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

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I am currently running Gmail Notifier, so I am all set with mailto: in my browser (Firefox). Now the question is how I can accomplish the same thing in Microsoft Word. In Word, I often use File - Send As (Attachment). No matter what I try, this still fires up Outlook. To make things worse, it also seems to make mailto: in Firefox revert back to Outlook.

Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

Thanks.

The page does not sow a drop down on e-mails. I go to programs and it only shows default as internet explorer. can you assist as the tools does not show what you are showing.

hey Leo I'm trying to do every step u tell me but when I get to the program tab all it sows me is msn exploer outlook mail and windows live mail, I do have install windows messenger, please help me what can I do?

I use Mozilla and Yahoo email. I am trying to get my mail to default to Yahoo. I have uninstalled/installed messenger several times and still do not get the option for Yahoo Mail as default. Please advise.Thanks

Yahoo has made a few changes with there default mail. To us this feature go to http://toolbar.yahoo.com/ie and download their tool bar. Upon downloading it you need to be sure to check that option before finishing the process.

I would like to know how to setup "mailto" using googlemail (not gmail)
Cheers
mike

Leo,

Your article describes how to change the "mailto:" in IE 6. How about IE7? In IE7, the only default is Windows Mail. I would like to change it to hotmail. This worked quite nicely for me in IE6.

Thanks!

you gave info on how to changr the default e-mail but that doesnt work with windows vista please help as i want my google e-mail to be my default back please

I just got a new computer - Windows Vista and downloaded Yahoo Messenger and toolbar after uninstalling Windows MSN toolbar. But I cannot get Yahoo mail to pick up when I click on a link on the web like I used to when I had Windows XP.

Any ideas on how to do this?

Thanks,
Ro

Hi Leo,
I installed yahoo IM recently but still Yahoo mail is not an option that I can choose as my default email program in internet options > programs?
Can you help?

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