Closed
Bug 294863
Opened 20 years ago
Closed 16 years ago
Cannot set thunderbird as default mail application
Categories
(Thunderbird :: General, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
WORKSFORME
People
(Reporter: jobst, Unassigned)
References
Details
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050511 Firefox/1.0.4
Although thunderbird *IS SET* to be my default mail application it comes up at
every start telling me its NOT.
I do not want to stop the dialog popping up in case something changes it, so
when I go into the option menu (general) and try to change it, I cannot set
thunderbird as default mail application, it comes up with a message box saying
that the registry key could not be set.
I have inlcuded my dump of the registry AND the dump when running "regmon" from
"www.sysinsternals.com" while I was doing the change.
My understanding is that all the registry values are correct and all registry
entries are ACCESSIBLE, i am running this as Administrator.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.go to edit
2.go to option
3.go to general
4.click on set thunderbirtd as default mail application
5. press ok
6. error appears
Actual Results:
message box appears telling me its not working
Expected Results:
some dialog box saying its done AND thunderbird NOT coming up saying it is NOT
the default application.
REGISTRY
########################################################################################################################
hkey_local_machine\software\clients\mail
NoMailClient =
PreFirstRun =
= Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla
= Mozilla Mail
DLLPath = E:\Mozilla\mozMapi32.DLL
DefaultIcon
= E:\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe,0
InstallInfo
HideIconsCommand = "E:\Mozilla\uninstall\MozillaUninstall.exe" /ua
"1.7.8 (en)" /hs mail
IconsVisible = REG_DWORD 0x00000000
ReinstallCommand = "E:\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe" -silent -nosplash
-setDefaultMail
ShowIconsCommand = "E:\Mozilla\uninstall\MozillaUninstall.exe" /ua
"1.7.8 (en)" /ss mail
protocols
mailto
= URL:MailTo Protocol
shell
open
command
= E:\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe "%1"
shell
open
command
= E:\Mozilla\Mozilla.exe -mail
Mozilla Thunderbird
= Mozilla Thunderbird
DLLPath = E:\thunderbird\mozMapi32.DLL
DefaultIcon
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe,0
InstallInfo
HideIconsCommand =
"E:\thunderbird\uninstall\UninstallThunderbird.exe" /ua "1.0.2 (en)" /hs
IconsVisible = REG_DWORD 0x00000000
ReinstallCommand = "E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -silent
-nosplash -setDefaultMail
ShowIconsCommand =
"E:\thunderbird\uninstall\UninstallThunderbird.exe" /ua "1.0.2 (en)" /ss mail
protocols
mailto
= URL:MailTo Protocol
URL Protocol =
DefaultIcon
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe,0
shell
open
command
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe -compose "%1"
shell
open
command
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe
properties
= Thunderbird &Options
command
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe -options
Netscape
= Netscape Mail
DLLPath = E:\netscape7\mozMapi32.dll
DefaultIcon
= E:\netscape7\NETSCP.EXE,0
DefaultsIcon
= E:\Netscape7\chrome\icons\default\messengerWindow.ico,0
InstallInfo
HideIconsCommand = "E:\Netscape7\uninstall\NSUninst.exe" /ua "7.1b1
(en)" /hs mail
IconsVisible = REG_DWORD 0x00000000
ReinstallCommand = "E:\Netscape7\Netscp.exe" -silent -nosplash
-setDefaultMail
ShowIconsCommand = "E:\Netscape7\uninstall\NSUninst.exe" /ua "7.1b1
(en)" /ss mail
protocols
mailto
= URL:MailTo Protocol
URL Protocol =
shell
open
command
= E:\netscape7\NETSCP.EXE "%1"
shell
=
open
=
command
= E:\netscape7\NETSCP.EXE -mail
Outlook Express
DLLPath = REG_EXPAND_SZ %ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll
= Outlook Express
Envelope
CLSID
= {A08AF898-C2A3-11d1-BE23-00C04FA31009}
CurVer
= OutlookExpress.Envelope.1
InstallInfo
ReinstallCommand = REG_EXPAND_SZ
"%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe"
"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll",OCInstall ReinstallOE
HideIconsCommand = REG_EXPAND_SZ
"%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe"
"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll",OCInstall HideOE
ShowIconsCommand = REG_EXPAND_SZ
"%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe"
"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll",OCInstall ShowOE
IconsVisible = REG_DWORD 0x00000000
Protocols
mailto
= URL:MailTo Protocol
EditFlags = REG_BINARY 0x00000004 0x00000002
URL Protocol =
DefaultIcon
= REG_EXPAND_SZ %ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe,-2
shell
open
command
= REG_EXPAND_SZ "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook
Express\msimn.exe" /mailurl:%1
shell
open
command
= REG_EXPAND_SZ "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /mail
hkey_local_machine\software\classes\mailto
= URL:MailTo Protocol
URL Protocol =
DefaultIcon
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe,0
shell
open
command
= E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe -compose "%1"
RUNNING REGMON WHILE DOING THE CHANGE
########################################################################################################################
1 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 OpenKey HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail SUCCESS
Access: 0x2000000
2 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 QueryValue
HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\(Default) SUCCESS "Mozilla Thunderbird"
3 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 QueryValue
HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\(Default) SUCCESS "Mozilla Thunderbird"
4 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 CloseKey HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail SUCCESS
5 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 OpenKey HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command SUCCESS Access: 0x2000000
6 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 QueryValue HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command\(Default) SUCCESS
"E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe -compose "%1""
7 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 QueryValue HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command\(Default) SUCCESS
"E:\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe -compose "%1""
8 13:08:31 thunderbird.exe:776 CloseKey HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\Mozilla
Thunderbird\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command SUCCESS
Comment 1•20 years ago
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I have the same problems! I had similar problems also with netcape. There is
open a message (german):
Fehler [!]
0 : Deinstallation-Log-Verzeichnis nicht gefunden:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla Thunderbird\1.0.2 (en)\Uninstall\Unistall
Log Folder
Then a little part of a window-infoline with the Thunderbird logo, the min-, the
full- and the closer-icon opens (when thunderbird was not started) - and i have
to close the window first before i can work with Thunderbird.
Mozilla Thunderbird Version 1.0.2 (20050317)
Comment 2•19 years ago
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I installed Thunderbird three times and have the same issue. THEN when mailto
links are clicked in Firebird, Thunderbird will not launch, even after
selecting the "Click to select Thunderbird as the Default mail application" msg
box, which appears each time Tbird is opened. The Registry info is similar to
that in the comments from other users below. V. 1.0.6 on WinXP, 512 DDR SDRAM,
200GHD, Direcway Broadband and PeoplePC tested. -CJ
Comment 3•19 years ago
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*** Bug 288669 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Reporter | ||
Comment 4•19 years ago
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Work Around:
I started Outlook Express and upon query I made it the "default mail application".
I immediately closed Outlook and started Thunderbird and as soon as
thunderbird started I made it the default mail application again.
Since then I have never been asked again.
Comment 5•19 years ago
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Workaround WFM. Thanks.
Comment 6•19 years ago
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*** Bug 315967 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7•19 years ago
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Bug 314581 comment 17 provides a useful insight on a certain HKLM registry key; it seems that TB is not setting that correctly.
Comment 8•19 years ago
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*** Bug 335799 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Updated•18 years ago
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QA Contact: general
Updated•16 years ago
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Assignee: mscott → nobody
Comment 9•16 years ago
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Jobst. Do you still see this? (without the workaround) dupe forward to bug 314581?
Comment 10•16 years ago
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In Windows Vista, since installing, trying then removing Eudora, I cannot make Thunderbird the default email client, it always asks upon invocation, I click the Check button and check the always check box but it does not make any difference. It always asks.
Reporter | ||
Comment 11•16 years ago
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(In reply to comment #9)
> Jobst. Do you still see this? (without the workaround) dupe forward to bug
> 314581?
I do not know ... as I said I have never been asked again and I do not know how to go back to the original "being asked".
Looking at all the other threads/bugs that relate to this issue as well as looking at all of those registry keys it seems that a lot has changed.
I am currently running the version 2.00.18 and it seems that some of the
registry keys in question do not exist enymore (nor make any difference).
Sorry, I am not of much help.
Jobst
Comment 12•16 years ago
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Since it's WFM for the reporter
->WFM
Brian: you might want to try setting some other app as default, then tb again. Or try reinstalling into another, empty folder.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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