Clickable email addresses

marialionza

For some time I've had this issue, click on a clickable email address and get this: could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed.
It never happen before but now I have to copy and paste the e-address.

I tried to get a solution from the internet and didn't get anywhere.
Please help and thanks in advance.

flashg67

What program do you use for email - eg Outlook, Windows live mail etc? I had this recently and for some reason my PC had got 'confused' and it was just a case of opening my email program (I use Windows live mail), going to options - mail - general - and clicking 'make default'

marialionza

flashg67 wrote: »

What program do you use for email - eg Outlook, Windows live mail etc? I had this recently and for some reason my PC had got 'confused' and it was just a case of opening my email program (I use Windows live mail), going to options - mail - general - and clicking 'make default'

Thanks. when I click default it comes yahoo and I use gmail as default where do I change that?
Thanks again.

marialionza

Flashg67 it doesn't seem to help at all. But thanks all the same.

esuhl

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-program-used-open-email-links?esab=a&as=aaq#w_setting-your-operating-systems-default-mail-program

marialionza

esuhl really thank you yet it has not solved anything. I have no idea what the problem is. The notice comes when I click a clickable email address on IE my default is gmail

grumpycrab

marialionza wrote: »

The [yahoo] notice comes when I click a clickable email address on IE my default is gmail

Have you installed Yahoo Instant Messenger recently? (possibly by accident). Remove it if not needed.

EDIT: or, if you use Gmail Notifier, check gmail is setup for outgoing mail

marialionza

grumpycrab wrote: »

Have you installed Yahoo Instant Messenger recently? (possibly by accident). Remove it if not needed.

EDIT: or, if you use Gmail Notifier, check gmail is setup for outgoing mail

Gmail notifier does not exist anymore

marialionza

Thanks to everyone of you who has tried to help me to solve this riddle. I hate computers!

brightonman123

hover over the email address, html code should look something like [EMAIL="brightonman123@mse.com"]mailto:brightonman123@mse.com[/EMAIL]


only copy and pasty everything after the mailto: bit!

rmg1

Do you use webmail (eg gmail.com) or a client (eg Thunderbird)?