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Old 05-13-2007   #9 (permalink)
Dan


 
 

Re: Setting MSN email as default email in Vista

Wayne,

Have you actually done this and confirmed that is resolves the problem?
When it asks if you want to remove all of you Email contact and Calendar
information does that mean that I will loose all that info? WIll I loose any
email saved?

"Wayne R. [MSNIATS]" wrote:

> You may follow the steps below:
>
> a. Open the MSN Premium but do not login.
> b. Simultaneously press CTRL + SHIFT + F9 keys on Keyboard.
> c. On the next screen click 'Yes Remove my information'.
> d. You will get another screen asking if you want to remove all
> of you Email contact and Calendar information. Click 'Yes'.
> e. Close the MSN.
> f. Sign in to MSN Premium again and 'click Mail and More'. You
> will get a Window asking if you want to set MSN as your default Email
> Program. Click 'Yes'.
> For further assistance, please visit http://support.msn.com
>
> "N. Miller" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:54:02 -0700, Benn ~ tucson Az wrote:
> >
> > > yeah, I know that. Thank you, however, no longer want Microsoft Mail. My
> > > MSN is not listed (on the left hand side) with all of the programs that I can
> > > choose from as my default mail. Under "set programs and computer defaults",
> > > under Microsoft Configurations, my MSN browser is not on the drop down, as a
> > > matter of fact Gary, there is no drop down menue at all, just a button for
> > > Microsoft Mail and nothing else.
> > >
> > > So, how can my MSN premium browser be allowed to use my msn.com email
> > > address as the default email program?? (thus the first post in the thread!)

> >
> > What you want is for the "MailTo:" link to invoke your MSN Browser to access
> > your MSN Web Mail account. AFAIK, a "MailTo:" link can only invoke a mail
> > client. As the Vermont farmer told the visiting New York city slicker, "You
> > can't get there from here."
> >
> > --
> > Norman
> > ~Shine, bright morning light,
> > ~now in the air the spring is coming.
> > ~Sweet, blowing wind,
> > ~singing down the hills and valleys.
> >

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