Index: chrome/installer/util/shell_util.h |
diff --git a/chrome/installer/util/shell_util.h b/chrome/installer/util/shell_util.h |
index 4215ce83e5ddf68d87870812253bb90f4e46bcef..3af494b5130064d39df076efeca7941b5ee18c54 100644 |
--- a/chrome/installer/util/shell_util.h |
+++ b/chrome/installer/util/shell_util.h |
@@ -253,27 +253,30 @@ class ShellUtil { |
const string16& chrome_exe, |
const string16& protocol); |
- // This method adds Chrome to the list that shows up in Add/Remove Programs-> |
- // Set Program Access and Defaults and also creates Chrome ProgIds under |
- // Software\Classes. This method requires write access to HKLM so is just |
- // best effort deal. If write to HKLM fails and elevate_if_not_admin is true, |
- // this method will: |
- // - add the ProgId entries to HKCU on XP. HKCU entries will not make |
- // Chrome show in Set Program Access and Defaults but they are still useful |
- // because we can make Chrome run when user clicks on http link or html |
- // file. |
- // - will try to launch setup.exe with admin priviledges on Vista to do |
- // these tasks. Users will see standard Vista elevation prompt and if they |
- // enter the right credentials, the write operation will work. |
- // Currently elevate_if_not_admin is true only when user tries to make Chrome |
- // default browser (through the UI or through installer options) and Chrome |
- // is not registered on the machine. |
+ // Registers Chrome as a potential default browser and handler for filetypes |
+ // and protocols. |
+ // If Chrome is already registered, this method is a no-op. |
+ // This method requires write access to HKLM so is just a best effort deal. |
+ // If write to HKLM fails and: |
+ // - |elevate_if_not_admin| is true (and OS is Vista or above): |
+ // tries to launch setup.exe with admin priviledges (by prompting the user |
+ // with a UAC) to do these tasks. |
+ // - |elevate_if_not_admin| is false (or OS is XP): |
+ // adds the ProgId entries to HKCU. These entries will not make Chrome show |
+ // in Default Programs but they are still useful because Chrome can be |
+ // registered to run when the user clicks on an http link or an html file. |
// |
// |chrome_exe| full path to chrome.exe. |
// |unique_suffix| Optional input. If given, this function appends the value |
// to default browser entries names that it creates in the registry. |
+ // Currently, this is only used to continue an install with the same suffix |
+ // when elevating and calling setup.exe with admin privileges as described |
+ // above. |
// |elevate_if_not_admin| if true will make this method try alternate methods |
- // as described above. |
+ // as described above. This should only be true when following a user action |
+ // (e.g. "Make Chrome Default") as it allows this method to UAC. |
+ // |
+ // Returns true if Chrome is successfully registered (or already registered). |
static bool RegisterChromeBrowser(BrowserDistribution* dist, |
const string16& chrome_exe, |
const string16& unique_suffix, |