Re: Unable to launch Mail from icon or menu

>Did I miss something? As a looong-time user, this one stumps me.
>Why should I have to enter a command?

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"KGlennC" <KGlennC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:569F3522-35B2-49FE-A5F5-AE7AFE14327B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Why should I have to enter a command? Not really questioing your advice, but
> it seems to me the 'link' (luanching Outlook e-mail from IE) should be very
> easy. All my settings are EXACTLY the same as my current laptop.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" wrote:
>
>> "KGlennC" <KGlennC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A8D61F5B-B90F-45A8-9212-27C383BB7335@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Cannot launch Mail from the Browser, whether from icon or menu.
>> >
>> > New laptop with XP SP-2 and IE 6 straight from Dell. Using Outlook
>> > 2003, which is the default. All e-mail accounts have been configured
>> > and are working. All settings are exactly the same as laptop I will
>> > be replacing (it is still operational; I am running simultaeously as
>> > I install all programs and configurations).
>> >
>> > Did I miss something? As a looong-time user, this one stumps me.
>>
>> To set Outlook as the default mail client,- Go to Start, Run - Type in the
>> following with quotation marks and press OK
>> "C:\program files\microsoft office\office\outlook.exe" /checkclient
>> For more information on Outlook see:
>> http://www.slipstick.com/config/defaultmailer.htm
>>
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