after i installed the new service pack anytime i open an e-mail and try to
open a link or open an article within the e-mail I get an application not
found error message and it won't open them.I tried to get around it by
downloading windows live mail but i still get the same error message.I tried
to open an article in a email newsletter and got the application not found
message. thanks in advance

"al" <al@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> after i installed the new service pack anytime i open an e-mail and try to
> open a link or open an article within the e-mail I get an application not
> found error message and it won't open them.I tried to get around it by
> downloading windows live mail but i still get the same error message.I
> tried
> to open an article in a email newsletter and got the application not found
> message. thanks in advance
>

What kind of link?

These sometimes help, depending on what type of attachment refuses to
open:

<http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/220/1/Windows-Mail-missing-from-the-default-programs-listing.html>

<http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html>