How do I disable Windows Live Mail from Live Messenger?

Question

In the past when I had live messenger open and clicked the icon showing the number of new messages in my box, my email opened WITHIN IE web mail. Now it opens the 'Windows Live Mail' program.

I installed the live mail program just to use if sending a message via a link opened my Outlook Express, otherwise I would use hotmail within IE as webmail. As OE is no longer going to support the Hotmail client, I installed Live Mail. However when opening mail via live messenger I would prefer it to open within internet explorer, but I am at a loss on how to do this, Within Tools/Options I have OE set as default mail program, (Someone else whos less adjustable to changes  uses OE and has the sole ISP default email) I have tried tweaking to different things including Live Hotmail, hoping that would open my hotmail window, but I can not stop Live Mail from opening instead.
I prefer to just use webmail for my email experience, and hope theres an answer here.

Thanks in advance for everyones help!
Cheryl aka Purr

Answer 1

I have almost the same question.
The diffrerence is that on the computer person 1 uses Windws Live Messenger, and person 2 has and uses Thunderbird as e-mail client.
So now when person 1 clicks e-mail in Messenger, Thunderbird for person 2 opens.
What a ***; and indeed unconfigurable.
Did you already find a solution?
Cheers,
Martin

Answer 2

Try This

Enter Start>Run>Regedit

Find Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\wlmail.exe

Backup Reg, and Del the Reg and then try to use the Icon on the Windows Live Messenger.

Answer 3

Have just worked it out...

OPEN WINDOWS LIVE MAIL

CLICK ON MENUS (or use ALT + M)

GO TO OPTIONS

THEN CONNECTION

CLICK ON 'STOP SIGNING IN'

FINISH OFF WITH 'OK'

AND YOUR DONE....

Answer 4

Good Answer!!
This Work Too..!
Nice

Answer 5

Thanks. I was having just the opposite problem. I was wondering why it would no longer use Windows Live Mail. LoL This helped. I just made it start signing in. Great Answer for either problem.

Answer 6

Glad to be of service...

Answer 7

ive done this....when i click on my hotmail icon in my msn  im..it takes me to live mail...can i get rid of live mail and keep my h otmail????? 

Answer 8

Tried this one but the buttons for 'stop signing in' is locked out, as is the 'make default'.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

Answer 9

Thank you

Answer 10

bigger than jesus. prayed and didn't get the answer. ergo...

 

 

cheers.

Answer 11

Add remove programs,  windows live essentials,  pick change  then uninstall mail

Answer 12

Became a member JUST to say THANK YOU!!! Saved me a new PC, since this one was going to get tossed out the window in pure frustration... You wouldn't know why windows 7 can't install Bittorrent or let's me uninstall live essentials by any chance 2? Loool... Big Up Anyhow!

Answer 13

Hear that! lolz

Answer 14

That worked!  Fantastic!

Thank you, thank you!

Answer 15

thankyou u have solved my problem : ) GO BLESS U