email from links

[boggers39_5]

i use msn hotmail for my only e mail when i want to reply to an e mail link i
get a you need to be logged into pop3. how do i change this so i avoid
windows mail and the links like on craigslist and such go directly through my
msn mail account? it a pain to have to open a new window and cut and paste
all the time.

 

[Guest]

i use msn hotmail for my only e mail when i want to reply to an e mail link
i
get a you need to be logged into pop3. how do i change this so i avoid
windows mail and the links like on craigslist and such go directly through
my
msn mail account? it a pain to have to open a new window and cut and paste
all the time.

You might download and install Windows Live Mail, which does work
with Hotmail:

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

 

[boggers39_5]

You might download and install Windows Live Mail, which does work
with Hotmail:

http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

is that the new msn version i think i had that before and went back to the old because i didnt like it. but i need to change the defaults or something for e mail dont i? i tried asking the dell people when i first got my computer but the dumb ladie from india didnt understand what i wanted to do.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

i use msn hotmail for my only e mail when i want to reply to an e mail link
i
get a you need to be logged into pop3. how do i change this so i avoid
windows mail and the links like on craigslist and such go directly through
my
msn mail account? it a pain to have to open a new window and cut and paste
all the time.

Hotmail as Default (XP or Vista):
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/224/1/

 

[Guest]

I don't think it's an MSN version. Hotmail won't work under
Windows Mail even if you change the defaults.

 

[Howard Woodard]

Hi Frank. My problem seems almost just the opposite. I run Vista Ultimate
and have always been a MSN browser and MSN Mail user. It worked fine under
XP Pro. Under Vista, I do not have Windows Live Mail selected as the
default e-mail client, I have selected "Use my current e-mail client". Yet
it continues to open Live Mail from any mailto link. Each time that I start
MSN it asks me if I want to make it the default mail client and I always
click on "Yes". However, nothing changes and it continues to open Live Mail
whenever I click on a mail link.

Any nice little programmatic fixes for that?

Howard
==============================

 

[boggers39_5]

frank i tried that link you wanted me to downloaded the thing now if i go to
an e mail link i get a pop up that says "connect to loginnet.passport.com"
and gives me a place for a user name and password also my bad i do use
windows live hotmail for my email account

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

frank i tried that link you wanted me to downloaded the thing now if i go
to
an e mail link i get a pop up that says "connect to loginnet.passport.com"
and gives me a place for a user name and password also my bad i do use
windows live hotmail for my email account

Passport and Windows Live ID are the same thing.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Hi Frank. My problem seems almost just the opposite. I run Vista
Ultimate and have always been a MSN browser and MSN Mail user. It worked
fine under XP Pro. Under Vista, I do not have Windows Live Mail selected
as the default e-mail client, I have selected "Use my current e-mail
client". Yet it continues to open Live Mail from any mailto link. Each
time that I start MSN it asks me if I want to make it the default mail
client and I always click on "Yes". However, nothing changes and it
continues to open Live Mail whenever I click on a mail link.

No ideas.

 

[boggers39_5]

mmm yeah not the same thing ive had to sign into windows before this
loginnet.passport.com thing is totally different and just for s__ts and
giggles i tried to sign in like i do for windows and it said fatal error. but
shouldnt it take me directly to hot mail if im already logged in anyways?
where do i go in my computer to reset the mail defaults manually i dont
remember how the dell service people had me try it months ago

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Very few of us have MSN Mail, so it is impossible to give you advice
based on real experience with that service.
If you pay a service fee for MSN Mail, they should be willing to
assist you with this problem.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

Hi Frank. My problem seems almost just the opposite. I run Vista Ultimate and have always been a MSN browser and MSN Mail
user. It worked fine under XP Pro. Under Vista, I do not have Windows Live Mail selected as the default e-mail client, I have
selected "Use my current e-mail client". Yet it continues to open Live Mail from any mailto link. Each time that I start MSN
it asks me if I want to make it the default mail client and I always click on "Yes". However, nothing changes and it continues
to open Live Mail whenever I click on a mail link.

Any nice little programmatic fixes for that?

Howard
==============================

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

mmm yeah not the same thing ive had to sign into windows before this
loginnet.passport.com thing is totally different and just for s__ts and
giggles i tried to sign in like i do for windows and it said fatal error.
but
shouldnt it take me directly to hot mail if im already logged in anyways?
where do i go in my computer to reset the mail defaults manually i dont
remember how the dell service people had me try it months ago

A Passport/Windows Live ID is not related to your Windows logon. It is what
is used to log onto Hotmail or onto Microsoft Communities for posting from
the Web interface.