Vista - send message from IE7 link

I have noticed that more often than not, if I clilck a link on a webpage to
send an email to someone (their email address is the link), my Outlook opens
up even if I have WLM running. What I then have to do is go to options and
click on "make WLM default". I don't understand why I have to keep doing it,
if I have done it once....

Thanks for your help.

Just because a program is listed as 'default' does not mean it has been
assigned all of its possible default actions or protocols. Try this:
Go to Default Programs, 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 Live 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 WLM]


"aries" <aries@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:991878DD-512B-439B-BEA3-110646B9F508@xxxxxx

Your reply might be helpful in Vista but was moderately helpful to my
Windows XP SP2, where you have to go to Add and Remove Programs and click on
"set program access and defaults"

That seems to do the trick.
Thanks.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

Glad to hear you got it resolved.
Giving a proper response in this newsgroup is often complicated
by not knowing whether the OP is using Windows XP or Vista.
--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"aries" <aries@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3EA0E61C-F23A-4751-9D11-EFE7778DE14F@xxxxxx

Please note:
Future Office updates including the Junk Mail Filter update, will most
likely return Outlook at the default email client.

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...winston
ms-mvp windows live mail


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