Vista - clicking a mailto link in WM

In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" , Outlook
Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO: line allowing
me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows Mail in Vista
Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link (wherever this email
address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and wants to sent email to that
address.

I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my defaul email program so I uninstalled it ,
hoping that by clicking on an email address link my default email program
(i.e. Windows Mail) will open and I can send email to that address. But after
uninstalling MS Outlook 2007, now when I click on an email address link
nothing happens - no program opens and no action is carried on.

Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks

The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
the previous default program associations.
Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
all three of its defaults.

Gary VanderMolen

"Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news355D1B8-4113-41DB-89B6-B076FA166A13@microsoft.com...
> In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" , Outlook
> Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO: line allowing
> me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows Mail in Vista
> Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link (wherever this email
> address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and wants to sent email to that
> address.
>
> I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my defaul email program so I uninstalled it ,
> hoping that by clicking on an email address link my default email program
> (i.e. Windows Mail) will open and I can send email to that address. But after
> uninstalling MS Outlook 2007, now when I click on an email address link
> nothing happens - no program opens and no action is carried on.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks

And you have to do it again after each Outlook junk mail update:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

steve

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:%23X1YqjMcHHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
> the previous default program associations.
> Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
> go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
> all three of its defaults.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news355D1B8-4113-41DB-89B6-B076FA166A13@microsoft.com...
>> In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" ,
>> Outlook Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO:
>> line allowing me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows
>> Mail in Vista Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link
>> (wherever this email address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and
>> wants to sent email to that address. I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my
>> defaul email program so I uninstalled it , hoping that by clicking on an
>> email address link my default email program (i.e. Windows Mail) will open
>> and I can send email to that address. But after uninstalling MS Outlook
>> 2007, now when I click on an email address link nothing happens - no
>> program opens and no action is carried on.
>>
>> Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks

Gary, thanks very much. how stupid of me not to have noted "Default Program"
and its functions. I'm all set now. thank you so much.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
> the previous default program associations.
> Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
> go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
> all three of its defaults.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news355D1B8-4113-41DB-89B6-B076FA166A13@microsoft.com...
> > In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" , Outlook
> > Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO: line allowing
> > me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows Mail in Vista
> > Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link (wherever this email
> > address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and wants to sent email to that
> > address.
> >
> > I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my defaul email program so I uninstalled it ,
> > hoping that by clicking on an email address link my default email program
> > (i.e. Windows Mail) will open and I can send email to that address. But after
> > uninstalling MS Outlook 2007, now when I click on an email address link
> > nothing happens - no program opens and no action is carried on.
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks
>

Steve, with Gary's hint I made Windows Mail my default email prgoram and
everything works just fine. I also took note of your hint regarding the need
to do it all over again after each Outlook junk mail updates. Thank you very
much indeed.

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

> And you have to do it again after each Outlook junk mail update:
> www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13
>
> steve
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23X1YqjMcHHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
> > the previous default program associations.
> > Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
> > go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
> > all three of its defaults.
> >
> > Gary VanderMolen
> >
> > "Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news355D1B8-4113-41DB-89B6-B076FA166A13@microsoft.com...
> >> In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" ,
> >> Outlook Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO:
> >> line allowing me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows
> >> Mail in Vista Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link
> >> (wherever this email address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and
> >> wants to sent email to that address. I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my
> >> defaul email program so I uninstalled it , hoping that by clicking on an
> >> email address link my default email program (i.e. Windows Mail) will open
> >> and I can send email to that address. But after uninstalling MS Outlook
> >> 2007, now when I click on an email address link nothing happens - no
> >> program opens and no action is carried on.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks
>

You're welcome. Glad it worked out for you.

Gary VanderMolen

"Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E73AF81-C2D1-4A59-961A-1E02D3D1C034@microsoft.com...
> Gary, thanks very much. how stupid of me not to have noted "Default Program"
> and its functions. I'm all set now. thank you so much.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
>> the previous default program associations.
>> Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
>> go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
>> all three of its defaults.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news355D1B8-4113-41DB-89B6-B076FA166A13@microsoft.com...
>> > In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" , Outlook
>> > Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO: line allowing
>> > me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows Mail in Vista
>> > Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link (wherever this email
>> > address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and wants to sent email to that
>> > address.
>> >
>> > I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my defaul email program so I uninstalled it ,
>> > hoping that by clicking on an email address link my default email program
>> > (i.e. Windows Mail) will open and I can send email to that address. But after
>> > uninstalling MS Outlook 2007, now when I click on an email address link
>> > nothing happens - no program opens and no action is carried on.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks
>>