IESample Registry Settings
Base registry settings for the IESample browser are stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main key.
Note The default registry values vary depending on which features are included in your platform. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.
The following table shows the named values.
| Value : Type | Description |
|---|---|
| StartPage : REG_SZ | The URL for the default browser start page. If the locale ID is 4011 (Japan), the default URL is http://www.jp.msn.com/. For all other locales, the default URL is https://www.msn.com. |
| SearchPage: REG_SZ | The URL for the default browser search page. If the locale ID is 4011 (Japan), the default URL is http://www.yahoo.co.jp/. For all other locales, the default URL is https://search.msn.com. |
| NoNewWindows : REG_DWORD | Default setting is 0. If set to 1, this entry blocks the window.open event. In this case, a new window event becomes an in-place navigation event and a window.close event executes a back command. |
| SBSizeV : REG_DWORD | The width of the vertical scrollbar. The valid range is 0 through 400. Setting the value to 0 hides the scrollbar. The default setting is the system metric value SM_CXVSCROLL, which can be obtained by calling the GetSystemMetrics function. |
| SBSizeH : REG_DWORD | The height of the horizontal scrollbar. The valid range is 0 through 400 pixels. Setting the value to 0 hides the scrollbar. The default setting is the system metric value SM_CYHSCROLL, which can be obtained by calling the GetSystemMetrics function. |
| SmoothScroll: REG_DWORD | Default setting is 0. Specifies whether the window should scroll smoothly when scrollbars are used. A non-zero number enables smooth scrolling; however, this may also increase response time. |
Cache Settings
Provided your system has sufficient RAM, by raising the default settings for these keys you can reduce the time it takes for the browser to render text and images.
The following table shows the registry settings for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Image Caching key.
| Value : Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Cache Size : REG_DWORD | Default setting is 1048576 (1024KB). The size of the image cache, in bytes. Doubling the cache size increases performance when displaying images. |
| Item Size : REG_DWORD | Default setting is 131072 (128KB). The maximum size of each cached item. |
| Max Items : REG_DWORD | Default setting is 128. Number of cache entries. |
The following table shows the registry settings for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\GLYPHCACHE key.
| Value : Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Limit : REG_DWORD | Default setting is 00004000 (16KB). The maximum size of the glyph cache. Doubling the cache size to 00008000 (32KB) can improve the rate at which text is rendered. |
Application Settings
The following table shows the settings in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile key that register the sample browser container for viewing Web pages. These settings are registered automatically at build time and should be changed only if the name of the browser application is changed.
| [Subkeys] and Value : Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \shell\open\command : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe". |
| \DefaultIcon : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe". |
The following table shows the settings in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http key that register the sample browser container for URL protocols. These settings are registered automatically at build time and should be changed only if the name of the browser application is changed.
| [Subkeys] and Value : Type | Description |
|---|---|
| \http\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe,0". |
| \http\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe %1". |
| \https\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe,0". |
| \https\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe %1". |
| \ftp\DefaultIcon : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe,0". |
| \ftp\Shell\Open\Command : REG_SZ | Default setting is "iesample.exe %1". |
See Also
Creating an Internet Browser | Internet Explorer 6.0 Registry Settings
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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