The copying and pasting worked. Thanks. That's easier than anything else. I
have to tell you though that your amazing. I don't know how you know all this
stuff but the fact that your on here helping all these people is incredible.
Thank you so much for your time and patience. Your an incredible person and
God Bless You.
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One option would be to copy & paste that email address from the
web page to the appropriate place in your Hotmail screen.
The only other option is to download & install Windows Live Mail,
since unlike Windows Mail, it does support Hotmail accounts:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
Okay, so I tried to download the new windows hotmail, but I must already be
using it because when I click on the download button, my hotmail email just
pops up. As far as emailing, I will tell you what I am trying to do. I go on
the personals ads and click on someone's name to email them and then it won't
send.
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Just how are you trying to send an email?
One possible reason that the fix for setting Hotmail as your default is
not working for you is because you have not upgraded to the newer
Windows Live Hotmail. Give that a try:
http://get.live.com/mail/overview
After installing that upgrade, you may have to re-apply the fix for
setting Hotmail as your default email service.
Let me know if that works.
If it doesn't work, there is one other solution.
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
okay so I did both but when I try to send an email it tells me that the
default mail client is not properly installed
:
Exactly what says "you need windows mail to email from sites such
as Craig's list"? I have never seen that message.
It sounds like the fix did not 'take'. Try it again.
Also, open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either from
the Start menu or via the Control Panel, then click the first item:
"Set your default programs."
After a few seconds, a list of programs comes up. See if there is a "Hotmail"
listed. If yes, select it, then click on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
Okay, I tried that. But it says I need windows mail to email from sites such
as craig's list. And it says that it does not supports http servers such as
hotmail. So registering hotmail as my default didn't help. Now what?
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You need to set Hotmail as your default email service. Apply this fix:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...e-Default-Programs-tool-in-Windows-Vista.html
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
I typically use hotmail as my mail email service provider however when I try
to email from certain sites it says that it won't support hotmail.
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That response of mine was written for "dk"'s specific problem, so
it probably does not apply to you, Monica.
Let's back up and consider what your real needs are.
If you formerly used webmail (via our browser) and you were happy
with that, there may be no need to set up a desktop email program
like Windows Mail. Who is your email service provider? Or to ask
that question another way, what is the part of your email address after
the @ symbol?
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
Hey Gary, Okay so I downloaded the correct "fix" but it still says that I
don't have a valid account specified. Can you help me? Or else is there
another system I can use that will allow me to email from sites such as
craig's list?
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Delete the messages in the Outbox. If you can't delete one or more of them,
use the Microsoft fix:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/941090
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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
One or more messages in your Outbox do not have a valid account specified."
dk
