IE6 and Outlook Express

[Guest]

I don't understand the relation between IE6 and Outlook Express. I have
assumed that IE6 always includes Outlook Express (in the same way as Mozilla
has its own email client), but when I started to look for it on my own
computer I cannot find it. In Internet options\programs\email I only finf
Thunderbird. So, how can I get Outlook Express? Since my version of IE6 seems
to be the highest, 6.0.2900.2180 with updates, I don't seem able to install a
new version of IE6. And in XP IE cannot be removed, or so it seems.

 

[Alan Edwards]

OE is normally here:
"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe"

....Alan

 

[PA Bear]

Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components >
Outlook Express

[Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and Defaults >
Mail > ...

Also see:

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and
Defaults > Email > ...

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm

Microsoft Outlook updates change the default mail handler to Microsoft
Outlook
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm