Fix for Application Not Found Error When Opening an URL

© Ramesh Srinivasan | Windows Vista | 30th May 2008

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. Neil Paddock
    said this on Monday, May 16th 2011 9:00 pm

    Worked first time – Thanks a lot!

    Regards

    Neil Paddock

  2. Beth
    said this on Friday, May 13th 2011 3:31 am

    Thank you so much. Really easy to follow and worked straight away.

  3. Laurie
    said this on Thursday, April 21st 2011 8:15 am

    I am so grateful to you … it’s all fixed and it was so easy to follow :-)

  4. HYun
    said this on Tuesday, March 29th 2011 10:26 pm

    Thank you so much, problems resolved!!!

  5. Milly
    said this on Friday, March 25th 2011 2:49 am

    Thanks. I looked all over for help, and yours worked, and was easy to follow. Thank you very much!!! That had been driving me up the wall.

  6. Laura
    said this on Monday, February 28th 2011 9:06 pm

    Thank you so much. I’ve been searching all over for what to do about this. Stupid Google Earth download forced Google Chrome as default and when I changed it back to Firefox, nothing worked. Your clear directions worked like a charm. Thank you thank you thank you!

  7. Bram
    said this on Monday, February 28th 2011 8:51 am

    Thanks after an hour of useless searching and unhelpful information this solved it in 5 seconds and worked right away

  8. christina
    said this on Saturday, January 29th 2011 2:10 pm

    Thank you, straightforward simply instructions solved the problem in 5 seconds !! :0)

  9. Hazel
    said this on Tuesday, January 11th 2011 9:10 pm

    thank you so much, days of headaches are now resolved

  10. surya
    said this on Monday, January 10th 2011 11:12 pm

    Thank u very much. i solved my problem with ur answer.e xcellent solution.thank u once again

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