When Sending Page by Email Netscape loads, not OE

[A. G.]

Netscape 6.2 was loaded some time ago on this computer.
But Netscape is unused on this computer. The Internet
Options have been setup with Outlook Express as the
default Mail program.

However, when using the File/Send to/email program
Netscape is unexpectedly started rather than OE.

What needs fixing to load the correct email program? Is
it the registry?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Netscape 6.2 was loaded some time ago on this computer.
But Netscape is unused on this computer. The Internet
Options have been setup with Outlook Express as the
default Mail program.

However, when using the File/Send to/email program
Netscape is unexpectedly started rather than OE.

What needs fixing to load the correct email program? Is
it the registry?

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/defaultl.htm

Go to Start | Run and type this command, with the double quotes and spaces:

"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg

and then make sure that OE is selected as the default mail program in both
IE and OE.

If that isn't enough, see this article:
"Send To" and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

You might also want to try this:

Restores OE to the E-mail clients list in Internet Options
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm

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

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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