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When I click on a email link my default outlook doesn't open. Instead gmail keeps opening. I have outlook checked as default already

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Spidious
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When I click on a email link my default outlook doesn't open. Instead gmail keeps opening. I have outlook checked as default already

When I click on a email link my default outlook doesn't open. Instead gmail keeps opening. I have outlook checked as default already

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TonyE
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There are 2 settings to check for email programs, one is the Windows default email program which you probably already have set to Outlook. The other is a Firefox setting that determines how it handles mailto links. The second one may be set to Gmail. For details see Change the program used to open email links

cor-el
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You need to make that change in the Google Toolbar settings.

Google Toolbar: Settings > Options > More: "Send with Gmail")

See also http://www.google.com/support/firefox/bin/answer.py?answer=34800&topic=11827

lonnobee
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SUPER HELPFUL. With Google toolbar hidden I forgot I even had it...and was frustrated by trying other options that were supposed to be working (such a simple fix that was sitting in the background). Thanks!!