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:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

Default Mail Utility
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


dalenherb wrote:
no matter what I try to do, whenever I click on the picture and go to send
to mail recipients the program takes me to what ever is listed in the
control panel under "mail and fax" I deleted the Microsoft outlook that
was listed there so the area was blank, I then tried to get outlook
express under that area and was unsuccessful and no matter what I try
nothing works and outlook express is the mail client. so I guess I need
some help on getting "mail and fax" to say the right things..
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
"vice Microsoft outlook"???

Are you saying it wants to send using MS Outlook rather than OE?

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

See this if it still does not set as default:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098
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Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"dalenherb" wrote in message
...
I would like to be able to just click on a picture and then right
click and go to send to mail recipient via outlook express vice
Microsoft outlook so am looking for away to do that instead of using
insert in outlook express. don't know if that is possible.