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Register Windows Live Hotmail with the Default Programs tool in Windows Vista
Summary
By default, Windows Live Hotmail is not registered with the Default Programs tool in Windows Vista. As a result, you may not be able to set Hotmail as the default mailer for your system. Utility discussed in this page helps you register Windows Live Hotmail with the Default Programs tool in Windows Vista.
Registering Hotmail with the Default Programs tool
- Download registerhm.zip and save it to Desktop
- Unzip, extract the files (registerhotmail.exe and readme.txt) to folder
- Double-click registerhotmail.exe to run it
- Click Register Windows Live Hotmail with Default Programs
- Optionally, click Set Windows Live Hotmail as the default (current user)
Windows Live Hotmail should now be available in the Default Programs listing.
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13 Responses to "Register Windows Live Hotmail with the Default Programs tool in Windows Vista" 
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said this on 16 Sep 2007 5:07:08 PM PDT
Answered all my problems, and easy to understand. Thank you
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said this on 04 Nov 2007 2:58:36 PM PDT
Great! Now do you have a fix for yahoo?
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said this on 03 Jan 2008 1:42:57 AM PDT
Fantastic! So incredibly easy.
Now may I delete those files from my desktop?
Thanks a ton.
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said this on 05 Jul 2008 11:00:47 AM PDT
did not work-leaves "fatal log-in error" message
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said this on 09 Jul 2008 10:21:37 AM PDT
didn't work for me either. I have XP. I've been trying to fix fatal error for a long time. Won't let me sign in to passport when the box pops up.
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said this on 14 Jul 2008 12:27:15 PM PDT
i downloaded this, and it opens up my hotmail account when i choose a photo and click email, but then it keeps on saying that windows live hotmail could not complete the request...any suggestions??
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said this on 22 Aug 2008 8:33:48 PM PDT
Can you remove the OS check or update it to allow installation on Windows Server 2008? (this is just Vista server)
Thanks!
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said this on 07 Sep 2008 3:00:16 AM PDT
Oh my god! Thank you SO much for this. It took me 8 hours to find this fix. I just got a new cmptr and it seems I spend 90% of my time trying to figure out Vista. Why did they not have Hotmail included in the first place? Isn't MSN kind of an affiliate?
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said this on 08 Sep 2008 8:33:35 AM PDT
Well, it doesn't work as I expected.... When I clik on a "mailto" link, it does take me to Windows Live Mail, but at the "welcome" page instead of the "compose a new message" page and putting the email adress.... I still have to click on "new" and then copy-paste the email there....
In fact, the only thing it does, it's to make a link to go to my hotmail account welcome page.
Unless there's a way to change that too!
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said this on 11 Sep 2008 1:13:43 AM PDT
I have downloaded this tool and it works perfectly Thank you i have been trying to do this for months
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said this on 18 Sep 2008 5:47:10 PM PDT
This is an improvement, in that at least when I click an email link, it goes to windows live hotmail instead of an email program I can't use. However, even if logged into hot mail, I have to manually start a new email and paste everything in, the same as before.
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said this on 30 Oct 2008 9:26:37 AM PDT
I've downloaded and run registerhm as instructed. Now when I activate a 'mailto' I get an error message from Windows Live ID: "Your request cannot serviced. Technical problems with Windows Live ID, try again later" (this is a translation from Danish!)
Same error two hours later. Any ideas?
Does registerhm work with Vista SP1?
Why can't I see Windows Live Hotmail under 'Default programs'?
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