Hi!
That is where it was set, in Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs >
Set Default Programs. But when I clicked on a mail link in IE7 I did not get
Windows Mail, but, rather, Outlook, the _previous_ default program (from
installing Office). I had to open Tools > Internet Options > Programs > Set
programs, to get IE7 mail links to use Windows Mail.
In looking back over my posting, I believe I've made the _exact_
circumstances quite plain. Could it be that readers are keying off certain,
out of context, terms/words/phrases and reacting to them instead of the
overall scenario... ?
At any rate, it did happen, and exactly as explained. It would also seem
that there are enough indications from other posts that something is amiss...
jmtcw:
"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
Quote:
> It's not an IE7 issue.
> There seems to be a common misunderstanding that setting the
> default email client will also assign all the protocols (such as MailTo)
> to that client. Regrettably that is *not* the case. Often an extra step
> is needed:
> Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
> the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
> "Set your default programs."
> After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. Click on "Windows
> Mail". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
> then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eeunnXiKJHA.1156@xxxxxx Quote:
> > [Crossposted to Vista Mail newsgroup for broader exposure.]
> >
> > What you're seeing (or not seeing) may be caused by UAC, Dave.
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > Dave S. wrote: Quote:
> >> I probably didn't explain too well. My point was not that Outlook took over
> >> as default email client, my point was that setting/resetting the default
> >> email client in the client itself or via the control panel did not get
> >> reflected in IE7. IE7 still used whatever the previous default client was
> >> until the control panel was opened _in_ IE7. For other usage the default
> >> client was correct. It only seemed to apply to IE7 displayed email links
> >> (the so-called "Mail To" protocol).
> >>
> >> Clearly this has nothing to do with who "steals" or "appropriates" the
> >> default status. It has to do with the fact that there seems to be a
> >> communication breakdown between the system and IE7. Such that resetting the
> >> system _and_ resetting IE7 seems to be necessary.
> >>
> >> To avoid further confusion, "resetting IE7" is the simple act of opening the
> >> Tools > Internet Options > Programs dialog. No action is needed there if the
> >> control panel or the new default client has already set the default. It
> >> tends to lead me to believe that IE7 has a private cache somewhere that is
> >> not being refreshed...
> >>
> >> I hope this is clearer...
> >>
> >> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>> Outlook hijacks the default mail setting and will do again so any time
> >>> Windows/Microsoft update installs an update for Outlook, such as the junk
> >>> mail filter.
> >>>
> >>> If you don't use Outlook, uninstall it. If you're using Outlook, you will
> >>> have to reset the e-mail default occasionally.
> >>>
> >>> Hope this helps,
> >>> Don
> >>> [MS MVP- IE]
> >>>
> >>> "Dave S." <DaveS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>> news:A78D9D1B-DBA0-4396-8E25-2BF086EE890A@xxxxxx
> >>>> Ref: Selection of mail link on web doesn't work with Windows (Vista) Mail
> >>>> in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
> >>>>
> >>>> There seems to be a place where the ball is dropped between:
> >>>>
> >>>> Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Default Programs
> >>>>
> >>>> and:
> >>>>
> >>>> IE7\Tools\Internet Options\Programs
> >>>>
> >>>> which does not automagically set IE7 from the Control Panel.
> >>>>
> >>>> For example, I had Windows Mail originally set as my default email program
> >>>> in the Control Panel (installation default). On subsequently installing a
> >>>> trial for Microsoft Office, Outlook was set as the default email program.
> >>>> I reset Windows Mail as the default email program in the Control Panel
> >>>> (which reset the Mail To protocol default), but on selecting email links
> >>>> in IE7 I still got Microsoft Outlook (???). I opened Programs in Internet
> >>>> Options in IE7 (making no changes) and Windows Mail was listed as the
> >>>> default email program when IE7 linked to the Control Panel for settings.
> >>>> I then closed the Control Panel connection and IE7 Internet Options. Now
> >>>> the email links displayed in IE7 opened a Compose dialog in Windows Mail
> >>>> (???).
> >>>>
> >>>> It would seem that installations of potential email handlers for Mail To
> >>>> protocol do both operations behind the scenes, i.e., setting Control Panel
> >>>> Default Programs as well as IE7 Internet Options Programs.
> >>>>
> >>>> I think most users would expect (logically) that making settings in the
> >>>> Control Panel would be reflected by all programs that use it for managing
> >>>> settings (as does IE7 under Vista Ultimate 64-bit).
> >>>>
> >>>> jmtcw:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ------------
> >>>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft...
> > >
>
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