Outlook as default IE email client

[Heckled Admin]

Cannot use MS Outlook from IE as default email client....
(only on web page "email" links.

Confirmed that IE program settings are set to Outlook,
Verified use of outlook through the new mail creation in
IE (mail/news etc), however still not able to use web page
email links.

Recently upgraded to IE 6...had no SP installed, installed
IE6 SP1 and validating web page email send. Created a new
exchange profie and configuring mail options to IE default
for NT and exchange authentication.

Failure....Constant error message "Cannot perform
function: The default email client is not configured"

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Cannot use MS Outlook from IE as default email client....
(only on web page "email" links.

Confirmed that IE program settings are set to Outlook,
Verified use of outlook through the new mail creation in
IE (mail/news etc), however still not able to use web page
email links.

Recently upgraded to IE 6...had no SP installed, installed
IE6 SP1 and validating web page email send. Created a new
exchange profie and configuring mail options to IE default
for NT and exchange authentication.

Failure....Constant error message "Cannot perform
function: The default email client is not configured"

To set Outlook 98, 2000 or 2002(XP) as the default mail client,- Go to
Start, Run - Type in the following with quotation marks and press ok
"C:\program files\microsoft office\office\outlook.exe" /checkclient
For more information on Outlook see:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/defaultmailer.htm