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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thanks hope it works
I tried all that, it makes sense, but it still doesn’t work. When I go back into the custom settings I see it has changed itself back! I have done this a few times. It changes itself back to ‘current browser’.
ok i know what to do…but i can’t open “computer defaults” it’s a exe file and it gives me options to “open with” but which program to I open it with?
Excellent! Thanks!
Much appreciated!
thank u, it really help to fix my problem
worked like a charm on win7 64bit