How do I change the "mailto:" or default mail program?

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i want aol mail as my default, i downloaded aim but it still wont show up. what should i do?

Re: Posted by: Larry at October 25, 2006 02:02 PM

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm

how can i change the defaults in programs in internet properties, like e-mail, news group etc...

I've followed the above instructions..but when I highlight a file eg photo and use the file and folders tasks to email this file , nothing happens...on my old PC it automatically attached file to a message on my yahoomail...How can I fix it so this happens?

hi leo - i've got firefox 2.0 and the send link command doesn't work at all- and send page command only gives a choice of gmail or blogger =but i want to use hotmail for both functions!!!cheers - marco

I followed your instructions and installed gmail notifier. I'm still unable to change the default email and really need to be able to change it. Please help.

THIS IS THE GREATEST. It was really bugging me to have outlook as my default, since I don't use it, and in fact it won't start properly, so clicking on an email link caused annoying things to happen. THIS IS REALLY APPRECIATED.

thanks!

How do I change my default email to Hotmail if I'm using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer?

I use Outlook for email but it won't open Outlook when I click the mailto button on a website. It will open Outlook Express/Thunderbird or even Hotmail, but even though I have selected Outlook as the program to use, it will not launch Outlook.. otherwise Outlook works just fine.. Any clues ?

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