Is Windows Live Mail that program that you want to use? If so, then
click the radio button in front on WLM on the Custom tab and click the
OK button.
Enable access doesn't make a program the default, it just allows you to
use the program manually.
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Mike -
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Eileen" <empayne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> When I try to send an email via internet...like a website support or
> cust serv email, I immediately receive the error message: Could not
> perform this operation because the default email client is not
> properly installed.
> In Internet Explorer, in Set your Default Programs, Windows Live Mail
> Desktop is not in the list, so I cannot select it. Why isn't it there?
> In Set Program Access and Computer Defaults, the Email program is
> Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail Desktop is listed next to Enable
> Access under the Microsoft Windows tab. Under the Custom tab, Use my
> current email program is selected and Windows Live Mail Desktop has a
> check mark next to Enable Access to this Program.
> I hope someone has an answer for me because this is so annoying!! I
> have googled this message and have not come up with any answers that
> involve my particular situation.
> Thanks in advance !
>
> --
> ~Eileen~