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On 9/18/2011 10:25 AM, VanguardLH wrote:
> (NOTE: Fixed missing indentation of quoted content from DGDevin's use of
> Windows Live Mail v15.)
>
> DGDevin wrote:
>
>> Andy Burns wrote ...
>>
>>> john east wrote:
>>>
>>>> Using Internet Explorer 9 and windows 7, The option to send 'link by
>>>> e-mail' option is *greyed* out.(as is also send 'page by e-mail')
>>>
>>> Under control panel, Default programs. click on your preferred email
>>> client and set it as default.
>>
>> You have to go a step past that, to Choose Defaults For This Program
>> and click the boxes for things you want WLM to do, including
>> forwarding links. Otherwise even if WLM is the default mail program
>> the Send Link By E-Mail feature will remain greyed-out.
>
> Actually you have to get a step BEFORE both which is to actually
> *install* an e-mail client since Windows 7 doesn't come with one.
>
> Notice the OP posted using Outlook Express which means it is likely the
> OP posted from his Windows 7 host (unless he knows about installing the
> Windows XP license for XP Mode on some versions of Windows 7).
> Microsoft stopped bundling OE with Internet Explore back as of version 7
> of IE.  The base version in Windows 7 in IE8.  OE is not available as a
> separate install from IE.  So you can't get OE on Windows 7 unless you
> use the Windows XP license with XP Mode (which is usable only on some
> versions of Windows 7).
>
> The OP needs to install an e-mail client before he can pick one as the
> default.

There is a possible way to have OE on Win7...
A working install of OE on XP... upgraded to Vista... then upgraded to Win7.


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