Launch IE from a link in Chrome

google-chrome internet-explorer registrykey
topcat3 picture topcat3 · Feb 26, 2015 · Viewed 49.5k times · Source

I want to have a link in Chrome e.g.

Open Link

that when you click on it in the Chrome Browser that it launches the link in an IE window.

Can anyone explain how to do this. I believe it is possible and may involve adding some settings in the registry

ps: I can't use any browser extension e.g. IETab or any of this. It has to launch the IE on the machine.

Answer

topcat3 picture topcat3 · Feb 26, 2015

Ok so I did the following which works :

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
   alert
      (Default) = "URL:Alert Protocol"
      URL Protocol = ""
      DefaultIcon
         (Default) = "iexplore.exe,1"
      shell
         open
            command
               (Default) = cmd /k set myvar=%1 & call set myvar=%%myvar:alert:=%% & call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" %%myvar%% & exit /B

Then have your link 

<a href="alert:www.google.ie">link</a>

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