I dont want Windows Mail

[TC]

Could someone tell me how to disenable it? I want to use AOL as my default
mail program however when I click an email link on Internet Explorer, it
comes up with Windows Mail.
I want to completely override its control. I have gone to custom programs
and did everything you would. It works fine on my XP machine but not on this
vista computer as this one actually has the dreadful Windows Mail.

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me.

 

[John Inzer]

Could someone tell me how to disenable it? I want to use AOL as my
default mail program however when I click an email link on Internet
Explorer, it comes up with Windows Mail.
I want to completely override its control. I have gone to custom
programs and did everything you would. It works fine on my XP machine
but not on this vista computer as this one actually has the dreadful
Windows Mail.

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me.

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Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

Windows Vista -
Setting the Default Email Client
http://tinyurl.com/2ygtyt
or...
http://freeemailtutorials.com/microsoftWindows/setDefaultEmailClientOnWindowsVista.cwd

Windows Vista -
Change The Default E-mail Program
http://tinyurl.com/3drkfw
or...
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/b74eea3f-8769-428d-ab19-7a92db1637041033.mspx

How to Access an AOL Email
Account with Windows Mail
http://tinyurl.com/26u8gm
or...
http://email.about.com/od/windowsmailtips/qt/et_access_aol.htm

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You will have to ask AOL tech support how to set AOL Mail as the default
email service. The problem is that AOL Mail will probably not show up
in Default Programs as a selectable program, nor will it know how to
grab Vista's MailTo protocol.

Attempting to disable Windows Mail will not solve anything.

 

[brenda oickle]

please help I cannot sign in to get my e-mails nothing works windows hotmail
msn live messenger
please help brenda

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Sounds like you are having trouble with the web-based version of Hotmail.
If so, a better newsgroup for that is:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...fault.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.msn.discussion

and for Live Messenger:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger

 

[TC]

Thank you very much for your reply
I have contact AOL and all 3 consultants have got no clue.
I attempted to go to the protocol page to change everything that opens via
windows mail to AOL and that does absolutely nothing.
Right now I have uninstalled it but recently my computer restarted for
updates and windows mail just popped up outta nowhere. It has a life of its
own.
On the default programs page, AOL is not listed. I figured if I could add
it, my problems would be solved.
I have gone to custom programs and uncheck the box for "enable this program"
beside windows mail like I did for outlook on my XP computer but still
nothing. It still comes up.
I have actually tried to do it from the aol software itself, but windows
mail still comes up.

I'd appreciate any more insights. Its very frustrating.

TC

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

The problem is that Windows MUST have a default email program
designated, and AOL Mail doesn't know how to register itself with
the operating system (Vista) so that it can become the default.
Your experience with AOL support reinforces my belief that they
are totally incompetent, and can't even support their own software.
Your only hope is to find an AOL users group where someone
may have figured out a workaround.

One theoretical solution is to install AOL Instant Messenger, and
designate it as the default email program. I've never tried it, and
have no idea whether it will work, but Yahoo Mail does a similar
thing with Yahoo Messenger.

 

[TC]

I'd try that. Thanks for your help

The problem is that Windows MUST have a default email program
designated, and AOL Mail doesn't know how to register itself with
the operating system (Vista) so that it can become the default.
Your experience with AOL support reinforces my belief that they
are totally incompetent, and can't even support their own software.
Your only hope is to find an AOL users group where someone
may have figured out a workaround.

One theoretical solution is to install AOL Instant Messenger, and
designate it as the default email program. I've never tried it, and
have no idea whether it will work, but Yahoo Mail does a similar
thing with Yahoo Messenger.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You're very welcome.