OE won't register as default mail

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New pc just purchased with OEM install of OE/IE. XP Home with SP2.

However OE doesn't register as default mail client.

Tried to set via:

1. OE - Tools/options/general - checked set as default client - this doesn't
stick
also tried
2. IE - internet options/programs/e-mail but OE doesn't appear as an option
on e-mail, though does as newsreader.

I suspect possible corruption of registery may have occured when attempting
to load MS Office.

Thoughts greatly appreciated

 

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"Steve H" <SteveH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ACACB7F7-8093-493B-8427-0A6E828D377A@microsoft.com...
>
> New pc just purchased with OEM install of OE/IE. XP Home with SP2.
>
> However OE doesn't register as default mail client.
>
> Tried to set via:
>
> 1. OE - Tools/options/general - checked set as default client - this
> doesn't
> stick
> also tried
> 2. IE - internet options/programs/e-mail but OE doesn't appear as an
> option
> on e-mail, though does as newsreader.
>
> I suspect possible corruption of registery may have occured when
> attempting
> to load MS Office.
>

Outlook Express missing from the Internet Options mail clients list
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/oemissing.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William

 

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Don't know if I should butt into this or not. But I believe that Outlook
makes it's self default when Office is installed. Go to Outlook and find
where it is set. I would tell you where, except that I un-installed
Outlook as I wanted to use Outlook Express and don't remember where the
setting is. . That may be the reason you can't get OEx to be your default
mail program.
Norma

"WTC" <bcrawfordjr(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve H" <SteveH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ACACB7F7-8093-493B-8427-0A6E828D377A@microsoft.com...
> >
> > New pc just purchased with OEM install of OE/IE. XP Home with SP2.
> >
> > However OE doesn't register as default mail client.
> >
> > Tried to set via:
> >
> > 1. OE - Tools/options/general - checked set as default client - this
> > doesn't
> > stick
> > also tried
> > 2. IE - internet options/programs/e-mail but OE doesn't appear as an
> > option
> > on e-mail, though does as newsreader.
> >
> > I suspect possible corruption of registery may have occured when
> > attempting
> > to load MS Office.
> >
>
> Outlook Express missing from the Internet Options mail clients list
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/oemissing.htm
>
> [Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]
>
> --
> William
>
>