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Lachesis
Sigh ... I know this, or a related problem has been posted in this
group - I did do a search here, on Microsoft and throughout Google -
but I can't seem to find a definitive fix.
Several months ago, on a different pc, I first received this error:
"Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client
cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Office
Outlook and set it as the default mail client."
Once it began, it would pop up about every 5 minutes. I assumed at
first it was happening during my automatic send/receive, but then
noticed it would happen even when Outlook was shut down. After I
checked both IE6 and Outlook settings to be sure Outlook was indeed set
as my default mail client (as I want it to be), I used this "fix":
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813745
(I've researched several other Micro support articles, none of which
deal specifically with Outlook-2003 and/or don't apply to my config)
This worked for a few months, but then the error came back. I did the
fix again - again worked ok for a couple of months. I have since
switched pc's and while it did not begin immediately, it has started
happening more often than ever - it seems ever since I configured Gmail
POP within my Outlook account. I used the above fix again, it stopped
only for a week or so this time and came back.
Yes, I have another POP account w/my ISP, no I do not have an Exchange
Server account and no, I do not wish to create a separate profile,
thereby having to switch between them. It seems I should be able to
download another POP by creating a rule/folder system without having to
deal with this error. Besides - this error was happening long before I
added the 2nd POP - it just seems to happen more often now with it.
As stated, I have searched this issue to death. I've seen it all over,
but seemingly caused by other software conflicts. There is a known
problem with Act software, which I do not have, as well as conflicts
with other email programs. There is even a hint that this is a Norton
issue - but I could not find a definitive explanation of that either.
And yes, I even belong to Google Groups 'Gmail Help Discussion' board,
but no luck there either.
I did run across one regedit fix for MAPI, but as it was dealing
specifically with a piece of software that I do not have - I was wary
of trying it.
My specs:
XP SP2
Office 2003 SP1
Symantec AntiVirus Corp. Edition
IE6
Updates are current on all.
Within Outlook:
2 POP accounts (ISP account set to default)
1 Hotmail account
Note: While this error continues to pop up, I am still able to
send/receive normally in all three accounts. It just won't go away!
Thanks in advance to anyone with suggestions and sorry this is so long.
I don't mean to clog up your board - I just wanted to be thorough and
clear.
Thanks!
~Lachesis
group - I did do a search here, on Microsoft and throughout Google -
but I can't seem to find a definitive fix.
Several months ago, on a different pc, I first received this error:
"Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client
cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Office
Outlook and set it as the default mail client."
Once it began, it would pop up about every 5 minutes. I assumed at
first it was happening during my automatic send/receive, but then
noticed it would happen even when Outlook was shut down. After I
checked both IE6 and Outlook settings to be sure Outlook was indeed set
as my default mail client (as I want it to be), I used this "fix":
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813745
(I've researched several other Micro support articles, none of which
deal specifically with Outlook-2003 and/or don't apply to my config)
This worked for a few months, but then the error came back. I did the
fix again - again worked ok for a couple of months. I have since
switched pc's and while it did not begin immediately, it has started
happening more often than ever - it seems ever since I configured Gmail
POP within my Outlook account. I used the above fix again, it stopped
only for a week or so this time and came back.
Yes, I have another POP account w/my ISP, no I do not have an Exchange
Server account and no, I do not wish to create a separate profile,
thereby having to switch between them. It seems I should be able to
download another POP by creating a rule/folder system without having to
deal with this error. Besides - this error was happening long before I
added the 2nd POP - it just seems to happen more often now with it.
As stated, I have searched this issue to death. I've seen it all over,
but seemingly caused by other software conflicts. There is a known
problem with Act software, which I do not have, as well as conflicts
with other email programs. There is even a hint that this is a Norton
issue - but I could not find a definitive explanation of that either.
And yes, I even belong to Google Groups 'Gmail Help Discussion' board,
but no luck there either.
I did run across one regedit fix for MAPI, but as it was dealing
specifically with a piece of software that I do not have - I was wary
of trying it.
My specs:
XP SP2
Office 2003 SP1
Symantec AntiVirus Corp. Edition
IE6
Updates are current on all.
Within Outlook:
2 POP accounts (ISP account set to default)
1 Hotmail account
Note: While this error continues to pop up, I am still able to
send/receive normally in all three accounts. It just won't go away!
Thanks in advance to anyone with suggestions and sorry this is so long.
I don't mean to clog up your board - I just wanted to be thorough and
clear.
Thanks!
~Lachesis