How to set Hotmail as default E-mail program in Windows Vista 64bi

It is a problem in Windows vista. I need this to test one application
software. It was very easy in Windows XP or Windows 2k . But in Vista 64 I am
unable to do it even after going through the Windows help.

There is no "integration" of web based mail within the mail client (Windows
Mail) as there was in previous operating systems. This was removed for some
real and/or perceived "security" problems. So you will have to use Internet
Explorer to access your web based Hotmail.
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Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
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"Kaushik" <Kaushik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It is a problem in Windows vista. I need this to test one application
> software. It was very easy in Windows XP or Windows 2k . But in Vista 64 I
> am
> unable to do it even after going through the Windows help.

"Kaushik" <Kaushik@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news195CA50-3FBE-494E-9200-84E3B9DC030B@microsoft.com...
> It is a problem in Windows vista. I need this to test one application
> software. It was very easy in Windows XP or Windows 2k . But in Vista 64 I
> am
> unable to do it even after going through the Windows help.

Windows Mail cannot connect to Hotmail without an add-on. A simple
alternative is to visit http://ideas.live.com and download Windows Live Mail
desktop Beta. This is a replacement for Windows Mail by the same folks that
wrote Windows Mail and it allows http access to hotmail accounts. The
downside is that it shows ads if you are using a free hotmail account but
the ads are not displayed if you are using a paid Hotmail Plus or MSN
Premium account.