Yes, I did it multiple times. Windows Live Mail is set as default for
everything possible.
I do scroll to the bottom of the "associate a file type..." page and I do
see all other protocols there, but I do not see MAILTO protocol. Could it be
that earlier betas somehow screw up my system and removed the protocol
itself? I do not have and did not have (did not install any other mail
program except Windows Mail and this Windows Live Mail.
BTW the protocol does not appear even if I try make the Windows Mail (not
Live) program to be default for mail, and the mailto links do not work
either in this case.
"Gary VanderMolen" <gary_at_NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
news:#4f9xMCHIHA.4296_at_TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Just because a program is listed as 'default' does not mean it has been
> assigned all of the possible default actions or protocols. Try this:
> Go to Default Programs, 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 Live
> 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.
>
> Then, click the back arrow to get back to the first screen, click
> "Associate a
> file type..." If you scroll all the way down, you should see the
> Protocols.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>
>
> "MxM" <nospam_at_noemail> wrote in message
> news:eI6EamBHIHA.4196_at_TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Nope, did not help.
>>
>> One thing I have noticed - I do not see MAILTO: protocol in "Associate a
>> file
>> type or protocol" window (should I?). So, I can't check the protocol
>> itself, but in "default programs" I do see Live Mail and I do see that it
>> is
>> the default program.
>>
>> I also do not understand, why when I click on the mailto: link, the IE
>> window opens. Why IE? I am in the mail program or in Firefox or in any
>> other non-IE place like in gadget, what calls IE out of it? It is as if
>> IE is associated with mailto protocol.
>>
>> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary_at_NoMail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:#N7FGn2GIHA.3400_at_TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> I notice you are using an older version of Windows Live Mail,
>>> version 12.0.1184. You may want to upgrade to the latest version
>>> (12.0.1365):
>>> http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas
>>>
>>> That should reset your default mail client setting.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>>>
>>>
>>> "MxM" <nospam_at_noemail> wrote in message
>>> news:uAJ42c2GIHA.5228_at_TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> When I click link which is mailto:someaddress_at_somehere.com in IE or in
>>>> Live Mail,
>>>> IE window launches with the small error box "could not perform this
>>>> operation because the default mail client is not properly installed"
>>>>
>>>> I did make windows live mail as default program. I tried even to make
>>>> windows mail (not live) as default program - it does not matter, it
>>>> still shows this
>>>> message.
>>>>
>>>> HELP!!!
>>
Received on Wed Oct 31 2007 - 22:37:21 PDT