramesh [MVP]]

>>Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP SP2? =20

Don't think so. But, it might be achieved by overriding the protocols =
and http, ftp handlers thru HKCU.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Ramesh,
thanks for the reply. Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP =
SP2? =20

I did try setting things up via the Start Menu however, these get =
clobbered too. Guess I'll have to look into writting something to =
update the registry every time a user logs in ... won't help if two =
user accounts are logged in and the fast switch feature is used, but =
thankfully that doesn't happen much on my machine.

Paul
----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----
=20
Paul,
=20
Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to =
make it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows =
you register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP =
Start Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878
=20
--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
=20

[Ramesh [MVP]]

>>Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP SP2? =20

Don't think so. But, it might be achieved by overriding the protocols =
and http, ftp handlers thru HKCU.

--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Taffy" > wrote in message =
...
Ramesh,
thanks for the reply. Anybody know if this is likely to be fixed in XP =
SP2? =20

I did try setting things up via the Start Menu however, these get =
clobbered too. Guess I'll have to look into writting something to =
update the registry every time a user logs in ... won't help if two =
user accounts are logged in and the fast switch feature is used, but =
thankfully that doesn't happen much on my machine.

Paul
----- Ramesh [MVP] wrote: -----
=20
Paul,
=20
Unfortunately, it's a per-machine setting. Or, it's not possible to =
make it user-specific, without a third-party utility. However, XP allows =
you register an Internet Browser or E-mail Client With the Windows XP =
Start Menu on Per-User basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D297878
=20
--=20
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
=20