It's normal that when you come back, the settings say "Use My Current
Email Program". That you went selection process is sufficient if that
were the issue.
I hadn't noticed that you are using a beta version of WLM. As Peter
says, you need to update to the released version which came out almost a
year ago.
--
Mike -
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Eileen" <empayne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Michael,
>
> I have done what you suggested many many times, but it always goes
> back to "Use My Current Email Program" and WLM is Enable Access to
> this Program. I can't understand why WLM is not checked as the
> default program. Do you have any other ideas? I would really
> appreciate if you could figure this out!!! By the way, my OS is Vista
> Home Premium, 64bit.
> Thanks so much,
> Eileen
>
>
>
> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eYBkJ5SEJHA.5004@xxxxxx Quote:
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "Eileen" <empayne@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:BC392803-F268-445A-80AC-0112F7341B8C@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> 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~
>>
>>