Clicking on links in browser brings up Outlook instead of Windows

[WhitneyW]

Help! When I click on a MailTo link in my browser (IE or Firefox) Outlook
comes up instead of Windows Mail. Windows Mail is set as my default mail
handler and I don't use Outlook (2007) but can't seem to remove it without
loosing the rest of office.

It doesn't seem like it should be this complicated.

Thanks

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Run Office 2007 setup, select "Add or remove features", click Outlook and
click "Not Available"; this will remove Outlook and leave the rest of Office
2007 intact

Hal
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[Gary VanderMolen]

It is quite feasible to have Outlook installed, yet have Windows Mail as
your default. I am set up that way.
Ensure that Windows Mail has *all* its defaults:
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
Live 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.