Note: using BrowserTraySwitch 2.05.01(not new beta), WinXP SP3
I've set up a separate Google Chrome (dev) profile by copying
default C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
to: D:\Data Files\Google Chrome profiles\LightChrome\Default
and invoking it with a shortcut with target:
"C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --user-data-dir="D:\Data Files\Google Chrome profiles\LightChrome" -first-run
I want to be able to make the profile LightChrome (as its name implies one that runs with much fewer extensions and apps enabled) the default browser. Unfortunately setting chrome://settings/browser [Default Browser] to true leaves the default browser as the default not my special profile.
I also want the ability to switch default browser back to the Google Chrome-default or any other browser (eg. IE8, Opera, Firefox)
Some googling found:
http://superuser.com...e-as-default-browserIn that thread Answer 2 says:
Ok, so i did a search and replace of all the chrome.exe in my registry with the specific command link So
"C:\Users\PROFILE-NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -- "%1"
was replaced with
"C:\Users\PROFILE-NAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --user-data-dir="C:\Chrome Profile \location" --omnibox-popup-count=10 -- "%1"
everywhere and so far haven't run into any troubles. But there should definitely be a more easier/elegant way of doing this.
Before testing myself ... any alternate suggestions or comment on whether this will work and whether BrowserTraySwitch will capture this and be able to continue to switch back and forth between two Google Chrome profiles and other browers?
