Guest JR Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 Always awkward questions I am afraid - last two had no answers so must be difficult! In my constant twiddling (no rebukes please) I have managed to stop email links in web pages opening up a mail client and starting a new email. Browser is Firefox2.. and mail is Thunderbird. Checked prefs on those - all ok. Registry shows mailto entry as pointing to Thunderbird but there seems to be fields missing. Vaguely recollect removing a load of file types (unused) and just maybe this is my problem. Windows 2k latest updates. IE 6 installed but not used. Outlook completely un-installed. rgds
Guest Dave Patrick Posted March 15, 2008 Posted March 15, 2008 Re: Missing "Mailto" These articles may help. How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175 What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952 Be sure to apply these to your repair install before connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast) http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx Then Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "JR" wrote: > Always awkward questions I am afraid - last two had no answers so must be > difficult! > > In my constant twiddling (no rebukes please) I have managed to stop email > links in web pages opening up a mail client and starting a new email. > Browser is Firefox2.. and mail is Thunderbird. Checked prefs on those - > all > ok. Registry shows mailto entry as pointing to Thunderbird but there > seems > to be fields missing. Vaguely recollect removing a load of file types > (unused) and just maybe this is my problem. > Windows 2k latest updates. IE 6 installed but not used. Outlook completely > un-installed. > > rgds >
Guest JR Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Re: Missing "Mailto" Many thanks Dave but no way do i wish to do a re-install in any mode - too many registry hacks already and don't want a risk of a whole Easter's work! Any other suggestions. Would appear to be in FILE TYPES that the linkto the mail program (URL) has been deleted. ANy clues as can not find on another win2k machine I have as a server. rgds "Dave Patrick" wrote: > These articles may help. > > How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000 > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175 > > What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306952 > > Be sure to apply these to your repair install before connecting to any > network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast) > http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx > > Then > > Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B54730CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. > Microsoft Certified Professional > Microsoft MVP [Windows] > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > "JR" wrote: > > Always awkward questions I am afraid - last two had no answers so must be > > difficult! > > > > In my constant twiddling (no rebukes please) I have managed to stop email > > links in web pages opening up a mail client and starting a new email. > > Browser is Firefox2.. and mail is Thunderbird. Checked prefs on those - > > all > > ok. Registry shows mailto entry as pointing to Thunderbird but there > > seems > > to be fields missing. Vaguely recollect removing a load of file types > > (unused) and just maybe this is my problem. > > Windows 2k latest updates. IE 6 installed but not used. Outlook completely > > un-installed. > > > > rgds > > >
Guest Dave Patrick Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Re: Missing "Mailto" Try logging on as a new user. Create a new account in Control Panel|Users and Passwords -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "JR" wrote: > Many thanks Dave but no way do i wish to do a re-install in any mode - too > many registry hacks already and don't want a risk of a whole Easter's > work! > > Any other suggestions. > > Would appear to be in FILE TYPES that the linkto the mail program (URL) > has > been deleted. ANy clues as can not find on another win2k machine I have > as > a server. > > rgds
Guest JR Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Re: Missing "Mailto" For help of others - now sorted Involved recreating a "URL:MailTo Protocol" file type then pointing to the mail client in options. Took several attempts as creating a "N/A" file type would only create file types from a list and the MailTo wasn't there! Modified one of the other URL ones, found it's entries in registry, created a duplicate, caled it MailTo and then edited! Great fun - but got there! JR "Dave Patrick" wrote: > Try logging on as a new user. Create a new account in Control Panel|Users > and Passwords > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. > Microsoft Certified Professional > Microsoft MVP [Windows] > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > "JR" wrote: > > Many thanks Dave but no way do i wish to do a re-install in any mode - too > > many registry hacks already and don't want a risk of a whole Easter's > > work! > > > > Any other suggestions. > > > > Would appear to be in FILE TYPES that the linkto the mail program (URL) > > has > > been deleted. ANy clues as can not find on another win2k machine I have > > as > > a server. > > > > rgds >
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