RC2 won't accept Thunderbird to be default mail application.

[H.M]

I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.5.0.7 (20060909) as standaard
mail program for years now, and I haven't seen this problem before.
Windows Vista RC2 won't accept it to be my default emailapplication.
Every time I start Thunderbird, I will get the message:
"Do you want to use Mozilla Thunderbird as the default mail application?"
I allways check "don't ask this question again" and click on Yes, but I
still
get that message every time.
As I said before, in other versions of Windows I never had this problem.

Thanks for any tips
H.M.

 

[Clark]

Under Tools-Options-General, do you show a check mark in the use as
default mail? Are you using any other mail program? On the start menu
under All Programs-Default Programs, do you have it set as the default?

Clark

 

[Clark]

I just noticed when I tried to set it to default, I got a message that
is could not be set to default because a registry key could not be
updated. I will explore if I can get it to work correctly.

Clark

 

[Steve Cochran]

See if you can get it to work via Control Panel | Default Programs and see
if you can set it default there. Also see what Clark suggested.

steve

 

[H.M]

I have checked the mail-option under Tools-Options-General,
and then click 'OK', but the next time I look there, the check is
gone again.
"Control Panel - Default Programs, and I can't seem to add it
either. I can't even uncheck all three options for Windows Mail
there. I can only uncheck the last option "E-mail link"

Under "Set program access and computer defaults" it says:
Choose a default e-mailprogram - "Use my current e-mail program"is checked
and "Enable acces to this program" is checked.

And still Thunderbird keeps asking me "Do you want to use Mozilla
Thunderbird as a default mail application."

Weird, huh? Perhaps just a bug in the RC release?

Thanks for the help so far people
H.M


Thunderbird does not show under

 

[Steve Cochran]

Sorry, but I don't know how to fix that then.

The information should be under this key, but its probably TBird is not
setting anything there. You might check.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail

steve

 

[Clark]

Have you tried turning off UAC and then selecting again. Right now, I have
Thunderbird set as default and the check marks on Mail and News are there.

Next I will turn UAC back on and see if they stay.

Clark

 

[Clark]

I did try to open the default selection inside Outlook and all of those
options were grayed out. I have not seen one message from the UAC when I
try to make changes, just the one about the registry not being accessible.

I seem to have mine set and I get no message from Thunderbird about being
default. What do you show as default, I assume Windows Mail?

In the area you mention ("Set program access and computer defaults" ) for
e-mail, it should show Use current e-mail and have windows mail checked.
Thunderbird should not be checked here. I am currently running Outlook 2007
but there is no option for using that as a default mail client.

Clark

 

[H.M]

Steve:
Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail it still says "Windows Mail".
Can I manually change that? And what exactly should I put there? Only
"Thunderbird" or "Mozilla Thunderbird"...or the complete link to
Thunderbird.exe?

Clark:
What is "UAC"?

Thanks again, guys. I think we're close to solving this little bugger
H.M

 

[Clark]

UAC (User Account Control) is a security put in place to make sure changes
to your system are being made by you and not some hacker. If you want to
try it, go to your user account and select the "turn on or off User Account
Control". You have to reboot for it to take effect. Don't forget to change
it back. At the present time, I am still not convinced that has to be done
but there seem to be some strange indications in this area the way the
default is handled. Maybe you found a bug!

Clark

 

[H.M]

"Set program access and computer defaults" doesn't show Thunderbird at all.
So I can't check it even if I wanted to

 

[H.M]

Okay, I've tried to put "Thunderbird " into
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail instead of "Windows Mail", but that
didn't work.
"Mozilla Thunderbird" didn't work either.
I still got the "do you want Thunderbird to be your default mail
application" popup, but now Windows Mail (which I use to read this
newsgroup) didn't work anymore. When I clicked the Windows Mail icon, I got
an errormessage saying:
"The item you selected is unavailable. It might have been moved, renamed, or
removed. Do you want to remove it from the list?"
I chose "No" and then I put Windows Mail back in the register like it was
before. Now it works again.

So...we're not as close to a solution as I thought we were

 

[Clark]

If you don't show Thunderbird in the default choices, I would reinstall it.
This time, run the setup as admin. Do you have the latest version
(1.5.0.7)--if not, download it again.

Clark

 

[H.M]

Yes, i have the latest version. reinstsalling seems like a good plan.
Why didn't I think of that?!
Thanks again for the help. I'll let you know if it works.

Thanks
H.M.

 

[Steve Cochran]

You can't just put in "Thunderbird". You would need sublistings under the
key to match so it knows what to use for the exe.

Look under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Windows Mail

for instance. It has the paths and such.

You would need to have

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Thunderbird

and then corresponding values such as are under the WinMail key.

steve

 

[H.M]

YEY! Simply reinstalling Thunderbird did the trick.
Thanks Clark for the simple, but very effective tip

Greetings and thank you all very much for the help
H.M.