Re: Default Mail Client

From: PianoServant (PianoServant_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/14/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:48:05 -0700

I followed your instructions below - but still no luck. Even though DDE was checked and the additional fields filled in - when I clicked OK it appeared to save my changes. But when I go back in - they are all gone.

I tried the step by step instructions listed in the other links including running the program to repair the registry.

Still no luck. OE thinks it is NOT the default client even though I have tried setting it to be the default multiple times.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> 'Use DDE' should be checked.
>
> Application should read 'msimn' (w/out the quotes)
>
> Topic should read "System' (w/out the quotes)
>
> Also see
>
> Setting Default Mail
> http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/defaultl.htm
>
> "Send To" and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
>
> Restores OE to the E-mail clients list in Internet Options
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> PianoServant wrote:
> > I tried oedef.aspx; then...oelnk.aspx. However - when I do oelnk.aspx -
> > the action is blank when I go to the file type - so I add open and
> > "C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /mailurl:%1 as the
> > application. I then click OK and it appears to save.
> >
> > But when I go back into the file type - the change is gone. What am I
> > missing?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> 1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...
> >>
> >> 2. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx
> >>
> >> If still no joy, see:
> >>
> >> SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
> >> --
> >> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
> >>
> >> AumHa Forums
> >> http://forum.aumha.org
> >>
> >> What You Should Know About Spyware
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
> >>
> >> PianoServant wrote:
> >>> Outlook Express and Incredimail both tell me that they are not the
> >>> default mail client. If I tell Outlook Express that I want it to be the
> >>> default client - it appears to accept that - but when I exit OE and go
> >>> back in it still says that it is not the default.
> >>>
> >>> When I click on a Mailto: link I get an error message that says "Could
> >>> not perform this operation because a default mail client is not properly
> >>> installed".
> >>>
> >>> I have tried running "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG
> >>> but it has no effect.
> >>>
> >>> I have also tried the www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm #64 to
> >>> reset OE for Mail to, but I get an error message that says "Error
> >>> accessing the registry". I was able to run the SEND_TO update but not
> >>> the MAIL_TO.
> >>>
> >>> This seemed to have started when I installed Mozilla Firefox to look at
> >>> it and then uninstalled it.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas???
>
>

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