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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15 Comments

  1. Zubair
    said this on Monday, January 30th 2012 1:16 am

    UR THE BEST worked For me too i just got so worried that now i have to Format but you HELPED me THANKS ALOT!

  2. Neale Hunt
    said this on Thursday, December 15th 2011 6:27 pm

    hmm; method 1 Chrome is not in the list ;and using method 2 makes no difference when selecting chrome.

  3. Cindy
    said this on Tuesday, October 18th 2011 10:54 pm

    Excellent!! it worked!!!! Thanks!!! Cindy

  4. lisa
    said this on Tuesday, October 18th 2011 7:11 am

    thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! worked in outlook 2010.

  5. Maureen
    said this on Saturday, June 18th 2011 2:02 am

    Brilliant!!! It worked! So easy to follow too! Thank you Thank you.

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