/// <summary>
/// Registers the app to use not the quirks mode in browser which would let the auth window fail
/// See http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/2011/May/21/Web-Browser-Control-Specifying-the-IE-Version for more details
/// If this registry key is not set the authorization window will fail
/// </summary>
/// <param name="whichBrowserToUse">Which type of IE to use (should be at least IE 8 always)</param>
/// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the .exe (leave empty for autodetect)</param>
/// <param name="alsoCreateVshostEntry">Will create a second entry with assembly.vshost.exe instead of assembly.exe as this procress is the debugging process in Visual Studio</param>
public static bool registerAppInRegistry(registerBrowserEmulationValue whichBrowserToUse, string assemblyName = "", bool alsoCreateVshostEntry = true)
{
if (whichBrowserToUse == registerBrowserEmulationValue.NoChange)
{
return(true);
}
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey registryKey = null;
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey registryKey64 = null;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(assemblyName))
{
assemblyName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().CodeBase);
}
registryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION");
if (Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem)
{
registryKey64 = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION");
}
if (whichBrowserToUse == registerBrowserEmulationValue.Remove)
{
try
{
registryKey.DeleteValue(assemblyName);
if (registryKey64 != null)
{
registryKey64.DeleteValue(assemblyName);
return(true);
}
}
catch
{
return(false);
}
}
else
{
int browser_value = 0;
// browser registry values taken from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation
switch (whichBrowserToUse)
{
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE7IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 7000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE8IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 8000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE8Always:
browser_value = 8888;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE9IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 9000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE9Always:
browser_value = 9999;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE10IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 10000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE10Always:
browser_value = 10001;
break;
default:
browser_value = 0;
break;
}
try
{
registryKey.SetValue(assemblyName, browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
if (alsoCreateVshostEntry)
{
registryKey.SetValue(assemblyName.ToLower().Replace(".exe", ".vshost.exe"), browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
}
if (registryKey64 != null)
{
registryKey64.SetValue(assemblyName, browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
if (alsoCreateVshostEntry)
{
registryKey64.SetValue(assemblyName.ToLower().Replace(".exe", ".vshost.exe"), browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
}
}
}
catch (Exception exp)
{
Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Registers the app to use not the quirks mode in browser which would let the auth window fail
/// See http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/2011/May/21/Web-Browser-Control-Specifying-the-IE-Version for more details
/// If this registry key is not set the authorization window will fail
/// </summary>
/// <param name="whichBrowserToUse">Which type of IE to use (should be at least IE 8 always)</param>
/// <param name="assemblyName">Name of the .exe (leave empty for autodetect)</param>
/// <param name="alsoCreateVshostEntry">Will create a second entry with assembly.vshost.exe instead of assembly.exe as this procress is the debugging process in Visual Studio</param>
public static bool registerAppInRegistry(registerBrowserEmulationValue whichBrowserToUse, string assemblyName = "", bool alsoCreateVshostEntry = true)
{
if (whichBrowserToUse == registerBrowserEmulationValue.NoChange)
{
return true;
}
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey registryKey = null;
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey registryKey64 = null;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(assemblyName))
{
assemblyName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().CodeBase);
}
registryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION");
if (Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem)
{
registryKey64 = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION");
}
if (whichBrowserToUse == registerBrowserEmulationValue.Remove)
{
try
{
registryKey.DeleteValue(assemblyName);
if (registryKey64 != null)
{
registryKey64.DeleteValue(assemblyName);
return true;
}
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
else
{
int browser_value = 0;
// browser registry values taken from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330730%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#browser_emulation
switch (whichBrowserToUse)
{
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE7IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 7000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE8IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 8000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE8Always:
browser_value = 8888;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE9IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 9000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE9Always:
browser_value = 9999;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE10IfDoctypeAvailable:
browser_value = 10000;
break;
case registerBrowserEmulationValue.IE10Always:
browser_value = 10001;
break;
default:
browser_value = 0;
break;
}
try
{
registryKey.SetValue(assemblyName, browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
if (alsoCreateVshostEntry)
{
registryKey.SetValue(assemblyName.ToLower().Replace(".exe", ".vshost.exe"), browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
}
if (registryKey64 != null)
{
registryKey64.SetValue(assemblyName, browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
if (alsoCreateVshostEntry)
{
registryKey64.SetValue(assemblyName.ToLower().Replace(".exe", ".vshost.exe"), browser_value, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord);
}
}
}
catch (Exception exp)
{
Console.WriteLine(exp.Message);
return false;
}
}
return true;
}