I think you are out of luck.
Clicking on an email link invokes what is called the
MAILTO protocol function. That function was designed
to work with an email client program. The MSN browser
is not an email client program.
It appears that this is one of many drawbacks of web mail.
Gary VanderMolen
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> Benn ~ tucson Az wrote:
>> Okay...I'm not a computer guy so please use terms that I can understand. I
>> have just bought a Dimension desktop from Dell with Vista installed. My ISP
>> is Qwest and I have a DSL modem and MSN premium. MSN premium comes with a
>> browser that I downloaded onto my desktop and one that I like to use since I
>> am familiar with it and it has some very nice functions. Anyway, when I
>> click on an email hyperlink, Vista pops up Window's mail.
>> I have spoken to every tech support group known to man: Vista, MSN, Dell,
>> Qwest..hardware, software.....whatever. No one can help me.
>>
>> What I want: When I click on a hyperlink, I'd like my msn browser to be
>> able to use it's email function. I am not interested in using a replacement
>> for Outlook or any other email function provided by Vista. Oh, and I've
>> tried to set MSN as the default program, but it doesn't even come up.
>>
>> Thanks.
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