Default email program

[Leslie Isaacs]

Hello All

I have a new PC and I need to specify Outlook Express as the default email program, but when I go to Internet Options (in internet explorer) then go to the Programs tab, the dropdown for the Email option only offers Microsoft Outlook: on m previous PC there ae 3 options here - Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. How do the get the Outlook Express option to appear in the picking list?

I am on outlook express 6.00.2800.1106 and internet explorer 6.0.2800.1106

Hope someone can help.
Many thanks
Leslie Isaacs

 

[William Lefkovics [MVP]]

Is this Windows XP?

Windows gets the default email application list from a registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail
If you are comfortable with Registry Editor, you could confirm that they are
there.

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

Hello All

I have a new PC and I need to specify Outlook Express as the default
email program, but when I go to Internet Options (in internet explorer)
then go to the Programs tab, the dropdown for the Email option only
offers Microsoft Outlook: on m previous PC there ae 3 options here -
Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. How do the get the
Outlook Express option to appear in the picking list?

I am on outlook express 6.00.2800.1106 and internet explorer 6.0.2800.1106

Hope someone can help.
Many thanks
Leslie Isaacs

-> Restores OE to the E-mail clients list in Internet Options
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers3.htm#default_client

Hope this helps.

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
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[Leslie Isaacs]

Hello William

Thanks for your reply: no, it's not XP, it's W2000Pro.
I'm afraid I'm not confident with working in the registry and would prefer
to avoid that if I can: is there another way? If not, please could you tell
me - in idiot-proof terms - what to do?

Thanks again for the help.
Les

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

Repost:
-> Restores OE to the E-mail clients list in Internet Options
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers3.htm#default_client

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
My Home:

 

[Bruce Hagen]

X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106

Get yourself over to Windows Updates ASAP.

 

[PA Bear]

Seconded.

 

[Leslie Isaacs]

Hello P A Bear and Bruce
I have now done a Windows update, and my ersion of OE is now 6.00.2800.1107.
My version of internet explorer is still 6.0.2800.1106 . Is this what it
should be?
Thanks for your help
Les

 

[Leslie Isaacs]

Hello Vincenzo

Many thanks for your reply.

I have followed the instructions at
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers3.htm#default_client
which succeeded in getting Outlook Express into that option list (in
Internet Explorer>Internet Options>Programs), and it is now selected. Normal
emailing works OK, but when I click on 'Reply Group' (having highlighted a
posting in this - or any - newsgroup) I go straight into the New Message
screen as normal, but if I click on 'Reply' I get the 'Choose Profile'
dialogue box - and after accepting the prepopulated Profile (which is the
name of the mail acount in Outlook Express) and clicking the send button,
nothing is sent. I get exactly the same problem when I try to use the
SendObject macro command in MS Access - I get the 'Choose Profile' dialogue
box but then the macro just stops.

I would be extremely grateful if you (or anyone reading this!!) could help.
Many thanks
Leslie Isaacs

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Your version of msoe.dll (Help | About) is now:

Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807

which I believe is correct for W2K.

As for your other problem:

Make OE the default e-mail client:
http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

For links in e-mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

And:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

If you have MS Outlook installed, also see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

If still no joy:

You may have a damaged identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create
a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your messages from the
old identity and delete it.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169