Outlook Express takes over Outlook

[Chris Lenius]

I purchased Office 2003 (Student and Teacher ed.) and
installed it. I want to use Outlook for email, not
Outlook Express. When I start Outlook it asks if I want
it to be the default email program and I say yes, but
Express seems to take over sometimes. For example, when
I click on an emial link in Word or Excel, the new
message opens in Express.
I've tried going in Outlook to Tools>Options>Other and
checking the box to make Outlook the default mail
program. The box stays checked, but Express still takes
over.
I've also tried going into Control Panels>Add or Remove
Programs>Add or Remove Windows Components and removing
Express.
Then I went to Control Panels>Add or Remove Programs>Set
Program Access and Defaults and selected "my email
program" as default.
None of this works. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[anonymous]

try this path:
windows XP.........
start button
control panel (NON-categroy view)
add or remove programs
Set Program Access and Defaults (left column button)
click custom (double chevron on right side)
make desired changes
exit with ok's

 

[Patty MacDuffie]

Also check in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs tab to make sure
Outlook is listed there as the default email program.

 

[seven]

You might have to untick an option in outlook express, to stop it from
thinking it's the default mail proggie.

 

[Sharon F]

You might have to untick an option in outlook express, to stop it from
thinking it's the default mail proggie.

Yep. That's what I had to do to avoid the prompts about program defaults
whenever I opened Outlook Express as an alternate newsreader.