clicking a mailto link in WM

[Guest]

In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" , Outlook
Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO: line allowing
me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows Mail in Vista
Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link (wherever this email
address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and wants to sent email to that
address.

I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my defaul email program so I uninstalled it ,
hoping that by clicking on an email address link my default email program
(i.e. Windows Mail) will open and I can send email to that address. But after
uninstalling MS Outlook 2007, now when I click on an email address link
nothing happens - no program opens and no action is carried on.

Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
the previous default program associations.
Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
all three of its defaults.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Steve Cochran]

And you have to do it again after each Outlook junk mail update:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

steve

 

[Guest]

Gary, thanks very much. how stupid of me not to have noted "Default Program"
and its functions. I'm all set now. thank you so much.

 

[Guest]

Steve, with Gary's hint I made Windows Mail my default email prgoram and
everything works just fine. I also took note of your hint regarding the need
to do it all over again after each Outlook junk mail updates. Thank you very
much indeed.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You're welcome. Glad it worked out for you.

Gary VanderMolen