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the mailto feature was set to gmail one day and the next day Firefox says there is no application set as my mail handler.

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I am using Firefox 3.6.10 running on Windows 7 Pro 64bit. I have had to reinstall Firefox once already because the default mail handler option, known as mailto under the applications tab under the options menu, has disappeared. Now every time I attempt to click any link that pertains to email I receive an error stating my mailto is not set to a mail handler even though I have already but it appears to have somehow and some point, removed itself. I am getting annoyed having to wipe my full installation of Firefox, reinstall it only to get my Gmail working again.

I am using Firefox 3.6.10 running on Windows 7 Pro 64bit. I have had to reinstall Firefox once already because the default mail handler option, known as mailto under the applications tab under the options menu, has disappeared. Now every time I attempt to click any link that pertains to email I receive an error stating my mailto is not set to a mail handler even though I have already but it appears to have somehow and some point, removed itself. I am getting annoyed having to wipe my full installation of Firefox, reinstall it only to get my Gmail working again.

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Did you check the Mailto setting in Tools > Options > Applications ?

You can also try "Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

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Did you check the Mailto setting in Tools > Options > Applications ?

You can also try "Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

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Fantastic!!

Reset Download Actions has fixed the problem.

Thank you for the assist.

Cheers

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You're welcome