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June 10th, 2009, 09:36 PM
#1
Setting mailto association
Hi,
I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate x64 build 7201. For some reason, in Control Panel >> Default Programs >> Associate a file type or protocol with a program, I cannot find a way to associate the mailto: protocol with a specific command and arguments like I could in Windows XP.
How can I do this? Do I need to edit the registry and/or group policy?
--MrDoomMaster
--Win32/MFC/DirectX C++ Programmer
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June 10th, 2009, 10:10 PM
#2
Mailto from where? Browser?
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June 10th, 2009, 10:11 PM
#3
Originally Posted by Broni
Mailto from where? Browser?
Yes. I need to configure Windows to open mailto: links in Chromium in Chromium, and go to a specific website (GMail for composition).
I know all of the commands and arguments for this, I just need to know how to tell windows to associate mailto: links to a specific command.
--MrDoomMaster
--Win32/MFC/DirectX C++ Programmer
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June 10th, 2009, 10:16 PM
#4
Try Set your default programs instead.
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June 10th, 2009, 10:20 PM
#5
Originally Posted by Broni
Try Set your default programs instead.
Tried that. Went to "Set your default programs", selected Chromium, and then clicked "Choose defaults for this program" at the bottom. No mailto protocol in there, only HTTP, HTTPS, and a couple of others not relevant.
--MrDoomMaster
--Win32/MFC/DirectX C++ Programmer
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June 10th, 2009, 10:39 PM
#6
I think, you should rather click "Set this program as default".
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June 10th, 2009, 10:45 PM
#7
I don't see how this is going to help. I really need to be able to specify the command that is run for mailto links.
--MrDoomMaster
--Win32/MFC/DirectX C++ Programmer
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June 11th, 2009, 05:21 AM
#8
Search the registry for "mailto"?
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June 11th, 2009, 09:43 AM
#9
Originally Posted by SpywareDr
Search the registry for "mailto"?
I searched the registry, and this is what I came up with:
Code:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f3DA-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}, , Microsoft HTML Mailto Pluggable Protocol
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Handler\mailto
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{3050f3DA-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}, , Microsoft HTML Mailto Pluggable Protocol
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\PROTOCOLS\Handler\mailto
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IMEJP\10.0\MSIME, AutoAlphaStr, 1,http: 1,file: 1,ftp: 1,mailto: 1,news: "1,//www." 1,www. 2,windows
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ime\IMTC70, ReservedWord, 08 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 2f 00 2f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 69 00 6c 00 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 74 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 68 00 74 00 74 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6d 00 61 00 69 00 6c 00 74 00 6f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6e 00 65 00 77 00 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 00 77 00 77 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\Protocols\mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\Protocols\mailto, , URL:MailTo Protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command, , %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\hmmapi.dll",MailToProtocolHandler %1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO, RegPoliciesPath, SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Protocols\Mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO, RegPath, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Protocols\Mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO, Text, Use UTF-8 for mailto links
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WAB\Reading Pane\06, Decorate Type, MailTo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AppKey\15, Association, mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{3050f3DA-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}, , Microsoft HTML Mailto Pluggable Protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Handler\mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\Protocols\mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\Protocols\mailto, , URL:MailTo Protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Clients\Mail\Hotmail\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command, , %SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\hmmapi.dll",MailToProtocolHandler %1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO, RegPoliciesPath, SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Protocols\Mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO, RegPath, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Protocols\Mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\INTERNATIONAL\UTF8_MAILTO, Text, Use UTF-8 for mailto links
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\WAB\Reading Pane\06, Decorate Type, MailTo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AppKey\15, Association, mailto
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\IMEJP\10.0\MSIME, AutoAlphaStr, 1,http: 1,file: 1,ftp: 1,mailto: 1,news: "1,//www." 1,www. 2,windows
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ime\IMTC70, ReservedWord, 08 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 2f 00 2f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 69 00 6c 00 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 74 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 68 00 74 00 74 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6d 00 61 00 69 00 6c 00 74 00 6f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6e 00 65 00 77 00 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 00 77 00 77 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\IMEJP\10.0\MSIME, AutoAlphaStr, 1,http: 1,file: 1,ftp: 1,mailto: 1,news: "1,//www." 1,www. 2,windows
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ime\IMTC70, ReservedWord, 08 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 2f 00 2f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 69 00 6c 00 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 00 74 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 68 00 74 00 74 00 70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6d 00 61 00 69 00 6c 00 74 00 6f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6e 00 65 00 77 00 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 77 00 77 00 77 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
--MrDoomMaster
--Win32/MFC/DirectX C++ Programmer
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June 12th, 2009, 05:17 AM
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XP Pro, Outlook 2003:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command
"C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"
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June 12th, 2009, 09:37 AM
#11
Vista and windows mail or what ever it is called.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" /mailurl:"%1"
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