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Old 05-19-2008   #1 (permalink)
Bill


 
 

Setting Outgoing Windows Mail Send Program

When I am on the internet and want to respond to an email address on a
website, I click on it and Yahoo Mail keeps coming up instead of my Windows
Mail program. I have checked my defaul mail program and it is set to
Windows Mail. How can I have it bring up Windows Mail instead of Yahoo Mail
when I click on an email address while on the internet?


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Old 05-19-2008   #2 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: Setting Outgoing Windows Mail Send Program

This typically happens when you install Yahoo Messenger.

Just because Windows Mail is your default, does not mean
it has all possible default protocols assigned to it. The
protocol that is mis-assigned in this case is MailTo.
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


"Bill " <arizonawill@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> When I am on the internet and want to respond to an email address on a
> website, I click on it and Yahoo Mail keeps coming up instead of my
> Windows Mail program. I have checked my defaul mail program and it is set
> to Windows Mail. How can I have it bring up Windows Mail instead of Yahoo
> Mail when I click on an email address while on the internet?
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Old 05-20-2008   #3 (permalink)
Bill


 
 

Re: Setting Outgoing Windows Mail Send Program

Thanks...it is now working properly.

Bill


"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> This typically happens when you install Yahoo Messenger.
>
> Just because Windows Mail is your default, does not mean
> it has all possible default protocols assigned to it. The
> protocol that is mis-assigned in this case is MailTo.
> 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
>
>
> "Bill " <arizonawill@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5E239821-E250-447A-BAD4-7DDD9EB5C358@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> When I am on the internet and want to respond to an email address on a
>> website, I click on it and Yahoo Mail keeps coming up instead of my
>> Windows Mail program. I have checked my defaul mail program and it is
>> set to Windows Mail. How can I have it bring up Windows Mail instead of
>> Yahoo Mail when I click on an email address while on the internet?
>
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Old 05-20-2008   #4 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: Setting Outgoing Windows Mail Send Program

Good to hear. Thanks for your feedback.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP


"Bill " <arizonawill@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Thanks...it is now working properly.
>
> Bill
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uOHeEDiuIHA.5244@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> This typically happens when you install Yahoo Messenger.
>>
>> Just because Windows Mail is your default, does not mean
>> it has all possible default protocols assigned to it. The
>> protocol that is mis-assigned in this case is MailTo.
>> 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
>>
>>
>> "Bill " <arizonawill@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5E239821-E250-447A-BAD4-7DDD9EB5C358@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> When I am on the internet and want to respond to an email address on a
>>> website, I click on it and Yahoo Mail keeps coming up instead of my
>>> Windows Mail program. I have checked my defaul mail program and it is
>>> set to Windows Mail. How can I have it bring up Windows Mail instead of
>>> Yahoo Mail when I click on an email address while on the internet?
>>
>
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