YW & thanks for posting back.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
CC: Author of your fix
VA Dave wrote:
This one worked! Thanks very much for your help.
~VA Dave
"PA Bear" wrote:
Give this one a whirl, then:
DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
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~PA Bear
VA Dave wrote:
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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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.