How can I change my "default" email program to Yahoo?

How can I set Yahoo mail to be my default email program?

  • I dowloaded Yahoo messenger, and set Yahoo mail as my default. Yet, now out-of-the-blue, my computer set Windows mail as the default, and Yahoo mail is not in the drop-down box under internet options, even though Yahoo messenger is still installed and working properly. This is really weird. Can anyone explain; 1) Why this happened 2) How to set Yahoo mail as my default, without downloading Yahoo messenger (which is already on my computer). Thanks alot!!

  • Answer:

    I have the same problem and was told that if you have Outlook installed Windows uses that as your default. I don't know how to solve the problem without uninstalling Outlook, which I don't think I want to do yet.

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try messenger again dont use beta version USE OUTLOOK AND OTHER EMAIL PROGRAMS FOR YAHOO MAIL http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-08.html http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/index.html http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-35.html http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/manage/manage-44.html if you want to use outlook with other providers call your internet service provider for incomming and out going server info YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY YAHOO MAIL PLUS IN MOST CASES YAHOO MAIL PLUS FOR THE US http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/ http://billing.mail.yahoo.com/bm/Upgrades FOR THE UK http://help.yahoo.com/help/uk/mail/plus/index.html http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/plus/index.html USE YAHOO AS DEFAULT EMAIL http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/settings/settings-10.html top of your screen click tools then internet options then programs beside email use drop down box choose yahoo if it is not there you will need to load yahoo messenger when or if option comes up to choose yahoo as default email put a check beside it i am not talking about set yahoo as homepage which is a good option it is my home page install yahoo messenger for beta choose try it now or get started for standard choose 8.1 go here http://messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php

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