I started getting a message from Windows
that I don't have
a Default Mail Client.

The problem was caused when I installed an
update of the Office Suite and it tried
to make
Outlook my default mail client; I use
Thunderbird.

Is there some place I can change or return
the settings to what I had before?

"Gianni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:j3m2he$594$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I started getting a message from Windows
> that I don't have
> a Default Mail Client.
>
> The problem was caused when I installed an
> update of the Office Suite and it tried
> to make
> Outlook my default mail client; I use
> Thunderbird.
>
> Is there some place I can change or return
> the settings to what I had before?



Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
Custom + Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Thunderbird.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

Bruce Hagen wrote:
> "Gianni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:j3m2he$594$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I started getting a message from Windows
>> that I don't have
>> a Default Mail Client.
>>
>> The problem was caused when I installed an
>> update of the Office Suite and it tried
>> to make
>> Outlook my default mail client; I use
>> Thunderbird.
>>
>> Is there some place I can change or return
>> the settings to what I had before?
>
>
>
> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
> Custom + Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Thunderbird.
Thanks Bruce. I tried your suggestion,
but the problem wasn't fixed.

The message I get is when I try
formatting an envelope in Word or
WordPerfect:

"Either there is no default mail client
or the current mail client cannot
fulfill the messaging request.
Please run MS Outlook and set it as the
default mail client."

I don't know where to go to get this
cleared up. Any suggestions.

I don't want Outlook as the default.

"Gianni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:j3m8ss$j42$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bruce Hagen wrote:
>> "Gianni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:j3m2he$594$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I started getting a message from Windows
>>> that I don't have
>>> a Default Mail Client.
>>>
>>> The problem was caused when I installed an
>>> update of the Office Suite and it tried
>>> to make
>>> Outlook my default mail client; I use
>>> Thunderbird.
>>>
>>> Is there some place I can change or return
>>> the settings to what I had before?
>>
>>
>>
>> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
>> Custom + Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Thunderbird.
> Thanks Bruce. I tried your suggestion,
> but the problem wasn't fixed.
>
> The message I get is when I try
> formatting an envelope in Word or
> WordPerfect:
>
> "Either there is no default mail client
> or the current mail client cannot
> fulfill the messaging request.
> Please run MS Outlook and set it as the
> default mail client."
>
> I don't know where to go to get this
> cleared up. Any suggestions.
>
> I don't want Outlook as the default.


See if either of these articles help. For the one about Outlook Express,
just substitute Thunderbird for OE.

http://www.freeemailtutorials.com/mi...mailClient.cwd

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_mail_client
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

Bruce Hagen wrote:
> "Gianni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:j3m8ss$j42$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Bruce Hagen wrote:
>>> "Gianni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:j3m2he$594$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I started getting a message from Windows
>>>> that I don't have
>>>> a Default Mail Client.
>>>>
>>>> The problem was caused when I installed an
>>>> update of the Office Suite and it tried
>>>> to make
>>>> Outlook my default mail client; I use
>>>> Thunderbird.
>>>>
>>>> Is there some place I can change or return
>>>> the settings to what I had before?
>>>
>>>
>>> Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
>>> Custom + Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Thunderbird.
>> Thanks Bruce. I tried your suggestion,
>> but the problem wasn't fixed.
>>
>> The message I get is when I try
>> formatting an envelope in Word or
>> WordPerfect:
>>
>> "Either there is no default mail client
>> or the current mail client cannot
>> fulfill the messaging request.
>> Please run MS Outlook and set it as the
>> default mail client."
>>
>> I don't know where to go to get this
>> cleared up. Any suggestions.
>>
>> I don't want Outlook as the default.
>
>
> See if either of these articles help. For the one about Outlook Express,
> just substitute Thunderbird for OE.
>
> http://www.freeemailtutorials.com/mi...mailClient.cwd
>
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_mail_client
I tried the suggestions in the articles,
but they don't help.

I noticed the changes I made through
Control Panel were
ignored and reset back to using the
present program.
I tried changing it a couple of times,
but it just ignored
the changes and reset my choices.

On 8/31/11 4:49 PM, Gianni wrote:
> Either there is no default mail client
>>> or the current mail client cannot
>>> fulfill the messaging request.

Try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813745

--
Ken

Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 5.0
Thunderbird 5.0
LibreOffice 3.3.3

Gianni wrote:

> I started getting a message from Windows that I don't have a Default
> Mail Client. The problem was caused when I installed an update of the
> Office Suite and it tried to make Outlook my default mail client; I
> use Thunderbird. Is there some place I can change or return the
> settings to what I had before?

What does it show as the default e-mail client under Internet Options ->
Programs tab?

Are you using the classic login screen (where you enter your login
credentials) or the Welcome Screen (which is the fluffy bobblehead
display of multiple accounts you click on)?

In the unidentified version of Outlook, did you configure it to NOT
reenable itself as the default e-mail client? After doing that, did you
go into Thunderbird and configure it to always be the default e-mail
client?

VanguardLH wrote:
> Gianni wrote:
>
>> I started getting a message from Windows that I don't have a Default
>> Mail Client. The problem was caused when I installed an update of the
>> Office Suite and it tried to make Outlook my default mail client; I
>> use Thunderbird. Is there some place I can change or return the
>> settings to what I had before?
>
> What does it show as the default e-mail client under Internet Options ->
> Programs tab?
>
> Are you using the classic login screen (where you enter your login
> credentials) or the Welcome Screen (which is the fluffy bobblehead
> display of multiple accounts you click on)?
>
> In the unidentified version of Outlook, did you configure it to NOT
> reenable itself as the default e-mail client? After doing that, did you
> go into Thunderbird and configure it to always be the default e-mail
> client?
The default e-mail client under internet
options is Thunderbird.

login screen: Do you mean when I start
the computer each day?
I and my wife are the only users; my
wife uses my login.

I think that you put your finger on my
creating the problem. When
Outlook was installing and trying to
make itself the default e-mail
client without asking, I panicked; so I
probably didn't complete
something I should have.

I am going to try something Ken Springer
suggested which involves
going into the Registry; I'm not too
happy about that, but the
instructions seem mostly straightforward.

At the moment, the problem only comes up
when I'm printing
envelopes, but I don't think I should
ignore it because it might
cause some other problem later on.

Gianni wrote:

> login screen: Do you mean when I start the computer each day?

And what login screen do you see? Is it the classic login screen (where
you actually enter BOTH your username and password)? Or is it the
bobblehead Welcome Screen (where you click on an account and then just
enter the password)? Do you even see a login screen (i.e., did you
configure Windows to auto-login)?

Classic screen: http://tinyurl.com/3bvnsd6
Welcome Screen: http://tinyurl.com/4xgvyp6

As I recall (but I can't find the article right now), there is also a
configuration when using the Welcome Screen as to which e-mail client is
the default. Peculiarly it seems independent of the one you configure
in Internet Options -> Programs -> Email client.

VanguardLH wrote:

> Gianni wrote:
>
>> login screen: Do you mean when I start the computer each day?
>
> And what login screen do you see? Is it the classic login screen (where
> you actually enter BOTH your username and password)? Or is it the
> bobblehead Welcome Screen (where you click on an account and then just
> enter the password)? Do you even see a login screen (i.e., did you
> configure Windows to auto-login)?
>
> Classic screen: http://tinyurl.com/3bvnsd6
> Welcome Screen: http://tinyurl.com/4xgvyp6
>
> As I recall (but I can't find the article right now), there is also a
> configuration when using the Welcome Screen as to which e-mail client is
> the default. Peculiarly it seems independent of the one you configure
> in Internet Options -> Programs -> Email client.

Try this:

Right-click on Start button
Start Menu tab
Select "Start menu" (top choice) [this selects the Welcome Screen login]
Click Customize button

What is listed under "Show on Start menu" for E-mail client?