When you click on a hyperlink in Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail, you may see the Application not found error message. This happens if the default browser is not set, or the http protocol association is incorrect. The same error may occur when double-clicking an Internet Shortcut (.URL) file in the system.

To resolve the problem, use the Default Programs feature in Windows Vista to reset the default Web browser preference.

Reset the default web browser

Step 1

1. Click Start, Default Programs

2. Click Set your default programs

3. Select your web browser from the list

4. Click Set this program as default

5. Click OK.

Then follow these steps:

Step 2

1. Click Set program access and computer defaults

2. Click Continue if you see the User Account Control prompt.

3. Click Custom

4. Select your web browser from the list

5. Click OK.

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  1. darlene
    said this on Tuesday, November 10th 2009 4:39 pm

    me too … still cant get it to work … google chrome has disappointed me to the point where i will NOT use the application again !! it seems to be related to installing and uninstalling google chrome

  2. Shekeria
    said this on Thursday, October 22nd 2009 7:59 pm

    Thank you!!

  3. Cliff
    said this on Wednesday, September 30th 2009 12:31 am

    I followed the instruction and I am still getting the error message “Application not found” when I try to open an attachement

  4. Beverly
    said this on Friday, August 14th 2009 8:18 am

    Thank you so much for the advice. I too ran into this problem after installing and uninstalling chrome. I was ready to pull my hair out and cry until I asked you what to do. It seems to have worked like a charm. I really do appreciate your site.

  5. Desiree Moorer
    said this on Tuesday, July 28th 2009 5:42 am

    It did not work to get the application not found of the computer off. What do I do?

  6. tia
    said this on Thursday, June 25th 2009 10:31 am

    yeah, i still get “application not found”, is there anything else to do?

  7. Mohsin Morad
    said this on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 1:41 pm

    I do every thing but still have the ” Application not found: what can i do els?

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