How to find full path of netscape.exe 8.0

You are here:  SillyDog701 > Message Centre > Firefox, SeaMonkey and Netscape > [sdt=11165]
SillyDog701 Forums
Author Message
jackm
new member

Jack Mu
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 2
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.

Thanks
Jackm

UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1)
Back to top profile
Fulvio
Moderator


Joined: 19 Jun 2002
Posts: 11048
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

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20060331 SeaMonkey/1.5a

"I've got a very poor sense of direction. I keep forgetting which way is forwards."
WinXP, SP3, 512 MB, 3.0.15 regular, 3.5.5 regular and portable , TB2.0.0.23, Flock2.5.2, IE8.0, SM2.0, Google Chrome2.0.x, Zone Alarm Firewall; AVG9.0, JRE1.6_17
Back to top profile
Don_HH2K
Moderator


Joined: 09 May 2004
Posts: 4745
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.

UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060130 Donzilla/1.1PR1 (WML/1.3)

Laptop: Turion 64 X2 @ 2GHz, 2GB DDR2-667, 100GB HD, ATI Radeon X300, 15" LCD, Seven Ultimate RC
Back to top profile website
jackm
new member

Jack Mu
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 2
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

UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Last edited by jackm on 01 Apr, 2006 11:57 am; edited once(1)
Back to top profile
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Forum Index > Firefox, SeaMonkey and Netscape All times are CST (GMT -6)
page 1 of 1
To add your questions, comments, and for more features and more, please join SillyDog701 Message Centre. It's free! This is SillyDog 701 Message Centre (SD701 Forums).

Apple iTunes, Download your favourite music iTunes

*Search | FAQ | Rules and Policies | MozInfo701 - Mozilla Information Centre | SD701 Open Directory | Message Board Map | download Netscape