Outlook vs OE for default email

[JustUs]

How do I stop Outlook 2007 from opening when I activate an email link in OE,
webpage, or in a document. I want OE. I did until I installed Office 2007
Internet Options is set for OE as default email client.

TIA

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Installing an Office product that includes MS Office Outlook, or an update to the product has a bad habit of setting Outlook as the
default email client.

To reset to Outlook Express start it and make it the default in
Tools=>Options=>General=>[Make Default]

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How do I stop Outlook 2007 from opening when I activate an email link in OE, webpage, or in a document. I want OE. I did until I
installed Office 2007
Internet Options is set for OE as default email client.

TIA>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Gordon]

How do I stop Outlook 2007 from opening when I activate an email link in
OE,
webpage, or in a document. I want OE. I did until I installed Office 2007

Internet Options is set for OE as default email client.

<sigh> if you don't want to use Outlook just uninstall it....

 

[JustUs]

I did find the solution. Even though OE was chosen as the default client,
Outlook is what opened. I changed default client to Outlook, clicked Apply,
changed to OE and clicked Apply. All is fine now. Goes to show that you can't
believe everything you read

 

[Gordon]

I did find the solution. Even though OE was chosen as the default client,
Outlook is what opened. I changed default client to Outlook, clicked
Apply,
changed to OE and clicked Apply. All is fine now. Goes to show that you
can't
believe everything you read

And you'll find that when you get your next batch of updates to Office,
guess what? Outlook will again be the default.
If you don't use Outlook (and I can't understand why, having presumably paid
for Office, that you don't use Outlook). then just uninstall it and it won't
bother you again.

 

[JustUs]

I happened to like OE. I have some addons that are not compatible with
Outlook. Not a big deal no that I have found how to correct the issue Just
because you purchase a whole package of stuff doesn't mean you have to use it
all - does it?

 

[Gordon]

I happened to like OE. I have some addons that are not compatible with
Outlook. Not a big deal no that I have found how to correct the issue
Just
because you purchase a whole package of stuff doesn't mean you have to use
it
all - does it?

So did you uninstall Outlook?

 

[Alias]

I happened to like OE.

I trust you back it up regularly. I also trust that you have a UPS in
the event that OE is compacting at the same time the lights go out.

Alias