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Opening emails in desktop not apps on Windows 8.

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  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    matphil wrote: »
    It said true, I changed it to false then back to true, shut down the browser and checked again and it's still not there.
    I had the task manager open earlier and it said firefox was 32-bit and this laptop is a 64-bit, would that make any difference.
    Doubt it.
    As above, what does network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto
    say?
    Either set it to false or create an entry:-

    1. Right-click -> New -> Boolean -> Name: network.protocol-handler.expose.mailto -> Value -> false

    2. Next time you click a link of protocol-type mailto you will be asked which application to open it with. Possibly.
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
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    edited 11 February 2015 at 7:14PM
    I tried both ways and each time when I clicked on an email link it's not asking me to choose it just opens a chrome window.

    When I just went to click on a new page on MSE it asked me to choose an application for http links and firefox was there in that list.
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    :-( I'll have a look on my Windows8 box when I get home.

    In the mean-time I suggest you DO remove and get the latest firefox (not sure if it keeps bookmarks et al; or just do an update through the help - About Firefox box?)
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  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,967 Forumite
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    You could always upgrade it to Windows 7...
  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
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    I update Firefox first but it made no difference so then I un-installed it then re-installed the latest version, it still has no mailto though.
  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
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    Just checked the version of firefox it is 36.0 and it says it is up to date.
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 4,998 Forumite
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    Isn't 36 on the Beta channel? Thought the Alpha was 35.0.1??
    Not sure if that may be your problem....
    Or I might just be wrong..:)
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  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
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    Yes it did say Beta on it, should I install 35.0.1 instead then.
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    Final try tonight. Close firefox; find file mimetypes.rdf (**) - make a copy of it (ctrlC, ctrlV is easiest). DELETE file mimetypes.rdf

    Try again to find content type mailto.

    (**) File will be under somewhere like
    C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\a6rcfky0.default-1421710882373
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  • Jivesinger
    Jivesinger Posts: 1,221 Forumite
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    I'm not sure Firefox itself can open mail - see this for instance:
    https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-program-used-open-email-links
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