Windows Mail vs Outlook - making default

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How can I setup my mail so that when I click on "email...xxxxx..." on web pages, Windows Mail opens and not Outlook Express.

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Stu
 
Stu said:
How can I setup my mail so that when I click on "email...xxxxx..." on web
pages, Windows Mail opens and not Outlook Express.
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Thanks
Stu
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Outlook Express won't run under Vista. Windows Mail won't
run under older versions of Windows Mail. Are you sure it
isn't just opening a mislabelled version of one of them?
 
What type of computer do you have that is able to run both
Windows Mail and Outlook Express? This should not be possible!

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


How can I setup my mail so that when I click on "email...xxxxx..." on web pages, Windows Mail opens and not Outlook Express.

Thanks
Stu
 
I guess I'm not making myself clear. When "one " is on a web page and there is an email link, (USING VISTA) if I click on that email link Microsoft Outlook wants to open to send my mail. But I don't use Microsoft outlook, I use Windows Mail. So I want to know can I setup my computer so that when I click on that email link again, Windows Mail opens instead of Microsoft Outlook. Thanks
Stu
 
Start - Default Programs - Set your default programs

click on "Windows Mail", then click on "Choose defaults for this program"
make sure all items are checked, especially "MAILTO"
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I guess I'm not making myself clear. When "one " is on a web page and there
is an email link, (USING VISTA) if I click on that email link Microsoft
Outlook wants to open to send my mail. But I don't use Microsoft outlook, I
use Windows Mail. So I want to know can I setup my computer so that when I
click on that email link again, Windows Mail opens instead of Microsoft
Outlook. Thanks


Start | Default Programs | Associate a file or protocol with a specific
program
Scroll to the bottom and make sure MAILTO is set to Windows Mail.
 

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