Re: Changing default email program

Try repairing Outlook. In Outlook, on the Help menu, click Detect and Repair.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"DK" <DK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:10DCAA8D-6E07-43D5-84EB-3617C9D80D25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I repeat--on my operating system there is no option to check Outlook as the
default.

DK

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

The steps I posted earlier does not set the default browser (to IE). So you can try that.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"DK" <DK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:BA930F62-D42D-41DC-BADE-A7E4936B8DEE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well, there are two problems with this. (First, perhaps I should have
mentioned, I'm running XP 2003.) First, I distinctly remember that when I
changed it to OE the only way to make it work was to do safe mode. But the
second problem is that when you click set program access/defaults, either in
safe mode or in normal mode, checking Outlook as your mail client is not one
of the options that comes up. A further problem: I don't want IE as my
default browser (one option is to check all Windows defaults.) So I need
another suggestion, thanks.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Hi DK,

You don't have to goto Safe mode to set your default mail client. Open Internet Explorer/Tools/Internet Options/Programs tab. Select your mail client there.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"DK" <DK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9596133D-328D-4B9A-9F99-FDE9036CD215@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A few months ago I got some good advice on how to change my default email
from outlook to outlook express, in order to make outlook express open when
there was a mail link on Mozilla. Now, alas, my OE has developed problems
(perhaps because it was too full) and I'm changing back to Outlook. I tried
to change the default back roughly the same way I changed it the first
time--by restarting in Safe mode and then clicking program access and
defaults--but the option I was looking for was not there. Can anyone help?
Thanks.


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