Nothing happens when you use the Send To - Mail Recipient option in a Windows Vista computer

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Windows Vista

Symptom

When you right-click a file, click Send To, and then click Mail Recipient, the mail window may not open.

Resolution

This problem happens if the default mail client is not correctly set. To resolve the problem, you may use the Default Programs feature in Windows Vista to set the default mail client.

Setting the default mail client in Windows Vista

Click Start, select Default Programs
Click Set program access and computer defaults
Click Custom, and select your mail client (for example, Windows Mail)
Click OK

Then, follow these steps:

Click Set your default programs
Select your mail client from the list
Click Set this program as default
Click OK

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