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Windows 7 & Windows Mail
Hi, a little help with a problem please. I installed a clean copy of Windows
7 a while ago but did not want to use Windows Live Mail, I wanted windows mail (from Vista). I managed to get this working OK but not exactly a proper installation. Everything seemed to work OK, all that is except when I click a mail link on a web page. I get "Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed", I've had a look at the Default Programs but do not see a mail client listed (due I'm sure to the method of WM installation). Anyone know how I can get Windows Mail working when I click a web link? Any help appreciated. David P |
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Windows 7 & Windows Mail
Try manually setting the browser mail client to the mail package that
you installed? On 4/15/2010 1:48 PM, David Pullan wrote: Hi, a little help with a problem please. I installed a clean copy of Windows 7 a while ago but did not want to use Windows Live Mail, I wanted windows mail (from Vista). I managed to get this working OK but not exactly a proper installation. Everything seemed to work OK, all that is except when I click a mail link on a web page. I get "Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed", I've had a look at the Default Programs but do not see a mail client listed (due I'm sure to the method of WM installation). Anyone know how I can get Windows Mail working when I click a web link? Any help appreciated. David P |
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Windows 7 & Windows Mail
Hi Chuck, I tried that (ToolsGeneral tabMake default) but no joy, after
changing "This application is NOT default Mail handler" to "This application is the default Mail handler" and OK'ing it I go back into it and it goes back to "This application is NOT default Mail handler". David P "Chuck" wrote in message ... Try manually setting the browser mail client to the mail package that you installed? On 4/15/2010 1:48 PM, David Pullan wrote: Hi, a little help with a problem please. I installed a clean copy of Windows 7 a while ago but did not want to use Windows Live Mail, I wanted windows mail (from Vista). I managed to get this working OK but not exactly a proper installation. Everything seemed to work OK, all that is except when I click a mail link on a web page. I get "Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed", I've had a look at the Default Programs but do not see a mail client listed (due I'm sure to the method of WM installation). Anyone know how I can get Windows Mail working when I click a web link? Any help appreciated. David P |
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Windows 7 & Windows Mail
Hey David,
I also could not use Windows Live Mail so I pulled Windows Mail across from my old Vista laptop. Then I ran two files - "Windows Mail.reg" and "Windows Mail2.reg." that someone made available. Together, they solved every problem you describe. Windows Mail now runs like it belongs in W7. If you will Google "Windows Mail.reg" you will find a variety of places you can download these files from. They modify the registry, so you will receive many cautions. I ignored them and both files worked. Good luck. Let us know your results, here, please, to help others. Paul "David Pullan" wrote in message ... Hi Chuck, I tried that (ToolsGeneral tabMake default) but no joy, after changing "This application is NOT default Mail handler" to "This application is the default Mail handler" and OK'ing it I go back into it and it goes back to "This application is NOT default Mail handler". David P "Chuck" wrote in message ... Try manually setting the browser mail client to the mail package that you installed? On 4/15/2010 1:48 PM, David Pullan wrote: Hi, a little help with a problem please. I installed a clean copy of Windows 7 a while ago but did not want to use Windows Live Mail, I wanted windows mail (from Vista). I managed to get this working OK but not exactly a proper installation. Everything seemed to work OK, all that is except when I click a mail link on a web page. I get "Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed", I've had a look at the Default Programs but do not see a mail client listed (due I'm sure to the method of WM installation). Anyone know how I can get Windows Mail working when I click a web link? Any help appreciated. David P |
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