Re: Please Help - Setting up Yahoo email as default

From: Michael Santovec (michael_santovec_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 11/15/04

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    You need to install a small program from Yahoo, but it's not Yahoo Messenger.

    How can I make Yahoo! Mail my default email application?
    http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/ext/ext-09.html 

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"cmptr_iliterate" <cmptriliterate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:4D9468F8-B519-43FB-A375-331914263F87@microsoft.com...
> Hello.  I recently purchased a new laptop that is running Windows XP SP2
> Professional with Internet Explore 6.0 SP2.  My question is: How do I make
> Yahoo Mail my default email program?  I know I need to go to Tools>internet
> option>programs tab and then from the E-mail drop down menu I select it...but
> I do not see Yahoo Mail as an option.  I recall that I was able to do that on
> my previous laptop that was running Win2K Professional with IE 5.0.  Also, on
> my old laptop I had Yahoo Messenger and on my new laptop I do not have Yahoo
> Messenger installed.  So maybe thats why its not an option.  Any
> advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.  Rochelle.
> -- 
> Thank You!
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