Re: Can't stop Outlook Express from opening

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From: Michael Santovec (michael_santovec_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 10/03/04 

Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 11:56:03 -0700

What is listed in the Windows File Association for URL:MailToProtocol for the Application
command line?

That's the only setting that really matters.

The HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail is just there to make it easy to switch the file
association. 

-- 
Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Mike Craig" <MikeCraig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3EFA0B07-F70D-4860-B291-3EB038BA1EBB@microsoft.com...
> The default mail program shown in IE TOOLS/INTERNET OPTIONS/PROGRAMS/E-mail
> is Bloomba, my preferred mail program. In fact Outlook Express is not even
> listed as an option. The only registered programs are Bloomba, Eudora, and
> Hotmail. This problem also occours when using Eudora as the mail program.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mike Craig
>
> ___________________
>
> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
>
>> What is it that you want to be your default mail program?
>>
>> Because it appears that IE still thinks that OE is the default.
>>
>> How to Change Default Mail Client for Internet Explorer
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=154359
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>>
>> "Mike Craig" <Mike Craig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:325E4CC7-810E-41C1-A093-6B1796CC101F@microsoft.com...
>> > How can I stop Outlook Express from opening?
>> >
>> > If I send email from a link on a web site, to the web master for instance,
>> > Outlook Express opens, rather than my default email program. I have gone to
>> > "Set Program Access and Defaults" and removed OE as my default mail program.
>> > I have gone to "Add/Remove Windows Components" and unchecked OE. I have gone
>> > to the file folder containing OE and deleted the files - they keep coming
>> > back!!
>> >
>> > FWIW - I have never used OE or Outlook as my email program. Also, this
>> > problem predates Windows XP SP2.
>> >
>>
>>
>>

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