Problem with mailto on firefox/ IE???

When I click a mailto link on my firefox browser it opens around fifty Microsoft Internet Explorer windows? What is going on?

Please no suggestions of uninstalling IE, I need to keep it.

Cheers!!!

Problem with mailto on firefox/ IE???windows 98

I had the same problem awhile back.

The problem happens due to one of these reasons:

Mailto handler is not correctly set.

Missing URL Protocol registry value.

Incorrect registry permissions for the mailto key.

See link below for the fix...

Problem with mailto on firefox/ IE???microsoft support internet explorer

either close them all or right click it then choose open from there
It is possible that you have a virus . Run your anti virus program and do a Full System Scan, after scan finish, run your spy-ware program. When program repeatedly open up themself it is normaly a virus or spyware.
in firefox adress box type the following:

about:config

in filter box type the following:

mailto

see if the name network.protocol-handler.external.mailto has FALSE as value, if so, double clik the name and it changes to TRUE.

that's all

cheers from Buenos Aires, Argentina