Yeah…I looked for the option in Chrome for a while. One of the things I like about Chrome is that it has so few options. One of the things that I don’t like about Chrome is that it has so few options. So we have to make ALL applications open mailto: links in Gmail, not just Chrome. So we re-associate the mailto: as we would other file extensions (.txt, etc) or COM components.
So, to use Microsoft’s disclaimer:
Modifying REGISTRY settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of REGISTRY settings can be solved. Modifications of these settings are at your own risk.
Now that is out of the way, the key that controls what to do when executing a “mailto:” link is:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command
The default value is the command line that is executed. For outlook, my command line is:
"C:\PROGRA~1\MIF5BA~1\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /m "%1"
Which need to be changed to the Chrome executable:
"C:\Users\[YOUR_USERNAME_HERE]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://mail.google.com/mail?extsrc=mailto&url=%1
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