How to Edit the Registry for Firefox

nstructions

1 Open Firefox and erase your homepage address from the address bar.

2 Type "About:Config" without the quotes in the address bar, then press "Enter."

3 Click the "I`ll be careful, I promise" button.

4 Scroll through the list to navigate the settings, or type in the "Filter" box a specific setting's name.

5 Modify an "On" or "Off" setting by right-clicking and selecting "Toggle."

 

6 Modify a value based settings by right-clicking and selecting "Modify."

7 Search for the following within the settings registry for the most common options and recommended settings for a broadband connection.

network.http.max-connections= Recommended setting "32"

network.http.max-connections-per-server= Recommended setting "16"

network.http.pipelining=Recommended setting "True"

network.http.pipelining.maxrequests=Recommended setting "8"

8 Restart Firefox for changes to take effect.

How to Reset the Browser Settings in a Registry.

Instructions

1   Close all applications and program windows.

2. Click "Start" in Windows XP and select "Run" from the list. Click the Windows logo button in Windows 7 and Vista. Type "inetcpl.cpl" in the "Run" box in XP and the "Search files" box in Vista and Windows 7. Press "Enter."

3    Click the "Advanced" tab in the "Internet Properties" box.

4   Click the "Reset" button in the "Reset Internet Explorer Settings" section. In the "Reset Internet Explorer Settings" pop-up box, click the "Delete personal settings" check box if you choose to reset settings like the browser start page, temporary Internet files, history and saved passwords. Click the "Reset" button.

5  Click "Close" in the "Reset Internet Explorer Settings" box to exit out of the "Internet Properties" box.

Change the default browser.

Registry keys need to be edited to change the default browser.

I have found these keys so far and they seem to do what I want, but I am not sure if I have found all of them:

Data in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\http\shell\open\commandHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\https\shell\open\commandHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\ftp\shell\open\command

Value in:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache

Browsers

Browsers

Logo	Browser Name & Developer	Platform
	Internet Explorer Microsoft Corporation Download version 9
	Firefox (also called Mozilla Firefox) Mozilla Corporation Download version 13.0.1
	Chrome Google Download version 20.0.1132.57
	Safari Apple Inc. Download version 5.1.7
	Opera Opera Software ASA Download version 12.00
	Netscape Navigator Netscape Communications Corporation (now part of AOL) Download version 9
	Camino The Camino Project Download version 2.1.2
	SeaMonkey Mozilla Foundation Download version 2.10.1
	K-Meleon kmeleonbrowser.org Download version 1.5.4
	Galeon The GNOME team Download version 2.0.7
	Konqueror Konqueror Download version 4.8.4
	Maxthon Browser Maxthon Download version 3.4.1.1000
	Flock (web browser) Flock, Inc. Download version 3.6.4
	Lunascape Lunascape, Inc. Download version 6.7.1
	Amaya W3C Download version 11.4.4
	iCab Alexander Clauss Download version 5.0.1
	Midori TwoToasts.de Download version 0.4.6 / 15
	uzbl uzbl Download version 2012.05.14
	KidZui KidZui, Inc Download
	RockMelt RockMelt Inc. Download version 0.16.91.371 (Beta 5)
	Voyager VaporWare Download version 3.3.125	Other
	Dillo Web Browser Dillo Download version 3.0.2
	Slim Browser FlashPeak Download version 6.01.51
	KidRocket KidRocket.org Download version 1.5.0.2
	Epic Hidden Reflex Download version 1.9
	Iron Browser SRWare Download version 20.0.1150.0
	GNU IceCat Free Software Foundation, Inc. Download version 12.0
	Comodo Dragon Comodo Download version 20.0.1.0
	OmniWeb The Omni Group Download version 5.11.11
	Crazy Browser Crazy Browser Download version 3.10
	Arora Benjamin C. Meyer Download version 0.11.0[1]
	ShenzBrowser Shenz International Download version 1.1
	Swiftweasel The Swiftweasel Project Download version 3.5.5
	Enigma Browser Advanced Search Technologies, Inc. Download
	Kazehakase Kazehakase Download version 0.5.8
	Shiira Shiira Project Download version 2.3
	Avant Browser Avant Force Download version 2012 build 171
	Orca Avant Force Download version 12.21.2009 1.2 build 6
	xB Browser XeroBank Download version 3.9.10.24
	Sleipnir  Fenrir Inc. Download version 3.5.1
	space time space time Download version 1.0.0.2
	Browse3D Browse3D Corporation Download version 3.5
	Bitty Browser Turnstyle Download
	rekonq Andrea Diamantini Download version 0.9.2
	Lobo Java Web Browser The Lobo Project Download version 0.98.4
	Elinks Text WWW Browser Elinks Download version 0.11.7
	Epiphany Epiphany Download version 3.4.1
	Grail CNRI Download version 0.6
	Fluid Todd Ditchendorf Download version 1.2
	Ibrowse Stefan Burstroem Download version 2.4	Other
	Lynx Thomas Dickey Download version 2.8.8
	The World Browser Phoenix Studio Download version 3.5.0.3
	Classilla Classilla Download version 9.3.0
	TT Tencent Holdings Download version 4.8 (1000)
	Pink browser Mind Vision Software (MVS) Download version 1.0
	NetSurf The NetSurf Developers Download version 2.9
	Nuke Browser Nuke Tech Download version 1.01
	Acoo Browser Acoo Browser Download version 1.98.744
	Timberwolf FriedenHQ Download version Beta	Other
	Pale Moon Moonchild Download version 3.6.32
	WebPositive Ryan Leavengood Download version r580	Other
	Dooble Dooble Download version 1.31
	MenuBox Cloanto Corporation Download version 5.1
	Chromium Google Download version 22.0.1181.0
	Ultrabrowser Ultrabrowser.com Inc Download version 11.0
	ZAC Browser People CD Inc. Download version 1.5
	Kylo Hillcrest Labs Download version 1.1.1
	Swiftfox Jason Halme Download version 3.6.13
	morequick GreenBrowser Download version 6.2.0606
	TenFourFox TenFourFox Download version 10.0.5
	Wyzo media browser Radical Software Ltd. Download version 3.6.4
	xombrero ConformalOpenSource Download version 1.1.0
	QupZilla David Rosca Download version 1.3.0
	CometBird CometBird Download version 11.0
	QtWeb QtWeb.NET Download version 3.7.5
	Deepnet Explorer Deepnet Security Download version 1.5.3 (BETA 3)
	Stainless MD Software, LLC Download version 0.8
	Xtravo Jawoco Download