[Zelig]

I don't see how to change ftp/http/etc. so that they aren't handled by the default (IE) program. Opera asks to make them the default when it's open, but they immediately revert back to IE. Any help?

[PangingJr]

in a quick test (may need an extended test) this seems to work. do this at your own risk.

edit your registry using regedit or .reg file...

first craete a backup of your registry,
or these 3 subkeys at least...
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http, and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\https

with regedit...
go to...
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\command...
then modify the data of value name (Default) from the existing value data to "C:\Program Files\Opera 9\Opera.exe" %1
and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Applicati on... and modify the data of value name (Default) from "IExplore" to "C:\Program Files\Opera 9\Opera.exe"

with a .reg file...
first check the path to program file, and change it if needed...

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Opera 9\\Opera.exe\" %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ftp\shell\open\ddeexec\Application]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Opera 9\\Opera.exe\""

the Opera icons should appear automatically after the registry editing is done...

[Zelig]

Okay, it worked for FTP and HTTP, but HTTPS doesn't appear to change even after I made the registry changes...

Ahwell, pretty good anyway, thanks for the help.