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"There is no email program associated to perform the requested action..."Why I can't put Windows Live Mail as my default mail program?? In XP or Vista I was able to do that, and now in cant senddocuments quickly fromthe explorer cuz I dont have any E.mail program installed on my PC and I can't put Live Mail as my default E.mail program.
March 31st, 2009 11:03pm

Have you downloaded the Windows Live Mail client? http://download.live.com/wlmail.
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April 1st, 2009 12:38am

Hi, Live Mail come with the beta 7000 in the program "Windows Live". You have to complete your account as you did for Vista or XP. Hope this helps.
April 1st, 2009 12:47am

Have you downloaded the Windows Live Mail client? http://download.live.com/wlmail. Nope and that's not wath I want, I want touse Windows LIVE Mail, not the program. Hi,Live Mail come with the beta 7000 in the program "Windows Live". You have to complete your account as you did for Vista or XP.Hope this helps. I think u are saying the same and I don't install that from essencial, I dont want the program I want www.Hotmail.comas email app
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April 1st, 2009 1:29am

"There is no email program associated to perform the requested action..." Since you dont have an application in which to associate MAPI requests, you will get that error. If you download the client, you can still use the Windows Live Mail web interface. You dont have to choose between the two and be tied to one or the other; then can be used side-by-side. Personally, I use Outlook 2007 with the Outlook Connector. This allows me to use the Outlook client (which I prefer) or the Windows Live Mail web interface for when I need access from other locations. Regardless, you will need a local executable on your computer if you want to take advantage of . . .
April 1st, 2009 1:43am

Well thank u ;)They should let people put Live Mail (web) as default email app, cuz most people dont install any email client in their computer and now,with all the apps than have "Send Email" is going to be a waste for those who dont have any mail clientDont u think?
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April 1st, 2009 1:50am

I feel your pain... Windows 7 doesn't have any email apps or such configured by default. I had an issue earlier with getting Win 7 to acknowledge my regular e-mail app as the default handler. But that's another story having to do with permissions, running an app as Administrator to get changes made to theregistry and so forth.I digress... Needless to say, security is very tight and it's NOT easy to get there from here.As it is, I don't believe there IS a way to get Hotmail.com as the default without having Windows Live Mail (the app) installed. Once you've wound up installing and configuring Windows Live Mail (the app) and configure your Hotmail address, then all is golden. Hotmail.com is not an app. It's a web site that does email. You never have to use Windows Live Mail (the app) for anything - except when you click on a Mailto: link. At that point a send email window will pop up, allowing you to type in your message.
April 1st, 2009 1:54am

mmmmmm thaanks, so, if I have Live Mail (app) I can use Hotmail for every "Send" option??And I know than hotmail is not an app, but in Vista when I click "Send" the web page of Hotmail pop.up... This was becouse Vista had LIve Mail (app) pre-installed???
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April 1st, 2009 2:00am

Yup. That's the way I've got my Win 7 install with Windows Live Mail set up. And yes, it's because you likely have the Vista Mail app configured to your Hotmail account.
April 1st, 2009 2:05am

So, Live Mail really is really"essential" :)Thank U ;)
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April 1st, 2009 2:09am

Watch this: (XP (On Vista is the same))IE Options:Start Menu perzonalization:If they (Vista, XP)can do it, why Win7 dont... ?
April 1st, 2009 3:19am

Pretty much. Mozilla Thunderbird will work with GMail and other web mail services - EXCEPT, of course, Hotmail. Not sure about the others.You can use Thunderbird or other email clients for other email accounts you have from your ISP or work without installing WLM (the app).
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April 1st, 2009 3:36am

<If they (Vista, XP)can do it, why Win7 dont...>That functionality is still there - it's just in a different place. Type default programs into the Start menu's search box, and hit <enter>However, Win7 does differ from earlier versions of Windows, in that (among other things) many of the default-installed programs that you came to expect (such as an email client, or an IM client) are no longer inlcuded in the OS.This was done for several reasons: it decreases the installed footprint; some users chose to not use the default mail & IMclients; it decreases the size of the installation media; and (I'm thinking) it also decreases MS's exposure to perceived antitrust violations.The things that you're 'missing', though, can (as has been stated before) be downloaded from the Windows Live Essentials website.HTH,Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]
April 1st, 2009 3:46am

Because Windows 7 is a different operating system with a different method of doing things. In Windows XP and Vista, you have different locations for what was essentially the same setting. In Windows 7, all of those now combine into a single location for a single setting. Is Windows Live Mail essential? Well, in a way yes. Not literally, but figuratively. A lot of the built-in applications (Messenger, email, Photo Gallery, and Movie Maker) that people got used to in XP and Vista are no longer included on the Windows 7 DVD. Microsoft prefers that people download the applications. This allows MS to focus on the core of the operating system for release while other tag-on applications can, if necessary, remain in development. Also, for people who have other email clients such as Outlook, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Lotus Notes, etc, there is very little need for them to use Windows Live Mail. If you do video editing using Camtasia, Pinnacle, or Premiere, the last thing you want is Windows Movie Maker. The Windows Live Client is something you have already had before. Now, you just have to download it first.
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April 1st, 2009 3:54am

I'm going to assume that recent events in the EU likely have had an effect on Microsoft's thinking. Namely the suits regarding Windows Media Player and IE.The WMPissue cost Microsoft a BIG heap of money. Now Opera's suing over IE being integrated.Note that there have been recent announcements that starting with the RC, Windows 7 will allow you to "uninstall" (read: Disable) Internet Explorer.So it would seem to methat Microsoft is doing a preemptive strike against any future legal hassles with the EC. If some company can whine to the EC about program ________ (take your pick)being installed by default on Windows, and the EC can and probably WILL rule in the favor of the other company, then it only makes sense NOT to make it easy for them to pick Microsoft's pockets. Hence, we've got a bunch of previously bundledWindows features - Outlook Express (Windows Mail/Live Mail), Windows Movie Maker, Messenger, etc... being offloaded into easy to download bits. Never mind that other competing OS's - OSX and Linux come bundled with ALL manner of similar apps andmuch more(Garage Band for the Mac, Open Office for Linux as a for instance) but hey, they're not the ones being sued for including stuff. With the IE thing - it doesn't matter to the EC that you can, at present, download ANY (or EVERY) other browser, install it, configure it to be your default and remove the IE icons from anywhere they may happen to be and go on with your life without ever launching IE. Heck, since Windows Vista, you don't even need IE todo WindowUpdates. The EC looks at situations like this as a means to line their pockets with Microsoft'smoney.
April 1st, 2009 4:03am

Thanks but I do know than Windows Live Mail is not include in the OS by default (in fact it is, but is not enabled). My point is than XP and Vista have the option to put Windows Live HOTMAIL (the web email) as default Email application, and I can't find that on the current OS.
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April 1st, 2009 5:46am

Well, if you find something, make sure you let the forum know.
April 1st, 2009 8:52pm

Hello,is that Internet Explorer 7? I do have Vista and IE8 and I don't have those options in my program settingsW7 Beta running on an AMD Semprom 3200+ (1800Mhz) with 2 Gbs of RAM and a built-in Nvidia 6100 VGA, and mate, it runs like a charm! And now on my VAIO FE31M Laptop.
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April 1st, 2009 9:45pm

egads - The issue at hand in this case - the mailto: protocol is not installed by default until you install an actual email client. Ergo, Windows 7 has NO clue as to what to do with a mailto: link.
April 2nd, 2009 4:47am

You'd think... But I think I've got a reason why they didn't go there. If they did, then they'd have to support EVERY single web mail service out there - Yahoo, Google, etc... Not to mention all the little guys out there and that alone might make things fairly complicated. If they didn't, they'd be open to yet another complaint to the DOJ and/or the EC for playing favorites with one of their own services/products.
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April 2nd, 2009 9:31am

For my downloaded version of Live Mail on Windows 7, there is a Set as Default button on the Options | General.Find Options under the Menus icon hidden on the toolbar to the right.
August 28th, 2009 4:16am

For my downloaded version of Live Mail on Windows 7, there is a Set as Default button on the Options | General.Find Options under the Menus icon hidden on the toolbar to the right. Andrew, the whole point of the thread was this:1- the mailto: protocol isn't enabled until you've installed an email client. mailto: doesn't work unless there's an installed app to associate it to. ;)2- "Why isn't there a mail program included in Windows 7?"-Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]
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August 28th, 2009 6:30am

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