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How to add Thunderbird into Firefox browser windows 8.1

May 26, 2014 6:12AM PDT

Just to be clear, I recently installed Thunderbird. I set it as the default email program. I did the "file" association thing in Set Program access and computer/defaults/custom. Its the only email program. It's up and running. Everything works. I'm getting my emails. I went to the Firefox menu and added the "email" link to the 'browser'. However, when you click on "this" link, it opens the part of the program where your going to sent a new message. It doesn't open the "email message" center so that you can see if you have any new emails and then send any new messages if you want.

When I had windows xp, the "icon for outlook express in the browser took you to the message center. How do I do the same thing in Firefox. Currently, I have the Thunderbird icon pinned to my taskbar and that's how I open the "message" center.

Dell Inspiron 3647 computer, 3GHz, 4 G Ram, all windows updates... Firefox is my default browser...Windows 8.1

Thanks in advance for any "link" or suggestions,

Eddie

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You need an email add in
May 26, 2014 6:56AM PDT

I use an old one called "get mail". It adds entries to tools but I can create an icon in the bookmarks toolbar. From there I can click to read or write email and it brings up T-bird.

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addendum
May 26, 2014 7:00AM PDT

Link to what I use

http://webdesigns.ms11.net/getmail.html

It's fallen off the radar and there may be newer ones out there. I can't tell if it's compatible with your system but it works with my Win7 and FF 29.x. There is a small bit of configuration in that you have to point it to the T-bird executable.

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That worked - thanks
May 26, 2014 7:24AM PDT

I found that link before, but maybe I just wasn't paying attention because I couldn't get it to work. But this time I did the connection to the "exe" and it worked. I'm going to go ahead and get rid of the "other" link since it's something I'll probable never use.

Thanks again, Steven

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(NT) Glad it helped. Feedback is always good.
May 26, 2014 8:35AM PDT