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[Allan]

Correction! Outlook Express does NOT show in
Options>Program>Mail.
Allan
>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP will not let me use the "mailto:" feature of
>Web pages. When I try to do so, Windows locks up and I
>have to end all programs before it will do anything. This
>started a month ago after newly upgrading to Windows XP.
>My mail program is Outlook Express, but it does show in
>Internet Options> Programs> Mail. MS Support helped me
>get it back once, but now it has disappeared again.
>Any suggestions?
>Thanks.
>.
>

[David Candy]

Try typing in Start Run
msimn /reg

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> Options>Program>Mail.
> Allan
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Windows XP will not let me use the "mailto:" feature of=20
> >Web pages. When I try to do so, Windows locks up and I=20
> >have to end all programs before it will do anything. This=20
> >started a month ago after newly upgrading to Windows XP.=20
> >My mail program is Outlook Express, but it does show in=20
> >Internet Options> Programs> Mail. MS Support helped me=20
> >get it back once, but now it has disappeared again.
> >Any suggestions?
> >Thanks.
> >.
> >

[Allan]

Thanks, David. But that just removed "URL :Mailto"
Protocol from the list of file types.
>-----Original Message-----
>Try typing in Start Run
>msimn /reg
>
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>"Allan" > wrote in message
...
>> Correction! Outlook Express does NOT show in
>> Options>Program>Mail.
>> Allan
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Windows XP will not let me use the "mailto:" feature
of
>> >Web pages. When I try to do so, Windows locks up and
I
>> >have to end all programs before it will do anything.
This
>> >started a month ago after newly upgrading to Windows
XP.
>> >My mail program is Outlook Express, but it does show
in
>> >Internet Options> Programs> Mail. MS Support helped
me
>> >get it back once, but now it has disappeared again.
>> >Any suggestions?
>> >Thanks.
>> >.
>> >
>.
>

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Allan" > wrote in message

> Thanks, David. But that just removed "URL :Mailto"
> Protocol from the list of file types.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Try typing in Start Run
>> msimn /reg
>>
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>> http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
>> "Allan" > wrote in message
> ...
>>> Correction! Outlook Express does NOT show in
>>> Options>Program>Mail.
>>> Allan
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Windows XP will not let me use the "mailto:" feature of
>>>> Web pages. When I try to do so, Windows locks up and I
>>>> have to end all programs before it will do anything. This
>>>> started a month ago after newly upgrading to Windows XP.
>>>> My mail program is Outlook Express, but it does show in
>>>> Internet Options> Programs> Mail. MS Support helped me
>>>> get it back once, but now it has disappeared again.
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> .
>>>>
>> .

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

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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[David Candy]

And if 1/4 of yanks vote stupidly thousands of people die and little girls lose their legs.


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"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message ...
> "Allan" > wrote in message
>
> > Thanks, David. But that just removed "URL :Mailto"
> > Protocol from the list of file types.
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> Try typing in Start Run
> >> msimn /reg
> >>
> >> --
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------
> >> http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
> >> "Allan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>> Correction! Outlook Express does NOT show in
> >>> Options>Program>Mail.
> >>> Allan
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> Windows XP will not let me use the "mailto:" feature of
> >>>> Web pages. When I try to do so, Windows locks up and I
> >>>> have to end all programs before it will do anything. This
> >>>> started a month ago after newly upgrading to Windows XP.
> >>>> My mail program is Outlook Express, but it does show in
> >>>> Internet Options> Programs> Mail. MS Support helped me
> >>>> get it back once, but now it has disappeared again.
> >>>> Any suggestions?
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>> .
> >>>>
> >> .
>
> 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
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>