Comments on: Use GMail For Default Email Program in XP, Vista, or OS X

By: JH

JH — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:52:16 +0000

In Windows 7 you can go to Default programs in the start menu and configure Google Pack as the default program for email. Really easy. Notifier is not required.

By: Kyla

Kyla — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:19:48 +0000

THANK YOU! :D …yet someone said it wasn't possible to set gmail as default in vista…

By: tim

tim — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:32:35 +0000

regedit:

HKCR/mailto/shell/open/command

change value to:

"%ProgramFiles%Internet Exploreriexplore.exe" javascript:window.open('https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&source=mailto&fs=1&%1')

almost!. except I cant figure out how to get the to and subject values set inside the gmail compose page...grrrr

By: GErry

GErry — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:05:48 +0000

This doesn't work. Itopens my gmail but I still have to copy and paste the email address over to my gmail email window.

By: Poland Joe

Poland Joe — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:21:38 +0000

Sorry, this does not make it happen. Still cant make GMAIL the default…Outlook seems locked in. VISTA

By: AurariaMJ

AurariaMJ — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:50:42 +0000

Thanks for this. It made life a lot easier for me. I hated that every time I clicked an email link, my machine would open up Apple Mail, and I would then have to copy and paste the email address into Gmail.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:06:45 +0000

The notifier will not work as the default mail program in Vista