How To Set Default Mail Client in IE

Walter from Wilmington,De. U.S. writes: First let me say I am over 70 years old and don't know much about computers and I would be grateful for any help you can give me.I have been buying and selling on Craigslist for a long time without any problems with my Hotmail e-mail account. Now something has changed, when I click on reply a Window opens with a message that says Internet Explorer cannot perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed. Thanks for any help you can give an old man. - Walt Sr. Answer: Lucky for you Walt, it's pretty easy to use Hotmail (or Windows Live Mail, Outlook.com etc) as your default..

Microsoft Messenger Going Away, Welcome Skype

Scott from Souza writes: Yesterday Microsoft Messenger sent me an email telling me I had to "update to Skype" or lose my account. I assume, therefore, that I will also lose my Hotmail account and everything in it. I'm concerned that Skype is a social networking service (none of which I trust for security reasons). I have not been able to find answers to these concerns by searching online, and I was wondering what you and your readers know about all of this. Thanks much. Answer: Microsoft...