Thanks Steve. It is now uninstalled much to my relief, I found the lack of hyperlinks so frustrating. not to mention it being annoying with that darned splash screen coming up for every email. Regards Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Offutt" <soffutt42@embarqmail.com> To: <computers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] Getting Hyperlinks to show in Windows Live Mail? > Judith, > > Click on CONTROL PANEL, then go to ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS, find WINDOWS > LIVE MAIL in your list and remove it. I also had the same problem a few > weeks back. Since removing WINDOWS LIVE MAIL I have had no problems. > > Steve > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith" <judith.bn@bigpond.com> > To: <computers@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 3:44 AM > Subject: [COMPUTERS] Getting Hyperlinks to show in Windows Live Mail? > > >> Hi List, >> >> Can someone tell me how to get hyperlinks to show when >> using plain text format in Windows Live Mail please? I use >> Outlook Express and for some reason it has been >> `hijacked' and now my emails open in Windows >> Live Mail. Every time I try to send a link it has >> a red wavy line under it instead of the blue hyperlink. >> The only way I can get it to change is to format >> it to HTML which is not acceptable in Rootsweb. >> In fact none of the normal email addresses >> show up as hyperlinks when I click reply. >> >> Judith >> >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> If it's not immediately apparent, be sure to mention how your query >> relates to family research. >> >> Please don't post promotions of commercial products or services, and >> avoid mentioning prices. >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.32/2118 - Release Date: 05/16/09 > 17:05:00 > > >