Starting Word instead of OE
 

Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff

Starting Word instead of OE
 

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to
starting OE not Word?


Outlook EXPRESS is a MAPI (mail API) agent. So is Outlook. OE cannot
use Word as its editor to compose new mails. Outlook can use Word - if
you configure Outlook to use Word as Outlook's editor. So I is likely
that OE is *not* configured as the default mail program but instead
Outlook is configured as the MAPI agent and you have Outlook configured
to use Word as the editor.

Starting Word instead of OE
 

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

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Jeff wrote:
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff

Starting Word instead of OE
 

Thanks Robear.

Did #1 (path is correct) and #2b and things are now working correctly.
That is, clicking on a mailto link on a webpage opens a new message in
OE.

But I had problems understanding 2a. Under file types, I have an entry
for
Extension: URL File Type: Internet shortcut.

Should I create a new one with Extension URL:Mailto Protocol ? That
does not seem to be an "extension" like the others listed under "File
Types".

Maybe I should just ignore it since things are working correctly?

Thanks.

Jeff



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Jeff wrote:
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to
starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff

Starting Word instead of OE
 

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." eg

Jeff wrote:
Thanks Robear.

Did #1 (path is correct) and #2b and things are now working correctly.
That is, clicking on a mailto link on a webpage opens a new message in
OE.

But I had problems understanding 2a. Under file types, I have an entry
for
Extension: URL File Type: Internet shortcut.

Should I create a new one with Extension URL:Mailto Protocol ? That
does not seem to be an "extension" like the others listed under "File
Types".

Maybe I should just ignore it since things are working correctly?

Thanks.

Jeff



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
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

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Jeff wrote:
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to
starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff