In safe mode I was logged in as administrator. When I highlight the mailto on
the left, I get a pop up window that says " Can not open mailto: Error while
opening key" IOn the left side, I go to "New" and none of the options are
highlighted.
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Everett


"Jim Pickering" wrote:

Just highlight the mailto key in the left hand pane, then go to the right
hand pane and right click in a blank area, selecting New and String Value.
Then enter: URL Protocol
and exit regedit and reboot.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Apps
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.





"Everett" wrote in message
...
Even in safe mode I am unable to open the mailto key. It does not have the
"+" symbol next to the icon. It won't even accept permission changes to
the
key. I've also tried every way to get OE 6 to be default, but it won't
accept
any of them.
--
Everett


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

Boot into Safe Mode as Administrator and try to make the Registry changes
there.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

"Everett" wrote in message
...
The pop up blockers aren't on, so I tried following the link. I can't
open
the mailto key. I get an "error while opening key" message. I can't
rename
it or delete it either. I did find out it is only on my user screen
that
this
happens.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

Some third party programs that you install to prevent popups and ads
can
cause this. Disable them and see if the problem goes away.

If no help, see this page for mo

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm

"Everett" wrote in message
...
I'm running windows xp with all the current service packs. The
problem
is
clicking on a "mail to:" link on a website opens 60 IE windows and
tells
me
that my default e mail client is not configured properly. It just
started
this and O E 6 will not remain the defalut e mail after I change the
settings. I believe this is also preventing IE 7 from being
installed.