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  • On Windows XP I cannot seem to set YAHOO as a preference when clicking on Internet options/Internet properties/Programs. The pull-down window gives me only two options: Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express. How do I make Yahoo mail an option? I am moderately technologically-challenged, so please "speak slowly" when you respond! many thanks.

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    Is it correct to assume what you want to happen here is when you click on an email address on a web page a new email will open up that you can send from your Yahoo account? If this is a correct assumption, you can easily work around the 'email program1'/'web-based email provider2' conundrum by right-clicking on the email link, selecting "Copy Email Address" (or "Copy Shortcut" in Internet Explorer), then navigating to Yahoo mail. Then either press CTRL-V or select Edit->Paste to insert the desired email address into the To: field of your new email. Here's an example email link to practice on: In steps:Right-click on the email link you wish to send a new email to.Select 'Copy Email Address' in FireFox or 'Copy Shortcut' in Internet Explorer.Navigate to Yahoo MailStart a new email and select the To: fieldPaste the email address into the To: field.I'm sorry this doesn't address the question of adding Yahoo Mail to your Internet Options settings; as noted above this isn't possible due to the distinction between 'email programs' and 'web-based email'. ----------------------------------------- 1 - Outlook/Outlook Express, Windows Live* 2 - Yahoo mail, Gmail, Hotmail* * I think these are the same now, right?

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Well, Yahoo isn't a "program" it is an e-mail provider. http://help.yahoo.com/website/email/email-04.html Then set your default e-mail as Outlook Express.

k8t

Oh, and this will now allow you to check your Yahoo e-mail through the Outlook Express program. You can still use your web-based Yahoo mail too.

k8t

Your other option (a bit more advanced) is to make a shortcut on your desktop that goes directly to Yahoo Mail on the internet. Here's a tutorial from CompuKiss: "Want to get to an often visited Web page without having to start your browser and type in the Web address? It is easy. Just right-click on any blank area of the computer desktop. Choose New, then choose Shortcut. Type the URL of the website you want. For instance if you want a shortcut to the Compu-KISS web site you would type in: www.compukiss.com. Click Next. Type in the name of the website. Click Finish. You will now see a shortcut to that website on your desktop. "

DonSlice

The page k8t links to won't help you unless you host a website with Yahoo. If you are using free Yahoo email, then you are out of luck: you can't do anything with your Yahoo email directly on your computer unless you pay Yahoo for the privilege. You can only access your email by going to the Yahoo Mail website. Fortunately, not all free email providers are so restrictive. You could do what k8t suggests with Gmail, for instance. Is it correct to assume what you want to happen here is when you click on an email address on a web page a new email will open up that you can send from your Yahoo account?

ssg

SSG is right. Is you end goal to be able to click on an email address on a webpage and send an email from there?

k8t

Right-click...'Copy Shortcut' in Internet Explorer. copies this "mailto:[email protected]". You have to remove the "mailto:" after you paste it.

lee

yes, I did want to click on an address in a website in order to send an email. I will try the copy shortcut suggestion. This has been driving me nuts and I knew there must be q way to do it. thank you so much!

Lylo

Download http://messenger.yahoo.com/. Once it's installed, you'll (supposedly; I haven't tried it) have Yahoo Mail as an option in Internet options/Internet properties/Programs along with Outlook and Windows Live.

niles

The pull-down window gives me only two options: Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express. How do I make Yahoo mail an option? According to http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_change_the_mailto_or_default_mail_program.html you just need to install http://messenger.yahoo.com/ and enable "Yahoo! Browser Services" Note that you don't actually have to use Messenger for any of this to work. You might even be able to uninstall it, provided the uninstaller doesn't remove the Browser Services bit as well.

rjt

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