E-mail problems

I have a problem viewing e-mails from time to time. Keep getting following message.

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the set associations control panel."

I don't know where to go to fix this problem.

Thanks in advance for your help.

wes-can

Hi Wes-Can,

Welcome to the forum.

I assume you are talking about Windows Live Mail?

If so, then in Windows Live Mail:
1. Click Tools
2. Click Options
3. Under the General tab, click on both Make Default buttons at the bottom.
4. Click OK.

Test to see if that did the trick. If not, then go into Default Programs and select Windows Live Mail and click Set this program as default. This tutorial will show you how.

How to Set Default Associations For a Program in Vista

If you are talking about another email program, then just let me know.

Shawn

Thanks for the reply. I am running Windows live mail and windows mail. It does the same for both.

wes-can

Ok wes-can,

Windows Live Mail should have taken over as the default email program during it's installation. If not, follow the instructions in my post above. You can still use Windows Mail if you want to. It just will not be the default. You can only have one default email program of course.

Shawn

Hi Shawn

I am running Windows live mail as my default program and I am getting same message when I try to open mail. "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the set associations control panel."

I just like to know where to find "Set associations control panel"

Thanks again

Wes-can

Wes-can,

The tutorial link: How to Set Default Associations For a Program in Vista
is for setting associations for programs. It is called Default Programs in the Control Panel. You will need to select Windows Live Mail and click Set this program as default in the tutorial above.

Shawn