Windows Live Mail as Default E-mail Application for Word Application

[Dharuna]

I am using Windows Vista Home edition with Office 2007. I want to set up Windows Live Mail to send emails when I click “Send Mail” option in MS Word. But whenever I do so, I get an pop who wants me to set up the Windows Mail email application. Though my windows live mail is configured, I still unable to send mail from here.

Any help please?

[Stuartl]

When we click any email link or send email from word, it searches for the default email client. Though you have configured Windows Live, but it is not set as the default for emails. You need to do it in order to make that Send Email option work.

You can do this by typing ‘Default Programs’ in Start menu search field, press Enter. Now on the window opened, click on Set Default programs and set Windows Live Mail as default application for all email stuffs. That’s it.

[kattmarl]

I know this thread is old, but has there been any solution to this?

We have Windows 7, Office Student edition.. and Windows Live Mail.
So far, nobody can tell us how/why the SEND TO option within WORD doesn't work unless you hit it 3 times. That's absolutely unforgivable!

Mail is set as default, and works only after hitting SEND TO, 3 times... and then a new message shows up with my WORD attachment.

Has there been a patch yet? Does ANYONE know if MS will include this in an update soon?

[hexaae]

Is is possible when you want to email an open Word document to use your
Windows Live Mail application?

Good news for all Window Live Mail fans: I've found how to enable WLM for MS-Office. ;)

To make Word, Excel, etc. use the brand new Windows Live Mail instead of default Windows Mail (Vista) or Outlook, after you set it as Default Program, you have simply to follow the guide http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918792/en-us/ at the pragraph "Method 2: Verify the registry settings"!

It works, tested with Vista SP2, Windows Live Mail 2011, MS-Office 2003.