How to configure default browser in registry

1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2. Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/http
3. Expand the tree and move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/http/shell/open/command, double click on default and set the string to the command you wish to run for Internet addresses, for example
   "E:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/ie xplore.exe" -nohome for Internet Explorer
   E:/Program Files/Netscape/Communicator/Program/netscape.exe -h "%1" for Netscape
   Click OK
4. Move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/http/shell/open/ddeexec/Application, and again double click Default, change to the browser, NSShell for Netscape, IExplore for Internet Explorer.
5. You may also want to change the icon associated, move to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/http/DefaultIcon, (do I need to say) double click Default and set to the icon
   %SystemRoot%/system32/url.dll,0 Internet Explorer
   E:/Program Files/Netscape/Communicator/Program/netscape.exe,0 Netscape Navigator
6. You should repeat the above for https as well, i.e. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/https/shell/open/command etc.