How can I change my Yahoo mail?

How can i change my default e-mail in windows to use yahoo mail in the registry when sending mail to a web sit?

• i want to change my default mail from windows live hot mail to use yahoo mail when sending a e-mail in fire fox but in my internet settings it is not an option

• Answer:

  (I saved two solutions, and can't remember which one I used for Windows 7.) The first one worked well for Windows XP. Use the Control Panel or browser to change the settings, NOT the registry - that could be very dangerous! 1. First, open your Yahoo Mail account and then go through the following steps. (This is for XP, but steps are similar for Vista and Win 7) Click Start > Set Program Access and Default. (It's Default Programs in Win 7)) Click the double down arrow for Custom. Click buttons to enable the options you want ... Set it to say 'Use my current' for all areas, and click Enable for all except Windows Messenger (There are far better ones, and this one is NOT the same as Windows Live Hotmail Messenger!) In Windows 7, click Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Program Access\Custom >click the Choose a default e-mail program radio dial for 'Use my current e-mail program, then click OK at the bottom 2. If you use a Web-based e-mail client like Gmail or Yahoo, you've probably encountered this hassle before: you click a 'mailto' link on a Web page, then watch while Windows tries to open Outlook, Windows Live Mail, or some other desktop program you don't use and haven't configured. Error messages (and possibly cursing) ensue. There are various hoops you can jump through to configure Windows and/or your browser to direct these e-mail links to the proper destination (e.g. Yahoo, Gmail), but why bother? Using this program, there are no extra tool bars, no struggling with many settings for different browsers. Gmail Default Maker http://gmaildefault.codeplex.com/ is a small, simple utility that does the hoop-jumping for you. (The program really needs a name change!) Just run the free program, then choose the default mail service you want: AOL, Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo. It is that easy. Now, whenever you click a 'mailto' link, you'll land in the proper Web client, not an unwanted desktop program. Source(s): http://www.pcworld.com/article/211578/random_fixes_pc_reboots_mailto_hassles_tiny_icons.html?tk=nl_sbx_h_crawl 3. (an older reference) In Internet Explorer: (won't work for Vista) 1. Download and install Yahoo! Messenger. 2. Select Tools | Internet Options... from the menu in Internet Explorer. 3. Go to the Programs tab. 4. Make sure Yahoo! Mail is selected under E-mail. 5. Click OK. If you don't have Yahoo! Toolbar v.7.2 or newer for Internet Explorer installed, you need to download it first, at http://toolbar.yahoo.com/ie. When you install it, make sure you select the Install the Yahoo! Mail Plug-in and make Yahoo! Mail my default Mail provider checkbox. Then, Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > Programs > E-mail > Yahoo! Mail > OK In Firefox browser, 1. Go to Tools -> Options. 2. Click on Applications tab icon. 3. Locate and click to highlight mailto Content Type, and at the corresponding drop down box of Action, select Use Yahoo! Mail. 4. Click OK.