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Old 05-09-2008   #3 (permalink)
Mike


 
 

Re: mailto link in web page a problem

If this won't help, Can you please provide the HTML code that you're using?

"dickey38" <dickey38@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I have a webpage with a link like:
> mailto:someone@xxxxxx
>
> In windows XP clicking this link activates mail client (Outlook in my
> case),
> allowing user to fill in the email and send it. The webpage containing
> the
> mailto link remains displayed in IE7 browser. Fine.
>
> In Vista, clicking this link also activates mail client (Windows Mail).
> However, it also loads mailto:someone@xxxxxx into the IE7 browser
> address window, then generates message in browser window "Internet
> Explorer
> cannot display the webpage". Of course it shouldn't even be trying to
> display a mailto: as a webpage.
>
> Is there a setting somewhere to get rid of this wierd behaviour?
>
> Thanks for help.
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