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Windows Tip: Default Email in IE

Chris Pirillo shows you how to configure email links in your browser.

Have you ever noticed that when you click on an email link on a webpage your browser automatically opens an email program window? This is a great feature of most browsers, but only if the email program that appears is the one you regularly use. In today's Step One, Chris answers this question from Bob in Toronto:

When I try to send email from a website, I get a pop-up saying there's no program to send email. Why?

Bob, you need to change a setting in Internet Explorer so that it will correctly display the email client of your choice. Today Chris walks you through these steps:

Click the Start menu, click Settings, and select Control Panel.
Double-click Internet Options and select the Programs tab.
Use the E-mail pull-down menu and change it to the email client of your choice.
When finished selecting, hit Apply.
Test your new change on the next email link you see.