web pages and live mail

I have a new PC with windows7 and thus have live mail. While I am told how great it is and all that it can do I now learn that it cannot perform the most useful of tasks; i.e. email a web page. Can someone please explain in simple terms how to do this with 7. If I install Yahoo mail will this complicate things even more than I find them now? I had windows mail before and it was so easy to use. Thanking you in anticipation and I am pleased to have joined the forum.

when I do this, right click the web page, all that happens is that the web page address is sent but not the content

I had the same problem with WLM until I made the following changes:

In IE8 go to, Tools - Internet Options - Programs tab - Set Programs
button - last option, "Set program access and computer defaults"
- select "Custom" and click the double down arrow at far
right - Set the default email to WLM

Probably a good idea to also check:
Tools - Internet Options - Programs tab - Set Programs
button - first option "Set Your Default Programs"
select WLM and set it to all its defaults.

Note: you can also access the same settings from Start/Default Programs

And the way I send a page is by clicking Page/Send Page By Email

when I try to send a youtube video with file/ "link by email" I only get the web address in the email, no actual link. Everything has its defaults. I used XP today to try it and it worked perfectly.

In IE8 you want the "Page" drop down selected for "send link by email". It won't behave as a link until it is sent and then only if you have your email program set to "html" and not "text".

where do I find the settings for html? I know that I can send youtube using a hyperlink(I have no idea what it is, but it works) but would still like to use the link by email. Thanks for your reply

winnie1st said:

where do I find the settings for html?

Under "Options" there should be a tab called "send" (at least that is where it is in the 2009/2010 version).