default email program

[John]

Under Internet Options, programs, I have set the email
program to be Netscape Mail. But when I click on an email
link on a webpage that I am viewing with IE6, it takes me
to outlook express. When I view the same webpage with
netscape browser, the same email link takes me to netscape
mail. Why does IE6 ignore my setting and insist on using
outlook express? Thanks, John

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi John,

Have you checked the following registry key?

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command

What does the (default) value read, in the right-pane?

Netscape uses a preference file and does not honor the mailto: setting, just FYI.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Under Internet Options, programs, I have set the email
program to be Netscape Mail. But when I click on an email
link on a webpage that I am viewing with IE6, it takes me
to outlook express. When I view the same webpage with
netscape browser, the same email link takes me to netscape
mail. Why does IE6 ignore my setting and insist on using
outlook express? Thanks, John