"dalenherb" wrote in message
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I have done all the things that were listed. first outlook express is the
default mail client however whenever I go through the routine to send to
recipient it tries to go via Microsoft outlook. when I type in the "prgm
files\outlook express as indicated in how to make oe my default mail client
nothing happens the pgm says not found in addition when I try do edit the
registry it can not find the hkey-local ...outlook express so I am at my
wits end..thx

You need to do all the things listed, especially in the post from Bruce,
Then restart xp,

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Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]