Windows Mail

[cowpro]

New to Vista. When I click on windows mail icon to open mail, windows mail
open behind my homepage ..... most of the time but not all. What do I need to
do so that windows mail opens on top of my homepage.

 

[sks]

this is what I get when I try to send message as a test:
The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account:
'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Which particular Windows Mail icon are you clicking on?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Comcast no longer uses port 25, they switched to port 587.
Follow these steps, beginning with step 10:
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

 

[cowpro]

Which particular Windows Mail icon are you clicking on?

Thanks Gary; This computer stuff is all Greek to me but here goes. I click
on the icon at the top of the page where the "house" home icon is located.

 

[cowpro]

Which particular Windows Mail icon are you clicking on?

Gary; sometimes it opens properly and sometimes it does not.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

That sounds like you are in Internet Explorer (your web browser).
Try this:
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. Click on "Windows
Mail". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
If no improvement, we can try something else.