I cannot send an e‑mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
then click Send E‑mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
How do I do this?

Why not try it this way:
In the main Windows Mail screen, click Create Mail. When the
compose window comes up click 'To:', then select the recipient.

Gary VanderMolen


"FC" <FC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AE67B957-07BB-4C23-B9DA-A09F673D3A6F@microsoft.com...
>I cannot send an e-mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
> I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
> then click Send E-mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
> client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
> mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
> calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
> How do I do this?

Thanks for that but it makes contacts pointless and it would be easier to
send to groups from Contacts.
FC


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Why not try it this way:
> In the main Windows Mail screen, click Create Mail. When the
> compose window comes up click 'To:', then select the recipient.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "FC" <FC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AE67B957-07BB-4C23-B9DA-A09F673D3A6F@microsoft.com...
> >I cannot send an e-mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
> > I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
> > then click Send E-mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
> > client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
> > mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
> > calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
> > How do I do this?
>
>
>

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Why not try it this way:
> In the main Windows Mail screen, click Create Mail. When the
> compose window comes up click 'To:', then select the recipient.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "FC" <FC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AE67B957-07BB-4C23-B9DA-A09F673D3A6F@microsoft.com...
> >I cannot send an e-mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
> > I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
> > then click Send E-mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
> > client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
> > mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
> > calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
> > How do I do this?
>
>
>

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Why not try it this way:
> In the main Windows Mail screen, click Create Mail. When the
> compose window comes up click 'To:', then select the recipient.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
>
> "FC" <FC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AE67B957-07BB-4C23-B9DA-A09F673D3A6F@microsoft.com...
> >I cannot send an e-mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
> > I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
> > then click Send E-mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
> > client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
> > mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
> > calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
> > How do I do this?
>
>
> Gary's suggestion works, but it would be more efficient to auto-complete addresses from Windows Contacts. Does anyone know how to enable that tool?

I don't understand your point about how clicking on TO "makes contacts pointless."
Clicking on TO would be worthless if it wasn't for a well-maintained set of contacts.
They certainly aren't pointless using the method I suggested.

Gary VanderMolen

"FC" <FC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6E85A0D5-2805-43D5-A93A-6AE12B25CAAC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for that but it makes contacts pointless and it would be easier to
> send to groups from Contacts.
> FC
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Why not try it this way:
>> In the main Windows Mail screen, click Create Mail. When the
>> compose window comes up click 'To:', then select the recipient.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>>
>> "FC" <FC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AE67B957-07BB-4C23-B9DA-A09F673D3A6F@microsoft.com...
>> >I cannot send an e-mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
>> > I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
>> > then click Send E-mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
>> > client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
>> > mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
>> > calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
>> > How do I do this?
>>
>>
>>

Hi, I am having the same problem sending e-mails from Contacts. I have
folders set up and when I select names I want to send to in any folder, go to
top tool bar and click E-Mail, it opens a message to write, but then it will
not let me click "Send". It does nothing! Please respond to this e-mail if
anyone gets it figured out.
thanks, Georgian

"KL" wrote:

>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>

> > Why not try it this way:
> > In the main Windows Mail screen, click Create Mail. When the
> > compose window comes up click 'To:', then select the recipient.
> >
> > Gary VanderMolen
> >
> >
> > "FC" <FC@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:AE67B957-07BB-4C23-B9DA-A09F673D3A6F@xxxxxx

> > >I cannot send an e-mail message from my contact group using Windows Mail. If
> > > I open Windows Contacts, right-click a contact group, point to Action, and
> > > then click Send E-mail I get a message "Contacts could not locate an e-mail
> > > client that it could invoke. Contacts uses the simple MAPI Protocol to send
> > > mail. If your e-mail client provides an option to let it handle simple MAPI
> > > calls, please turn on this option from the e-mail client and then try again.
> > > How do I do this?

> >
> >
> > Gary's suggestion works, but it would be more efficient to auto-complete addresses from Windows Contacts. Does anyone know how to enable that tool?