Q&A: How do I make yahoo mail my default Email instead of Microsoft?

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Question by Thegamehombre: How do I make yahoo mail my default Email instead of Microsoft?
I want to be able to hit an email link and be take to my Yahoo Email.

Best answer:

Answer by Edd e
To setup yahoo email as your default mail using Internet Explorer.
* Download and install yahoo messenger.
* Click “tools”>“Internet Options”>”programs tab” in the menu.
* Make sure yahoo mail is selected under e-mail.
* Click OK. yahoo mail as default using IE is not compatible when using windows vista.

To setup yahoo email as your default mail using Firefox 3 (Yahoo now recommend you use this browser) and it will work with Vista.
* Download and install firefox 3 http://downloads.yahoo.com/?p=win
* After installation and when you have Firefox 3 up and running, click “tools”, then “options”.
* In the options window that pops up, click the applications tab.
* Scroll down to “mailto” and change to “use yahoo mail”
* Finally click “OK”.

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