Windows 7 & Windows Mail

[David Pullan]

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

 

[Chuck]

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

>

 

[David Pullan]

Hi Chuck, I tried that (Tools>General tab>Make 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

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> 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

>>

>

 

[Paul H]

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

news:sDIxn.90968$3T3.88846@newsfe28.ams2...

> Hi Chuck, I tried that (Tools>General tab>Make 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

> news:yrIxn.154301$0N3.66093@newsfe09.iad...

>> 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

>>>

>>

>