# Windows Live Mail help - email links not working.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-help-email-links-not-working/604197>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 26, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-help-email-links-not-working/604197 "2011-11-26T23:47:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-help-email-links-not-working/604197/1 "2011-11-26T23:47:02Z")

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I’m new to Windows 7 and I am having an issue with the included Windows Live Mail client. When I click on a link in a received email, rather than the linked page opening in my Firefox browser, like with XP and Outlook Express, I get an error message which says: There was an error sending the message to the program. Is it possible to configure Windows Live Mail to open the link in my Firefox browser or do I now have to cut and paste the link each time?