Guest Robert S Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 I've got Outlook/Office installed on my PC. I wish to run OE as my default mail program. I've got 5 users on this PC. Despite various measures that have been recommended by newsgroups etc, my system always seems to default back to Outlook as the default mail program. How do I set OE as the default mail program for all users - without Outlook taking over?
Guest Bruce Hagen Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Re: How do I RELIABLY set OE as default mail program? "Robert S" <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23sNvEIXLJHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > I've got Outlook/Office installed on my PC. I wish to run OE as my > default mail program. I've got 5 users on this PC. Despite various > measures that have been recommended by newsgroups etc, my system always > seems to default back to Outlook as the default mail program. How do I > set OE as the default mail program for all users - without Outlook taking > over? Another notch in Microsoft's belt. For about a year now, whenever you get an update for Outlook, it makes itself the default e-mail client. More in the last link. 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 -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA
Guest Mick Murphy Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 RE: How do I RELIABLY set OE as default mail program? As Bruce said; Outlook takes over! Updates come out on the 2nd tuesday of the month, and invariably include Outlook Spam filter updates. An easy way to get OE back as default is to open OE, and say YES to make it the default again, with the window that pops up. And do it every month, lol.. -- Mad Mike "Robert S" wrote: > I've got Outlook/Office installed on my PC. I wish to run OE as my default > mail program. I've got 5 users on this PC. Despite various measures that > have been recommended by newsgroups etc, my system always seems to default > back to Outlook as the default mail program. How do I set OE as the default > mail program for all users - without Outlook taking over? > > >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Re: How do I RELIABLY set OE as default mail program? On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:26:44 +1100, "Robert S" <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> wrote: > I've got Outlook/Office installed on my PC. I wish to run OE as my default > mail program. I've got 5 users on this PC. Despite various measures that > have been recommended by newsgroups etc, my system always seems to default > back to Outlook as the default mail program. How do I set OE as the default > mail program for all users - without Outlook taking over? Others have answered your question as to why this happens, but let me suggest that if you prefer Outlook Express to Outlook that you uninstall Outlook. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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