Opening Contacts from the Internet

[Guest_imported]

When I click on the contact when im online I get this message window that indicates "Program Not Found-This Program is Needed for opening files of type URL MailTo Protocol" then I clicked on the X of that window and there was another message window that popped-up indicating "Could not perform this Operation because the default mail client was not properly installed" I'm receiving and sending all my e-mails as normal in Outlook Express but whenever I click on contact it does not automaticaly take me into the New Message window. Im also running on Win98 and IE 5.0 What could we do to correct this problem?

 

[yizhar]

HI.

In OE, go to Tools - Options, General tab.
Make OE the defaule.

In IE, go to Tools - Options, Programs tab, and select OE as the default mail program.

Bye
Yizhar Hurwitz

http://come.to/yizhar

http://teachers.sivan.co.il/yizhar

 

[Guest_imported]

The only options I have under IE is:
The one with the OE after it represents that thats those are the one that is picked.

HTLML Editor
e-mail= OE
Newsgroups= OE
Internet Call
Calender
Contact List

 

[joegz]

Open you Windows Explorer and then go to Tools - Folder Options - File Types and look at the command ut is running for the type URL:MailTo Protocol. It should be running the command:
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /mailurl:%1 joegz
"Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is."

 

[Guest_imported]

I found it. And heres what it states:

URL Mail to Protocol>

Extension: blank

Content Type (MIME)

Opens With: blank

Now, there are several options on the right >New Type<Remove>Edit.

 

[joegz]

Select EDIT
Select the OPEN action and then click on EDIT.
Enter the whole command that I listed on my previous post for the field &quot;application used to perform action&quot;.
Click OK. joegz
&quot;Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is.&quot;

 

[Guest_imported]

Typed in command exactly with upper-case letters. I got error message &quot;Unknown file name, make sure the path is correct&quot;

 

[joegz]

Do a search for the msimn.exe file and confirm it is in the same place as in the command line I gave you. If it is in a different directory adjust your path accordingly. Uppercase or lowercase is irrelevant for this issue. joegz
&quot;Sometimes you just need to find out what it's not first to figure out what it is.&quot;