You should start your own new thread. However, you can't buy OE. You already
have it.

First:

Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components. Id
Outlook Express is not checked, check it.

If need be, copy this:

c:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe

Start | Run and Paste it in | OK.

Now go to the Control Panel | Set Program Access and Defaults and set OE as
default and then you should have the shortcut.

If it still does not work, Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties. Make sure
all information is correct under every tab.

Make OE the default e-mail client:
http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

For links in e-mail:
http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

And:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

If you have MS Outlook installed, also see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"mara" wrote in message
...

Hello. The same thing happened to me last week (with Firefox), and now
Outlook Express 6 is no longer working, period. My ISP switched me over
to
Outlook (haven't ever used) and suggested I could buy another Outlook
Express. It came bundled with Windows XP so am not sure how to, or even
if I
want to. If anyone out there has ideas, count me in! (I'm not great with
technical details.)
mara
"Janetb" wrote:

When I click on a link in an email, it takes IE ages to open and until it
does, my OE is frozen. This didn't used to happen. I don't know if it
began
when I changed from 2KPro to XP. Any ideas...?
--
Thanks for the help!
Janet