Install default mail client windows 7

[ebrandon]

Everytime I try to send an email from a website, i get a box that says default mail not installed. How do I install default mail? Thank you

 

[William Scott]

Everytime I try to send an email from a website, i get a box that says default mail not installed. How do I install default mail? Thank you

 

[Hawkeye22]

Windows 7 doesn't come with a mail client. You need to pick one and run the installer for it.

Thunderbird:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

Pegasus:
http://www.pmail.com/

Eudora:
http://www.eudora.com/archive.html

There are others too. The ones above are free, some others aren't.

 

[Herr_Koos]

I would add Windows Live Mail to the list.

Or, you could use a purely web-based mail service like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo. This eliminates the need for a mail client on your PC, unless you prefer having your mail physically stored on your drive.

 

[Hawkeye22]

Or, you could use a purely web-based mail service like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo. This eliminates the need for a mail client on your PC, unless you prefer having your mail physically stored on your drive.

He could use a web based option, but this will not fix the error he is getting since no default mail client is installed. Anytime he clicks on a "mailto:<address>" link it will throw out an error unless a mail client is installed.

 

[Herr_Koos]

^True, but it is possible to set up a web-based mail client as the default.

 

[ram1009]

Doesn't anybody use Outlook any more? What am I missing?

 

[Herr_Koos]

Doesn't anybody use Outlook any more? What am I missing?

Outlook isn't free.

Also, even if you buy MS Office, the cheaper versions don't always include Outlook.

 

[Hawkeye22]

Doesn't anybody use Outlook any more? What am I missing?

You have to pay for Outlook. Outlook Express is not packaged with windows 7, nor does it run on windows 7.