[tor-bugs] #5203 [Tor Browser]: Setting Aurora as default browser does not work in Wndows 7

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#5203: Setting Aurora as default browser does not work in Wndows 7
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 Reporter:  Ilja         |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:           
Component:  Tor Browser  |        Version:           
 Keywords:               |         Parent:           
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:           
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 For whatever reason, Aurora fails to establish itself as the default
 browser in Windows 7.

 Using Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General on Aurora 9.0.1, I press the
 "Check Now" button, which informs me that

 "Aurora is not currently set as your default browser. Would you like to
 make it your default browser?"

 After pressing "yes", nothing else happens, suggesting success. But there
 is no success, a second check shows that nothing has changed.

 Whatever the reason for the failure, the Tor Browser should at least check
 this itself, and, in case of a failure, inform about this and suggest
 additional information.

 It seems quite dangerous, because other applications using Tor, like
 Torchat, refer to the default browser if one clicks on a link. So one may
 click on a critical link believing that one already has established the
 Tor browser as the default browser.

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