Hotmail as default under Vista: how do I

How do I set Windows Live Hotmail as the default mail client in Vista ?

I saw a previous post by "Winston" here:

http://www.vistax64.com/live-mail/1...live-email-outlook-default-email-program.html

Is this still accurate? will it work for Windows 7 ?

could someone summarize the instructions by steps ? Winston ? or whomever..