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I have problems to set an eMail client (e.g. Thunderbird) on my 64bit Win 7 system for handling all "mailto" links. It is often recommended to go to
Control Panel --> Set Default programs
or
Control Panel ---> "Associate a file type or protocol with a program"
and assign the (new) email...
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Hello,
I just downloaded google chrome ver 3.0.195.27. I cannot get any mailto links to open in gmail.
Mailto does not come up when i go to "associate a file type or protocol with a program" and then i've just looked into "set program access and computer defaults". For choose a default email...
Running the latest build of Win7. Clicking any mailto link in a browser brings up the dreaded "could not perform" dialog box (attached).
After much searching, I have discovered that my Win7 registry is missing a mailto entry. Hence none of the usual solutions to this problem apply.
How do I...