How do I RELIABLY set OE as default mail program?

[Guest Robert S]

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]

Re: How do I RELIABLY set OE as default mail program?

 

"Robert S" <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> 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

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Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Outlook Express

Imperial Beach, CA

[Guest Mick Murphy]

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..

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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]

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.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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