Someone tell me what I am doing wrong?!

[Carrie]

This computer is new to me and so is vista - I have had no problem with email
because I have always gone to my own ISP via explorer. Today, however, I
wanted to reply to a craigslist seller and found that my computer was trying
to send the email with windows mail (and not sending!) - it was asking me
questions like who my outgoing server and incoming server is - can anyone
tell me what I need to do? Do I have to use windows mail or can my computer
be set to default to yahoo email like my old one was? This is probably such
an easy fix - but I am really not great with computers...please help!

 

[Dave]

Windows Mail is set up to be the default email handler. To use another
program, you will have to set it to be the default.
If you prefer using Yahoo webmail, maybe the following link
may help.... (I can't vouch for it)
http://www.pchell.com/support/yahoomail.shtml

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Such MailTo links will invoke your default Mail Client (i.e., Windows Mail).

If you install the most recent version of Yahoo Toolbar, it includes an
option to make Yahoo Mail the default. See
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/settings/settings-10.html

Unless you're Yahoo Plus subscriber or your Yahoo account is associated with
your ISP (e.g., ATT), you won't be able to access your (e-mail address removed)
account in Windows Mail.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

In addition to the link Dave gave you, see
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/settings/settings-10.html

 

[Ricky]

I found it better to use Windows Mail. I using Vista 64 Bit and it doesn't
seem to like anything else. If you go into the control panel and then into
your email set up and just tell it who your provider is it will go out and
set it up all by itself. Should be easy.