I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
me where to go to fix it?
DJd

Sorry, you can't fix it, because it just doesn't work correctly.

You could switch to the newer Windows Live Mail, which doesn't have this
problem.

--
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

"DJD421" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E626B6EE-C3B1-4996-944A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't
> complete
> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone
> tell
> me where to go to fix it?
> DJd

"DJD421" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E626B6EE-C3B1-4996-944A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't
> complete
> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone
> tell
> me where to go to fix it?
> DJd

Windows Mail will only autocomplete the last 29 recipients you sent to.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

you have to use the first 3 characters of the name.
you have to use the same address several times for it to be registered in the last used data base.

also WM only remembers the LAST 29 addresses you have asked for.



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"DJD421" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:E626B6EE-C3B1-4996-944A-(E-Mail Removed)...
I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
me where to go to fix it?
DJd

Thanks to all who replied... This seems to be a real inconvenience. I will
look into Windows Live Mail. I can't believe they went backwards in
convenience.

--
DJD


"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> you have to use the first 3 characters of the name.
> you have to use the same address several times for it to be registered in the last used data base.
>
> also WM only remembers the LAST 29 addresses you have asked for.
>
>
>
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
>
> "DJD421" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:E626B6EE-C3B1-4996-944A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
> me where to go to fix it?
> DJd

Hey-

Guys. I picked your thread to see if you could help me with my issues. Just
recently due to a hijacking situation in Vista- IE 7, something go screwed up
in the Associations protocal. Any e-mail I get where a link or symbol that
you can click on in the message body, is-it won't open or go there , and a
box shows up stating "no association for this file type. Go to set
associations to fix it. Yeah, right! I wen't there and there are a million
file extensions I don't even recognize. And, I don't know which one effects
Windows Mail and the links embedded in message bodies is, and, I would no
know what program to choose to oepn it. Note: Over half of the extensions in
this "Set Associations" box have "Unknown Application" as a default file
type. Help! Any cures?

Thanx ahead of time.

Greg

"DJD421" wrote:

> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
> me where to go to fix it?
> DJd

Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
"Set your default programs."
After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on Windows Mail.
If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults" then fix it by
clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
Do the same for Internet Explorer.

If that does not fix the problem, reset IE7: Tools, Internet Options,
Advanced, Reset. Careful, you may want to export your cookies first
because the reset deletes them.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)


"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:076069AE-1DDA-4B1F-AE36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey-
>
> Guys. I picked your thread to see if you could help me with my issues. Just
> recently due to a hijacking situation in Vista- IE 7, something go screwed up
> in the Associations protocal. Any e-mail I get where a link or symbol that
> you can click on in the message body, is-it won't open or go there , and a
> box shows up stating "no association for this file type. Go to set
> associations to fix it. Yeah, right! I wen't there and there are a million
> file extensions I don't even recognize. And, I don't know which one effects
> Windows Mail and the links embedded in message bodies is, and, I would no
> know what program to choose to oepn it. Note: Over half of the extensions in
> this "Set Associations" box have "Unknown Application" as a default file
> type. Help! Any cures?
>
> Thanx ahead of time.
>
> Greg
>
> "DJD421" wrote:
>
>> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
>> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
>> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
>> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
>> me where to go to fix it?
>> DJd

Gary-

I did what you told me to do with Windows Mail- I made sure it had all of
its defaults, but Internet Explorer is not in that same list to do that with.
Plus, if it was, how would it affect Windows Mail not allowing me to click on
links embedded in the e-mail message bodies?

Greg

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
> the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
> "Set your default programs."
> After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on Windows Mail.
> If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults" then fix it by
> clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
> Do the same for Internet Explorer.
>
> If that does not fix the problem, reset IE7: Tools, Internet Options,
> Advanced, Reset. Careful, you may want to export your cookies first
> because the reset deletes them.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)
>
>
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:076069AE-1DDA-4B1F-AE36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hey-
> >
> > Guys. I picked your thread to see if you could help me with my issues. Just
> > recently due to a hijacking situation in Vista- IE 7, something go screwed up
> > in the Associations protocal. Any e-mail I get where a link or symbol that
> > you can click on in the message body, is-it won't open or go there , and a
> > box shows up stating "no association for this file type. Go to set
> > associations to fix it. Yeah, right! I wen't there and there are a million
> > file extensions I don't even recognize. And, I don't know which one effects
> > Windows Mail and the links embedded in message bodies is, and, I would no
> > know what program to choose to oepn it. Note: Over half of the extensions in
> > this "Set Associations" box have "Unknown Application" as a default file
> > type. Help! Any cures?
> >
> > Thanx ahead of time.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > "DJD421" wrote:
> >
> >> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
> >> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
> >> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
> >> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
> >> me where to go to fix it?
> >> DJd
>
>
>

Gary-

OK. I reset IE 7. I set the defaults in Windows Mail. I shut them both down
and restarted them.

I went to my e-mail to check the inbox and I say the auto notification that
you responded. Heres the test: I cliked on "read response" embedded in the
e-mail body and again, the grey box showed up "There is no association for
this file type, blah, blah, blah".

Something is blocking any use of any link in an e-mail in Windows Mail. What
is the extension for a file type like that that is a link in a message? And
what program opens it ?

Eeek.

Greg

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
> the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
> "Set your default programs."
> After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on Windows Mail.
> If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults" then fix it by
> clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
> Do the same for Internet Explorer.
>
> If that does not fix the problem, reset IE7: Tools, Internet Options,
> Advanced, Reset. Careful, you may want to export your cookies first
> because the reset deletes them.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)
>
>
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:076069AE-1DDA-4B1F-AE36-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hey-
> >
> > Guys. I picked your thread to see if you could help me with my issues. Just
> > recently due to a hijacking situation in Vista- IE 7, something go screwed up
> > in the Associations protocal. Any e-mail I get where a link or symbol that
> > you can click on in the message body, is-it won't open or go there , and a
> > box shows up stating "no association for this file type. Go to set
> > associations to fix it. Yeah, right! I wen't there and there are a million
> > file extensions I don't even recognize. And, I don't know which one effects
> > Windows Mail and the links embedded in message bodies is, and, I would no
> > know what program to choose to oepn it. Note: Over half of the extensions in
> > this "Set Associations" box have "Unknown Application" as a default file
> > type. Help! Any cures?
> >
> > Thanx ahead of time.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > "DJD421" wrote:
> >
> >> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
> >> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
> >> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
> >> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
> >> me where to go to fix it?
> >> DJd
>
>
>

That is not a file type but a protocol.
Go back to Default Programs and click on "Associate a file type or
protocol..." When that screen comes up, scroll all the way to the bottom.
Look for "HTTP URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol." Make sure it is
assigned to IE. If that doesn't fix it, I'm fresh out of ideas.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)


"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:4223E9A1-EA68-4268-BA30-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gary-
>
> OK. I reset IE 7. I set the defaults in Windows Mail. I shut them both down
> and restarted them.
>
> I went to my e-mail to check the inbox and I say the auto notification that
> you responded. Heres the test: I cliked on "read response" embedded in the
> e-mail body and again, the grey box showed up "There is no association for
> this file type, blah, blah, blah".
>
> Something is blocking any use of any link in an e-mail in Windows Mail. What
> is the extension for a file type like that that is a link in a message? And
> what program opens it ?
>
> Eeek.
>
> Greg
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
>> the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
>> "Set your default programs."
>> After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on Windows Mail.
>> If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults" then fix it by
>> clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
>> Do the same for Internet Explorer.
>>
>> If that does not fix the problem, reset IE7: Tools, Internet Options,
>> Advanced, Reset. Careful, you may want to export your cookies first
>> because the reset deletes them.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLM)
>>
>>
>> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:076069AE-1DDA-4B1F-AE36-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hey-
>> >
>> > Guys. I picked your thread to see if you could help me with my issues. Just
>> > recently due to a hijacking situation in Vista- IE 7, something go screwed up
>> > in the Associations protocal. Any e-mail I get where a link or symbol that
>> > you can click on in the message body, is-it won't open or go there , and a
>> > box shows up stating "no association for this file type. Go to set
>> > associations to fix it. Yeah, right! I wen't there and there are a million
>> > file extensions I don't even recognize. And, I don't know which one effects
>> > Windows Mail and the links embedded in message bodies is, and, I would no
>> > know what program to choose to oepn it. Note: Over half of the extensions in
>> > this "Set Associations" box have "Unknown Application" as a default file
>> > type. Help! Any cures?
>> >
>> > Thanx ahead of time.
>> >
>> > Greg
>> >
>> > "DJD421" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am just new to Vista, and Mail. after XP and Outlook... But I can't
>> >> understand why when I type the address for the TO- box , it doesn't complete
>> >> the address. so I have to go to Contacts, and then scroll down to find the
>> >> address of those I want to write to. This is a nuisance... Can someone tell
>> >> me where to go to fix it?
>> >> DJd
>>
>>
>>