How to find full path of netscape.exe 8.0

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31 Mar, 2006 1:25 pm How to find full path of netscape.exe 8.0 [sdp=72208]  

I have install the Netscape (8.0). how can I find full path of Netscape.exe in windows regkey.

one way is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Netscape.exe

Please let me know if there are different way to approuch it.

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31 Mar, 2006 2:02 pm [sdp=72210]  

I never look in the Registry. What do you want to do with that information. A typical installation would show, on the hard drive, this path: C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape Browser\netscape.exe

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31 Mar, 2006 3:45 pm [sdp=72220]  

For the most part, that's the simplest way to do it. Your other option would be to right-click a shortcut and see where it's pointing to.

Alternatively, to simplify the process of reading the Registry, you can rig a script to read you the value of that registry key. Open up Notepad and copy the following into it:

Code:
WScript.Echo(WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Netscape.exe"))


Then save it as "nsversion.vbs". Now just double-click the file to figure out where netscape.exe is hiding. You can put it on your Desktop for easy access, or on a floppy or USB drive to take it around with you.

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01 Apr, 2006 11:55 am my goal is find defaul web browser. [sdp=72242]  

how can I detect Netscape8.1 is set as defaul broswer and get full path of the broswer?


thanks for your reply,
Jackm

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