XP and default email program

[Guest]

Question

Can anyone please help?

How do you configure XP so Outlook Express can be the default email program?

I've already tried changing the settings in Outlook Express itself, but
that's not working. XP always wants to use "Outlook" as the default email
program, which automatically loads with MS Office, so you can't just
uninstall Outlook without having to uninstall MS Office altogether.

There must be some way to tweak something in XP so I could send webpages and
links from webpages with out XP telling me there is no profile set up in
Outlook.

Anyone know how?

Thanks for the support
Robert 12/06/05

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

How do you configure XP so Outlook Express can be the default email program?

You can this in the Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options >
Programs. However, Outlook replaces Outlook Express so this is not
available while Outlook is installed.

I've already tried changing the settings in Outlook Express itself, but
that's not working. XP always wants to use "Outlook" as the default email
program, which automatically loads with MS Office, so you can't just
uninstall Outlook without having to uninstall MS Office altogether.

I do not think so. Run Office Setup from the Control Panel > Add and
remove Programs and uninstall Outlook from here.

 

[Paul Malbon]

Try this.....

Control Panel -> Add/remove programs -> Click the 'Set program access and
defaults' button on the left hand side.
Click the custom bar (or whichever bar is selected by a dot in the radio
button) look down the list till you see 'Choose a default mail application'
(or something similar) and select outlook express.

Viola (hopefully!)

Paul

 

[Guest]

Thanks, but now that I've uninstalled Outlook, and tried selecting Outlook
Express as my default email program from both within Outlook Express and from
Internet options, it still won't stick as the default program. Plus there is
no longer a mail button option in the toolbar area of Internet Explorer, once
I unintalled Outlook the mail button disappeard.

I had this problem back when running Windows 98. Someone in this forum had
a fix that worked. It involeved going into the registry,....and tweaking
somthing. That worked. But now with running XP, I have no idea what to do
to get Outlook to stick as the default email program, either with Outlook
installed or with Outlook uninstalled.

Need some good help here?????

 

[Guest]

Paul, thank you very much. This solution did the trick. I had several
other posts with possible solutions from other people helping me out at the
MS sections XP "General", and XP "new users", but it was your solution that
saved the day.

I'm very grateful for your time and effort....Thanks again Paul.
Robert 12/07/05 2:15am PST

 

[Paul Malbon]

No problem Robert! Glad to help

Have a good day!

 

[xbukeye]

Paul, I am having this same problem and followed your instructions but the
customize screen has a dot in choose default and It doesn't give me an option
to change to Outlook express. The only time I have this problem is when I
try to send pictures, I am able to send and receive e mail using Outlook
Express. I don't want Outlook or Exchange on my computer. How do I
eliminate them?

 

[DL]

Exchange is a type of connection, for outlook
If you dont want Outlook uninstall it by modifying your Office installation
to make outlook unavailable

 

[xbukeye]

Thanks DL. I am just setting up a new computer and my e mail, using Outlook
Express is working fine but when I try to send pictures I get the "choose
profile" box with Outlook designated and no option to change this. If I
proceed I get the message "The form required to view this message cannot be
displayed. Contact your administrator." Then I get the Microsoft Exchange
wizard. Because of this, I uninstalled XP Office Pro but this didn"t get
rid of this problem. When I first installed Office Pro I did a custom
install of only Excel, Word and Powerpoint. Now that Office has been deleted
thru "Add and Remove Programs", what else can be done? I really appreciate
your help.