Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Set Program Access and Defaults |
Custom + Down Arrow | Select the radio button for Outlook Express.

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

Restores OE to the E-mail clients list in Internet Options
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/oe_client.htm

If you have MS Outlook installed, also see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13

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

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/MailtoProtocol.htm
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


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"Earl Partridge" wrote in message
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IE 8, OE 6, Windows XP
Email address links give that error that this client is not installed
properly.
I have read and tried just about all suggestions, including
START | RUN
regsvr32 sendmail.dll
regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\msoe.dll"
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /reg
regsvr32 urlmon.dll
regsvr32 softpub.dll

In my File Types, there is no URL: Mailto Protocol. I try to add a New and
am
prompted for File Extension. What goes here? I assume I put something in
this field and then will be prompted to put that Mailto Protocol (space
clarity).

Earl