Vista Tutorial - Windows Mail - MailTo link error

**Brink** · 05-28-2007

How to Fix Multiple Browser Windows Open When You Click On a MailTo Link in Vista

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**Brink** · 12-08-2007

Your welcome Andy,

Hope you like Windows Live Mail.

Shawn

gkosmas · 03-06-2008

When I try to click in a mailto link in IE7 of Windows vista home premium 32bit, I receive an error message "Could not perform this operation because the deefault mail client is not properly installed"
I follow the tutorial How to Fix Multiple Browser Windows Open When You Click On a MailTo Link in Vista, the problem still exists.
Can you help me please?

Thanks

George Kosmas

**Brink** · 03-06-2008

Hi gkosmas,

Welcome to Vista x64 Forums.

I do not think Step One would apply to you for this situation. It would not have hurt anything though since it is just restoring default settings.

You will need to make sure that Windows Mail and Internet Explorer both have their default associations set to them. Just do one at a time.

Windows Mail Default Associations

If you have Outlook installed on your computer, it can cause you to lose Windows Mail as the default email program everytime it updates itself.

Hope this helps you,
Shawn

05-28-2007
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,818 posts	Windows Mail - MailTo link error How to Fix Multiple Browser Windows Open When You Click On a MailTo Link in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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12-08-2007
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,818 posts	Re: Windows Mail - MailTo link error Your welcome Andy, Hope you like Windows Live Mail. Shawn
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03-06-2008
gkosmas Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Premium 32bit 1 posts	Re: Windows Mail - MailTo link error When I try to click in a mailto link in IE7 of Windows vista home premium 32bit, I receive an error message "Could not perform this operation because the deefault mail client is not properly installed" I follow the tutorial How to Fix Multiple Browser Windows Open When You Click On a MailTo Link in Vista, the problem still exists. Can you help me please? Thanks George Kosmas
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03-06-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,818 posts	Re: Windows Mail - MailTo link error Hi gkosmas, Welcome to Vista x64 Forums. I do not think Step One would apply to you for this situation. It would not have hurt anything though since it is just restoring default settings. You will need to make sure that Windows Mail and Internet Explorer both have their default associations set to them. Just do one at a time. Windows Mail Default Associations If you have Outlook installed on your computer, it can cause you to lose Windows Mail as the default email program everytime it updates itself. Hope this helps you, Shawn
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