email help

[royalstar09]

I have a hp laptop running windows 8 IE explorer. 64 bit OS. For some reason if I go to say craigslist and try to email someone, it says no email associated with this program or something like that. I am the end of my patience. I cannot for any reason get this thing to open a email program while on the net when trying to reply to something.

[SilvrT]

What email program are you using on that machine?

 

And, what version of Windows?

[Mel]

Something about POP3 mail not set up??? I have to copy and paste the email address when responding to craigslist, and then I have to edit the pasted address in order for it to send properly. I'm not really computer savvy, and have tried to set up POP3, but never "got 'er done".

[royalstar09]

What email program are you using on that machine?

 

And, what version of Windows?

 

I have hotmail, yahoo mail. Have no idea what version of windows it is. No idea how to find out. Not computer savey at all. It says windows 7 home edition is that what you were looking for

Edited March 2, 2011 by royalstar09

[Michael_Bishop]

When I got a new pc a little over a year a go with win7 I seen the same thing no email program. I had to go get the windows live mail. I did not care for it so I installed Mozilla Thunderbird.

[royalstar09]

When I got a new pc a little over a year a go with win7 I seen the same thing no email program. I had to go get the windows live mail. I did not care for it so I installed Mozilla Thunderbird.

 

I have windows live. It used to work, but for some reason just quit.

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

Somewhere in your settings for the email you need to set up a "default" email. That will be the address that would open up when ever you click on a link like craigslist or you go to email a link or page to someone. I use "windows mail" as part of my Vista program as my default. If you have a couple of different emails you may not want to always send out by that same address so you would keep it as it is... IE: you need to copy and paste the address.

 

good luck:sign67:

[SilvrT]

You will need to do a bit of research on the net for this by the looks of it. Probably because hotmail, yahoo mail, gmail, etc are web browser email apps and not stand alone, resident apps on the computer.

 

Here are some links to get guidance on this...

 

http://email.about.com/od/windowslivehotmailtips/qt/How_to_Make_Windows_Live_Hotmail_Your_Default_Email_Program.htm

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/how-do-i-install-hotmail-as-my-default-mail-client/2f1d79b9-83e6-4746-972d-77de55e1b62b

[Freebird]

First, make sure you have a program associated to do it. From the IE8 menu, choose "tools", "internet options", then the "programs" tab and make sure you have an email client listed there.

[FreezyRider]

You could configure Windows Mail to pull your web based email and then it would work. However, if you don't know someone who is computer saavy to help you with this, it may be easier for you to simply copy that craigslist email address and then open your web email and do as Mel suggested....paste it in and go from there.

 

If you want to try to setup Windows Mail, here is a link to a tutorial:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Windows-Mail-setting-up-an-account-from-start-to-finish

 

Joe

[SilvrT]

First, make sure you have a program associated to do it. From the IE8 menu, choose "tools", "internet options", then the "programs" tab and make sure you have an email client listed there.

 

Windows 7 is completely different in this regard than WinXP. Typical Microsoft.

 

He will either have to set up Windows Live Mail or install a proper, "resident" email client. Thunderbird email client is free and works really good.

 

http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

 

 

BTW, I believe you can integrate Hotmail, Yahoo email, etc, into Thunderbird.

[hig4s]

Yeah, Windows 7 doesn't have a built in e-mail program like previous Windows OS. You have to download one, either from Microsoft or who ever you want.

 

check out this

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10048142-56.html

and this

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/e-mail-calendar-photo-and-video-programs-for-windows-7

 

once you have an e-mail program on the box, you can set up the pop3 stuff to include your Hotmail, Yahoo or what ever.

Edited March 3, 2011 by hig4s

[SilvrT]

Yeah, Windows doesn't have a built in e-mail program like previous Windows OS. You have to download one, either from Microsoft or who ever you want.

 

check out this

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10048142-56.html

and this

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/e-mail-calendar-photo-and-video-programs-for-windows-7

 

once you have an e-mail program on the box, you can set up the pop3 stuff to include your Hotmail, Yahoo or what ever.

 

I tested an install of Thunderbird and on first startup, it asks for an email addy so I put in my hotmail one and it figgured out what the POP and SMTP should be and voila` ... downloaded all my hotmail emails and I could send/receive as though it was hotmail.

 

I'd imagine it would do the same using some other "web based" email such as yahoo or gmail, etc.

[Freebird]

I like Thunderbird. I've been using it for a couple of years now. It works well.

[SilvrT]

I like Thunderbird. I've been using it for a couple of years now. It works well.

 

My boss prefers Thunderbird over Outlook for a specific email addy. I've been using Outlook pretty much since it came out. It has features that go beyond just "email" which works well for me here at the office. At home, I don't use anything but the email feature so could easilly dump it and use Thunderbird ... but what the heck, Outlook is part of the software I have so why not continue using it at home too (I say to myself).

 

I have worked with Thunderbird off and on for various businesses and it is a good program.