I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this stupid
program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it says
I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail or not,
the options are light and won't let me edit!
What the HECK?
I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the past...
and we have 4 running right now!
How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
Thanks

Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go and
turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email as
default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and then
my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if I
am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to send
it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM, so
it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get this
information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to be
sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that I
can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows Vista.
It is much too controlling.

"brink" wrote:

>
> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
> > stupid
> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
> > says
> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
> > or not,
> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
> > What the HECK?
> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
> > past...
> > and we have 4 running right now!
> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
> > Thanks
>
> Hi MrsWWonka,
>
> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>
> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
> default email program.
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

What happens if you disable access to Windows Mail in Control Panel >
Default Programs > Set Program Access and Computer Defaults, under "Custom"?
In Control Panel > Default Programs > Associate a File Type or Protocol, can
you change the URL:MailTo Protocol to your e-mail program?

"V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go
> and
> turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email
> as
> default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and
> then
> my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if
> I
> am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
> send
> it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM,
> so
> it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
> this
> information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to
> be
> sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that
> I
> can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
> change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
> Vista.
> It is much too controlling.
>
> "brink" wrote:
>
>>
>> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
>> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
>> > stupid
>> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
>> > says
>> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
>> > or not,
>> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
>> > What the HECK?
>> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
>> > past...
>> > and we have 4 running right now!
>> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
>> > Thanks
>>
>> Hi MrsWWonka,
>>
>> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
>> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
>> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>>
>> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
>> default email program.
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
>> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>>

Too, when you right -click the Start button, and choose Properties, and
click on Customize, at the bottom of the window, is your e-mail client
listed in the drop-down for "E-mail link:"?

"V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go
> and
> turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email
> as
> default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and
> then
> my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if
> I
> am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
> send
> it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM,
> so
> it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
> this
> information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to
> be
> sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that
> I
> can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
> change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
> Vista.
> It is much too controlling.
>
> "brink" wrote:
>
>>
>> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
>> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
>> > stupid
>> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
>> > says
>> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
>> > or not,
>> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
>> > What the HECK?
>> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
>> > past...
>> > and we have 4 running right now!
>> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
>> > Thanks
>>
>> Hi MrsWWonka,
>>
>> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
>> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
>> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>>
>> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
>> default email program.
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
>> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>>

I have done that and it still does the same thing. W M is always there.

"dean-dean" wrote:

> What happens if you disable access to Windows Mail in Control Panel >
> Default Programs > Set Program Access and Computer Defaults, under "Custom"?
> In Control Panel > Default Programs > Associate a File Type or Protocol, can
> you change the URL:MailTo Protocol to your e-mail program?
>
> "V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go
> > and
> > turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email
> > as
> > default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and
> > then
> > my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if
> > I
> > am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
> > send
> > it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM,
> > so
> > it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
> > this
> > information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to
> > be
> > sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that
> > I
> > can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
> > change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
> > Vista.
> > It is much too controlling.
> >
> > "brink" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
> >> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
> >> > stupid
> >> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
> >> > says
> >> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
> >> > or not,
> >> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
> >> > What the HECK?
> >> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
> >> > past...
> >> > and we have 4 running right now!
> >> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >> Hi MrsWWonka,
> >>
> >> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
> >> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
> >> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
> >>
> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
> >>
> >> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
> >> default email program.
> >>
> >> Shawn
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> brink
> >>
> >> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> >> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> >> *Please post feedback to help others.*
> >>
>
>

Not sure where you are speaking of but there is no email client or clients
ever listed. WM does not have my address book and also I cannot put in my
email address to send or recieve there because it does not recognize html's
nor do I want to use WM. I just want to use msn mail with incredimail as my
facilitator. It does a fantastic job but Vista does not allow incredimail to
open the attachments.

"dean-dean" wrote:

> Too, when you right -click the Start button, and choose Properties, and
> click on Customize, at the bottom of the window, is your e-mail client
> listed in the drop-down for "E-mail link:"?
>
> "V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go
> > and
> > turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email
> > as
> > default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and
> > then
> > my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if
> > I
> > am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
> > send
> > it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM,
> > so
> > it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
> > this
> > information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to
> > be
> > sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that
> > I
> > can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
> > change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
> > Vista.
> > It is much too controlling.
> >
> > "brink" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
> >> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
> >> > stupid
> >> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
> >> > says
> >> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
> >> > or not,
> >> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
> >> > What the HECK?
> >> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
> >> > past...
> >> > and we have 4 running right now!
> >> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >> Hi MrsWWonka,
> >>
> >> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
> >> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
> >> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
> >>
> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
> >>
> >> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
> >> default email program.
> >>
> >> Shawn
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> brink
> >>
> >> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> >> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> >> *Please post feedback to help others.*
> >>
>
>

It would have been helpful if you had stated what your preferred email
program is. Or is that a secret?
It's merely a matter of making your preferred email program the default.

Gary VanderMolen

"V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go and
> turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email as
> default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and then
> my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if I
> am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to send
> it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM, so
> it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get this
> information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to be
> sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that I
> can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
> change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows Vista.
> It is much too controlling.
>
> "brink" wrote:
>
>>
>> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
>> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
>> > stupid
>> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
>> > says
>> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
>> > or not,
>> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
>> > What the HECK?
>> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
>> > past...
>> > and we have 4 running right now!
>> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
>> > Thanks
>>
>> Hi MrsWWonka,
>>
>> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
>> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
>> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>>
>> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
>> default email program.
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
>> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>>

Then your problem is with IncrediMail, not Vista or Windows Mail.
Check with the IncrediMail forums or customer support as to how
to make it the default email program.

Perhaps you are using a version of IncrediMail that is not Vista-
compatible. How is that Vista's fault?

Gary VanderMolen

"V. Austin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:49456450-FB51-4BB1-93ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not sure where you are speaking of but there is no email client or clients
> ever listed. WM does not have my address book and also I cannot put in my
> email address to send or recieve there because it does not recognize html's
> nor do I want to use WM. I just want to use msn mail with incredimail as my
> facilitator. It does a fantastic job but Vista does not allow incredimail to
> open the attachments.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Too, when you right -click the Start button, and choose Properties, and
>> click on Customize, at the bottom of the window, is your e-mail client
>> listed in the drop-down for "E-mail link:"?
>>
>> "V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go
>> > and
>> > turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email
>> > as
>> > default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and
>> > then
>> > my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if
>> > I
>> > am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
>> > send
>> > it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM,
>> > so
>> > it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
>> > this
>> > information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to
>> > be
>> > sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that
>> > I
>> > can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
>> > change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
>> > Vista.
>> > It is much too controlling.
>> >
>> > "brink" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
>> >> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
>> >> > stupid
>> >> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
>> >> > says
>> >> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
>> >> > or not,
>> >> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
>> >> > What the HECK?
>> >> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
>> >> > past...
>> >> > and we have 4 running right now!
>> >> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Hi MrsWWonka,
>> >>
>> >> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
>> >> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
>> >> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>> >>
>> >> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
>> >> default email program.
>> >>
>> >> Shawn
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> brink
>> >>
>> >> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
>> >> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
>> >> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>> >>
>>
>>

Hi Gary,

I did write a couple of posts so you may have missed this. But this is my
email and program I wish to use. Hope you have a suggesion how to make it
work poroperly.
" I just want to use MSN mail with INCREDIMAIL as my
facilitator. It does a fantastic job but Vista does not allow incredimail to
open the attachments."
"V. Austin" wrote:

> Not sure where you are speaking of but there is no email client or clients
> ever listed. WM does not have my address book and also I cannot put in my
> email address to send or recieve there because it does not recognize html's
> nor do I want to use WM. I just want to use msn mail with incredimail as my
> facilitator. It does a fantastic job but Vista does not allow incredimail to
> open the attachments.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
> > Too, when you right -click the Start button, and choose Properties, and
> > click on Customize, at the bottom of the window, is your e-mail client
> > listed in the drop-down for "E-mail link:"?
> >
> > "V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is "go
> > > and
> > > turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my email
> > > as
> > > default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it and
> > > then
> > > my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also if
> > > I
> > > am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
> > > send
> > > it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in WM,
> > > so
> > > it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
> > > this
> > > information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need to
> > > be
> > > sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so that
> > > I
> > > can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
> > > change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
> > > Vista.
> > > It is much too controlling.
> > >
> > > "brink" wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
> > >> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off this
> > >> > stupid
> > >> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where it
> > >> > says
> > >> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my mail
> > >> > or not,
> > >> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
> > >> > What the HECK?
> > >> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
> > >> > past...
> > >> > and we have 4 running right now!
> > >> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
> > >> > Thanks
> > >>
> > >> Hi MrsWWonka,
> > >>
> > >> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and select
> > >> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option and
> > >> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
> > >>
> > >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
> > >>
> > >> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
> > >> default email program.
> > >>
> > >> Shawn
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> brink
> > >>
> > >> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > >> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> > >> *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > >>
> >
> >

Well, I can't think of any further instructions than those I stated, that
is, right-click the Start button on your Taskbar, choose Properties, and
click on Customize. At the bottom of the Customize Start Menu window, is
your e-mail client listed in the drop-down for "E-mail link:"? For emample,
mine says I have a choice between Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail. I
would have to install Windows Live Mail, however, for that to be a valid
choice.

I'm not sure what program you mean by "MSN mail", but if it's Hotmail,
perhaps this will help:

Register Windows Live Hotmail with the Default Programs tool in Windows
Vista
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/224/1/

"V. Austin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:49456450-FB51-4BB1-93ED-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not sure where you are speaking of but there is no email client or clients
> ever listed. WM does not have my address book and also I cannot put in my
> email address to send or recieve there because it does not recognize
> html's
> nor do I want to use WM. I just want to use msn mail with incredimail as
> my
> facilitator. It does a fantastic job but Vista does not allow incredimail
> to
> open the attachments.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> Too, when you right -click the Start button, and choose Properties, and
>> click on Customize, at the bottom of the window, is your e-mail client
>> listed in the drop-down for "E-mail link:"?
>>
>> "V. Austin" <V. (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:699CF616-C5AE-4CF9-A2D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Mrs Wonka is right, this Windows Mail is a nightmare. Your answer is
>> > "go
>> > and
>> > turn W M off. There is no gettting rid of W M. Vista recognizes my
>> > email
>> > as
>> > default and yet when I want to open an attachment WM always opens it
>> > and
>> > then
>> > my email addresses, which are in my default mail, will not show. Also
>> > if
>> > I
>> > am in a program where I want to send an email and must use the file to
>> > send
>> > it, W M tries to to send it. And of course there is no information in
>> > WM,
>> > so
>> > it cannot do the job for me and I must always try some other way to get
>> > this
>> > information sent and sometimes I cannot save to disk, things that need
>> > to
>> > be
>> > sent, so I must go to a computer that has XP and my default email, so
>> > that
>> > I
>> > can send it. I keep going back default programs but there is no way to
>> > change this. There is definitely an engineering deficency in Windows
>> > Vista.
>> > It is much too controlling.
>> >
>> > "brink" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> MrsWWonka;418865 Wrote:
>> >> > I just bought this new notebook. I can not find a way to turn off
>> >> > this
>> >> > stupid
>> >> > program! I follow the steps that it shows in the HELP file but where
>> >> > it
>> >> > says
>> >> > I can change whether its the default or not, or do use it for my
>> >> > mail
>> >> > or not,
>> >> > the options are light and won't let me edit!
>> >> > What the HECK?
>> >> > I've never had a problem with any of the computers I've had in the
>> >> > past...
>> >> > and we have 4 running right now!
>> >> > How do I get this nightmare to turn off?????
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Hi MrsWWonka,
>> >>
>> >> You should be able to do this by going into Default Programs and
>> >> select
>> >> Windows Mail, then do the "Choose defaults for this program" option
>> >> and
>> >> uncheck everything. You can look at this link for how to do it.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83...ociations.html
>> >>
>> >> Just make sure that you have whatever other email program set as the
>> >> default email program.
>> >>
>> >> Shawn
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> brink
>> >>
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>> >>
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