Re: Resetting Outlook Express as email client in Windows XP

"Rob in Essex" <Rob in Essex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:60CBAF03-96EC-43FD-AFCB-09C013B6C80C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I accidently started to load an old version of Microsoft Outlook the other day.
I realised the mistake and cancelled the load.
Since this point in time, Windows XP does not recognise Outlook Express as a
valid email client, even though Outlook Express is functioning normally when
started explicitly.

This is causing a problem because some programs are attempting to connect to
email and cannot find a program.

I have tried to find an article explaining how to reinstall Outlook Express,
but 'How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows XP' does not explain how to do just this in for SP2.

I am comfortable making registry changes if that is necessary, but I do not
know what to correct.

Any ideas?

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/defaultl.htm

Go to Start | Run and type this command, with the double quotes and spaces:

"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg

and then make sure that OE is selected as the default mail program in both
IE and OE.

If that isn't enough, see this article:
"Send To" and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

You might also want to try this:

Restores OE to the E-mail clients list in Internet Options
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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