How to Change Default Mail Client

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ron krikorian - 29 Nov 2003 22:47 GMT

I'm running Win XP Pro.
My default mail client seems to be set to Internet
Explorer instead of Outlook Express. When I click on an
email address, my PC hangs for a minute and then 20 or 30
IE windows open with a 404 error since they are trying to
access the email address as a URL.

I go to OE, click Tools/Options and on the General
screen. Under Default messaging programs, I click the
Make Default button next to the "This application is not
the default mail handler". The message changes to "This
application is the default mail handler". I click
Apply. Everything looks fine and I click OK.
But if I go back to that screen, it's set to "This
application is not the default mail handler"

Any help would be appreciated

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FredP - 30 Nov 2003 04:54 GMT

ron ... try this ... go to IE, tools, internet options, 'Programs' tab,
E-mail box and scroll down to, and select, Outlook Express.

If the problem persists, go to Start, Run and type the following (including
the quotes):
"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE" /REG

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HTH ... Fred

> I'm running Win XP Pro.
> My default mail client seems to be set to Internet
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> Any help would be appreciated

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