Can't send mail from Internet Explorer 7

When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I get
an error message saying something like this

"The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
installed correct"

It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.

Anybody has suggestion about this error?

Set Windows Mail to take all of the defaults...

Start - Default Programs - Set your default programs
highlight Windows Mail, click "Set this program as default"
OK



"Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I
> get
> an error message saying something like this
>
> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
> installed correct"
>
> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>
> Anybody has suggestion about this error?

Thank you for your proposition, but I have done that but unfortunately the
problem still persists. Any other suggestions?

....Gudmund


"Dave" <> skrev i meddelelsen
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> Set Windows Mail to take all of the defaults...
>
> Start - Default Programs - Set your default programs
> highlight Windows Mail, click "Set this program as default"
> OK
>
>
>
> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
> newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
>> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I
>> get
>> an error message saying something like this
>>
>> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
>> installed correct"
>>
>> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
>> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>>
>> Anybody has suggestion about this error?
>

Reset your Internet Explorer settings > click Tools > Options > Advanced
(tab) > under "Reset Internet Explorer settings" > click "Reset".
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"Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
news:EA1395BE-21AE-43A7-9EA5-...
> Thank you for your proposition, but I have done that but unfortunately the
> problem still persists. Any other suggestions?
>
> ...Gudmund
>
>
> "Dave" <> skrev i meddelelsen
> news:OT%...
>> Set Windows Mail to take all of the defaults...
>>
>> Start - Default Programs - Set your default programs
>> highlight Windows Mail, click "Set this program as default"
>> OK
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
>> newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
>>> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I
>>> get
>>> an error message saying something like this
>>>
>>> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
>>> installed correct"
>>>
>>> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
>>> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>>>
>>> Anybody has suggestion about this error?
>>
>

Go to Control Panel (Classic view) > Default Programs > "Set your default
programs" link, highlight Internet Explorer and Windows Mail and press the "Set
this program as default" green arrow.


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I get
> an error message saying something like this
>
> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
> installed correct"
>
> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>
> Anybody has suggestion about this error?

My apologies to Dave, I see he had already responded. (I had view messages by
thread disabled.)


Gudmund,

Do you have Norton or McAfee installed? Both very frequently can cause problems
like this. Do you have any other problems with Windows Mail?


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
news:EA1395BE-21AE-43A7-9EA5-...
> Thank you for your proposition, but I have done that but unfortunately the
> problem still persists. Any other suggestions?
>
> ...Gudmund
>
>
> "Dave" <> skrev i meddelelsen
> news:OT%...
>> Set Windows Mail to take all of the defaults...
>>
>> Start - Default Programs - Set your default programs
>> highlight Windows Mail, click "Set this program as default"
>> OK
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
>> newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
>>> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I get
>>> an error message saying something like this
>>>
>>> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
>>> installed correct"
>>>
>>> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
>>> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>>>
>>> Anybody has suggestion about this error?
>>
>

No I do not have other problems with Windows Mail, but this one is annoying.
I don't run Norton or McAfee. I run AVG free edition.

....Gudmund

"Cal Bear '66" <> skrev i meddelelsen
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> My apologies to Dave, I see he had already responded. (I had view messages
> by thread disabled.)
>
>
> Gudmund,
>
> Do you have Norton or McAfee installed? Both very frequently can cause
> problems like this. Do you have any other problems with Windows Mail?
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
> news:EA1395BE-21AE-43A7-9EA5-...
>> Thank you for your proposition, but I have done that but unfortunately
>> the problem still persists. Any other suggestions?
>>
>> ...Gudmund
>>
>>
>> "Dave" <> skrev i meddelelsen
>> news:OT%...
>>> Set Windows Mail to take all of the defaults...
>>>
>>> Start - Default Programs - Set your default programs
>>> highlight Windows Mail, click "Set this program as default"
>>> OK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
>>> newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
>>>> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7
>>>> I get
>>>> an error message saying something like this
>>>>
>>>> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
>>>> installed correct"
>>>>
>>>> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
>>>> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>>>>
>>>> Anybody has suggestion about this error?
>>>
>>
>
>

I have done that but it does not help. Do you have more suggestions?

....Gudmund


"Cal Bear '66" <> skrev i meddelelsen
news:FBABFC91-EF39-4B7B-9428-...
> Go to Control Panel (Classic view) > Default Programs > "Set your default
> programs" link, highlight Internet Explorer and Windows Mail and press the
> "Set this program as default" green arrow.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
> newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
>> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I
>> get
>> an error message saying something like this
>>
>> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
>> installed correct"
>>
>> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
>> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>>
>> Anybody has suggestion about this error?
>
>

You set defaults for BOTH Internet Explorer and Windows Mail, rebooted and went
back to see if the settings stuck?


I Bleed Blue and Gold
GO BEARS!


"Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
news:883A5F99-F2F5-4D26-8012-...
>I have done that but it does not help. Do you have more suggestions?
>
> ...Gudmund
>
>
> "Cal Bear '66" <> skrev i meddelelsen
> news:FBABFC91-EF39-4B7B-9428-...
>> Go to Control Panel (Classic view) > Default Programs > "Set your default
>> programs" link, highlight Internet Explorer and Windows Mail and press the
>> "Set this program as default" green arrow.
>>
>>
>> I Bleed Blue and Gold
>> GO BEARS!
>>
>>
>> "Gudmund Liebach Nielsen" <> wrote in message
>> newsCE7A004-9399-4076-A5A3-...
>>> When I click on a mail link (or a email adress) in Internet Explorer 7 I get
>>> an error message saying something like this
>>>
>>> "The action could not take place as the standard client for mail is not
>>> installed correct"
>>>
>>> It is very annoying as I then have to mark up the email adress and use
>>> copy-paste to send the mail from within Windows mail.
>>>
>>> Anybody has suggestion about this error?
>>
>>
>

I use Windows Mail, but after installing and un-installing a free
version of Microsoft Office, I started getting the error message
"default mail client not properly installed" when I would click on web
page email links. I tried all the fixes I could find in this forum but
none solved my problem. However, I was able to get Windows Mail working
properly again simply by going to start, default programs, set program
access and computer defaults, then chose Microsoft Windows and click OK.
This action somehow added the MailTo protocol back into the file
associations and the configuration automatically went back to custom.
Hope this works for you too.


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