Thanks for the help, but nothing worked.

In the first web page: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm, it says
to create a new string value named URL Protocol. However, I cannot create the
string under the mailto key. I am getting the error: "Cannot open mailto:
Error while opening key".

I checked on my wife's user account (not the administrator) and the mailto
key is working fine and has three strings in the right pane. Everything is
working fine on her account for setting the default email program.

I wish I could delete my mailto key and import her mailto key, but the
Registry editor won't let me delete the mailto key.

"PA Bear" wrote:

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access and
Defaults Email ...

If still no joy, see:

Installing OL updates changes the default mail handler from OE to OL
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

VA Dave wrote:
I am having problems in making OE6 my default email program. Also, I am
having the problem of multiple IE windows (55 to be exact) popping up
when I click on an email link in IE6.

I have tried the following suggestions but nothing has worked:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/.../oerepair.mspx

http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

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

When I click on the "Make default" button in OE6 under Tools/Options, the
setting is not saved then next time I back into Tools/Options.

Finally, I believe that the mailto key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT is corrupted
because when I click on it, I get the following message "Cannot open
mailto: Error while opening key". I cannot delete the mailto key either.

I would appreciate your help for fixing this problem. Thanks.