Windows Mail - MailTo link error

How to Fix Multiple Browser Windows Open When You Click On a MailTo Link in Vista​

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This will show you how to fix the multiple browser windows opening when you click on a MailTo link and get this error.

ERROR MESSAGE:
Action Cancelled. Could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed.

STEP ONE

To Stop the Multiple Browser Windows from Opening

OPTION ONE:​

Using a REG File Download​

1. Click on the Download button to download the file below.​

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Fix_Mulitiple_Browser_Windows.reg​

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2. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.​

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3. Right click the .reg (on desktop) file and click on Merge.​

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4. Click on the Run button in the Security Warning pop-up.​

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5. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.​

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6. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).​

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7. Do Step Two below.​

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OPTION TWO:​

Manually in Registry Editor​

1. Open the Start menu.​

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2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.​

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3. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.​

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4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)​

NOTE: It's there, just scroll past the file extentions.​

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto ​

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5. In the right pane, see if you have the name URL Protocol with blank data.​

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A) If the data is not blank, then right click URL Protocol, click on Modify.​

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B) Clear the value data, and click on OK to apply. (See screenshot below)​

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C) Go to step 7.​

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6. If URL Protocol is not there, then right click on a empty area in the right pane and click New and click String Value. (See screenshot below step 5)​

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A) Type URL Protocol and press Enter.​

7. Close regedit window.​

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8. Do Step Two below.​

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STEP TWO

Set Windows Mail Default Associations

1. For how, see: How to Add Back and Set Windows Mail Default Associations​

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That's It,
Shawn

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[Brink]

Your welcome Andy,

Hope you like Windows Live Mail.

Shawn

 

[gkosmas]

When I try to click in a mailto link in IE7 of Windows vista home premium 32bit, I receive an error message "Could not perform this operation because the deefault mail client is not properly installed"
I follow the tutorial How to Fix Multiple Browser Windows Open When You Click On a MailTo Link in Vista, the problem still exists.
Can you help me please?

Thanks

George Kosmas

 

[Brink]

Hi gkosmas,

Welcome to Vista x64 Forums.

I do not think Step One would apply to you for this situation. It would not have hurt anything though since it is just restoring default settings.

You will need to make sure that Windows Mail and Internet Explorer both have their default associations set to them. Just do one at a time.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/83185-windows-mail-default-associations.html


If you have Outlook installed on your computer, it can cause you to lose Windows Mail as the default email program everytime it updates itself.

Hope this helps you,
Shawn