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If I click a mailto link in an email message IE opens and I then get a

message that "could not perform this operation because the default mail

client is not installed properly"



Why is it not recognizing "mailto:" as a mail link and opening IE?

I looked at the options and WM is the default email program.



Any ideas?


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"Jay" <noreply@here.orhere>wrote in message

Start | Default Programs

Make sure Windows Mail has all three of its defaults.



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Control Panel (Classic view)>Default Programs>Set your default programs --

assure that IE and Windows Mail have all their defaults (press upper green

arrow).





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"Jay" <noreply@here.orhere>wrote in message



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Click Start, select Default Programs

Click Set program access and computer defaults

Click Custom, and select Windows Mail

Click OK



Then, follow these steps:



Click Set your default programs

Select your mail client from the list

Click Set this program as default

Click OK

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"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org>wrote in message

All of those listed (IE, email, news, contacts, calendar) say this has all

it's defaults... of words to that effect.

I clicked the green arrow (make this default) on every app. Closed IE and

WM.

Clicked a mailto link in WM and IE opens with the same error.



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