Re: unable to set default programs

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From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:13:27 +0530

Netscape is probably ignoring the system default settings and launching it's own mail client. 

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
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"namsilat" <talismana@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:fddsb0llgnr777lfufg323dmo106ccbk9d@4ax.com...
I don't have a "mailto" entry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"EditFlags"=hex:02,00,00,00
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00,6f,00,6f,00,6b,00,20,00,45,00,\
78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,6d,00,6e,00,2e,\
  00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00,6f,00,6f,00,6b,00,20,00,\
45,00,78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,69,00,6d,00,6e,\
00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6c,00,75,00,\
  72,00,6c,00,3a,00,25,00,31,00,00,00
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:17:42 +0530, "Ramesh [MVP]"
<ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote:
>Assuming that you're clicking the mailto: links in a webpage, in order to bring the default mail client:
>
>Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto
>
>Export the branch and save it as REG file.
>
>Then, here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\mailto
>
>Export the branch and save it as REG file. Post both the REG file contents here.
>
>Alternately, see if this utility helps: http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/defaultmail.htm

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