Can't start Vista Mail by clicking on an address on a webpage

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K Viltersten

When i click on an address on a webpage, i only get
an error message telling me that the mail client hasn't
been properly installed.

It worked before but after i have installed Outlook
(when installing Office 2007) and then removed it,
the error persists.

Now, i need to manually copy or type the address
into the address field, which is very inconvenient.

What can be done about it?
 
K Viltersten said:
When i click on an address on a webpage, i only get
an error message telling me that the mail client hasn't
been properly installed.

It worked before but after i have installed Outlook
(when installing Office 2007) and then removed it, the error persists.

Now, i need to manually copy or type the address
into the address field, which is very inconvenient.

What can be done about it?
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Start | Default Programs
Make sure Windows Mail has all three of its defaults.
 
When i click on an address on a webpage, i only get
Start | Default Programs
Make sure Windows Mail has all three of its defaults.
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It does. The error persists.
 
K Viltersten said:
It does. The error persists.
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Copy the part between the lines below and save it as MailTo.reg

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto]
@="URL:Mail Protocol"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000002
"URL Protocol"=""
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,\
00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\
77,00,73,00,20,00,4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6d,00,61,\
00,69,00,6c,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,31,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,4d,00,\
61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,2e,00,65,\
00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\
4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,2e,\
00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,75,00,72,00,\
6c,00,3a,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00
 
When i click on an address on a webpage, i only get
Copy the part between the lines below and save it as MailTo.reg

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto]
@="URL:Mail Protocol"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000002
"URL Protocol"=""
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,\

00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,\

77,00,73,00,20,00,4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,6d,00,61,\

00,69,00,6c,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,31,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\

00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,4d,00,\

61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,2e,00,65,\
00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\

00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,00,\

4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,5c,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,4d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,2e,\

00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,75,00,72,00,\
6c,00,3a,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00

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I'll try that right off. Hope it will help...
Thanks in advance.
 
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