Re: mailto: shortcut opens up Outlook Express, not new message
From: alba (alba1314_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 06/10/04
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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:39:05 -0700
Ramesh - When I mentioned that all manner of SPAM floods
through, I should have said that prior to reading my mail
in OE I run MailWasher Pro to scan and filter all my
mail. This helps me decide what I want to keep and what
junk I want to delete before OE is opened.
BUT, because of this problem with the mailto: shortcut
automatically opening OE, MailWasher does not filter my
mail and everything starts to dlood into my open OE
inbox. I have to act quickly (very quickly) to stop this
mail downloading in order to create a new blank message,
ready to send to my recipient.
Hope this helps clear my previous explanation?
Cheers,
alba
>-----Original Message-----
>Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
>
>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command
>
>In the right-pane, change the value of (default) to this
one:
>"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /mailurl:%1
>
>Then, execute these commands from RUN box:
>
>REGSVR32 /i SHDOCVW
>then,
>shmgrate.exe OCInstallReinstallOE
>
>Workaround: If nothing helps, try this shortcut:
>"C:\Program Files\Outlook
Express\MSIMN.EXE" /mailurl:mailto:
>
>--
>You stated "And, of course all manner of SPAM floods in
while I attempt to halt the flow to create a new message!"
>
>Some more explanation on that please.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP Shell/User
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org
>
>"alba" <alba1314@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:Oo2KgmOTEHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>Thanks PA Bear - to create the shortcut, I right-clicked
my desktop and
>chose New> Shortcut. In the command box that came up, I
typed 'mailto:'
>(without the apostrophes) and then named the new
shortcut " New Mail Out".
> When I right-click on the new New Mail Out icon and
select 'Properties',
>there is only a 'General' tab which informs me that the
file type is an
>Internet Shortcut which opens with Outlook Express.
> What I have just discovered is that, if I drag the
shortcut to my
>Quicklaunch toolbar, the icon changes from the OE
envelope to an IE icon and
>going into 'Properties' in this icon brings up a second
shortcut tab to
>accompany the General tab - this tab does not appear in
the desktop icon
>Properties?!
> The Quicklaunch icon tells me that the Target
is: "C:\Documents and
>Settings\XXXXX\Desktop\New Mail Out.url" and starts
in "C:\Documents and
>Settings\XXXXX\Desktop". Everything else seems normal
with the information
>in this icon but it STILL opens up OE and not a new
blank message, as I want
>it to.
> I have come across this workaround "1. Open Outlook
Express or Outlook
>and open a new email message. You can leave it blank or
add whatever
>signature or text you want to appear whenever a new
message is opened via
>the New Menu entry (in effect, you are creating a new
message template)
>2 Click File > Save As and save the file with a name
like Blank.eml if you
>are using Outlook Express." This saved *.eml message
was then renamed 'New
>Mail Out' and bears the *.eml envelope icon. As there
are *.eml messages on
>my desktop for quick access to, I want to change the
icon for this blank
>template (to distinguish it from saved messages) but
find that this option
>is not available in 'Properties. Previously, I was able
to change the OE
>blank message icon to something brighter and easier to
distinguish it as a
>blank message template.
> Ideally I would like to restore my previous icons
and settings to allow
>me to access my outgoing mail quicker, once again,
without having to do a
>uninstall and then reinstallation of OE, risking losing
all my identities
>and messages.
>
>HTH?
>
>Cheers,
>
>alba.
>
>--
>
>
>Post the shortcut you created.
>HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
> (PA Bear)
>MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
>alba wrote:
> I am running XP Pro PC with OE6 (v6.00.2800.1123)
and am having problems
>sending e-mails via 'mailto:' shortcut on my desktop and
in my start-up
>menu.
> A short time ago, I created a 'mailto:' shortcut on
my desktop to allow
>me to send mail using OE without having to open OE to
download messages
>while creating a new message.
> Recently, this has happened - my mailto: shortcut
opens up Outlook
>Express, not new message. And, of course all manner of
SPAM floods in while
>I attempt to halt the flow to create a new message!
> What can be causing this??
> The problem has me very close to the point of
seriously considering
>having to overwrite OE or uninstall OE and trying to
reinstall it again onto
>my XP Pro PC from disk? Where would this leave me with
my FOUR separate
>identities in OE and their archived messages? Would
this procedure wipe
>everything from OE from my PC?
>
>Can anyone please help??
>
>Cheers,
>
>alba.
>
>
>---
>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system
(http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.700 / Virus Database: 457 - Release Date:
07/06/2004
>
>
>.
>
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