Solved windows mail problem

[prukeyhi]

Hi
i successfully installed windows mail using the tutorial here.
*i can send mail using right click ->send to->mail recipient
*it is the default mail and i did not install any other.

Now,
Send Page or Link by E-mail (IE8 in Windows 7)
On the Page menu, Send Page by E-mail and Send Link by E-mail are grayed out.
I tried the solution :
Under "custom" set up use the drop down menu and UNselect "use current web browser"and SELECECT IE 8 then also do the same for E-Mail.
BUT if i select windows mail here the program totaly crash and i have to reapet the tutorial again ...:shock:

any idea making the "Send Page by E-mail and Send Link by E-mail" black & active?
Thanks

 

[roncerr]

From the Tutorial Forum: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail-116.html#post1838913 (post 1158)

 

[prukeyhi]

Thanks roncerr,
endless info. on the link/google...
the closest was this, though i use windows mail not WLM
http://www.sevenforums.com/browsers...-send-link-e-mail-grayed-out.html#post1535512

And to sharpen my problem again as i wrote above:
*Windows Mail is not missing from default programs listing
*when i do Start > Default Programs > Set program access and computer defaults > Custom > under Choose a default e-mail program, dot Windows Mail > OK
windows mail totally crashes ...and I've to do the whole tutorial from the beginning again.

Any other solution/idea?
thanx

 

[prukeyhi]

UP

 

[roncerr]

Have you tried searching/posting in the Tutorial forum?

 

[prukeyhi]

Have you tried searching/posting in the Tutorial forum?

yes ,
but i did not find "strange case" like mine unfortunately.
i left PM to boba bear who wrote the tutorial, may be he will come with a solution....
meanwhile windows mail works fine except the Page by E-mail and Send Link by E-mail grayed out

 

[prukeyhi]

OK problem solved via registry tweak

Hope it'll help other people as well...

1. Click Start, copy and paste regedit in the Start Search bar and then click Enter.​

2. Navigate to the following key:​

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail​

3. Right click Mail key and select Export to make a backup.​

4. Double click (Default) subkey in the right pane.​

5. Type Windows Mail as the value data.​

6. Click OK.​

Then restart the computer to test the issue.​

http://social.technet.microsoft.com...e/thread/54ec593f-acdc-46e1-8edc-0649da93497e
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i'll write poppa bear to add this in his tutorial if needed