Guest Parman Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of updates and install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to restore to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions after updating if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I have said yes. This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to install the updates and keep Outlook Express as my email service? Thank you for any assistance anyone can give.
Guest DL Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Installing XP updates If you dont use Outlook, uninstall it "Parman" <Parman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:605435BA-554F-4E30-BBAB-EDB7BF38B5DE@microsoft.com... >I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of updates >and > install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to > restore > to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions after > updating > if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I have said yes. > This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to install the > updates > and keep Outlook Express as my email service? > > Thank you for any assistance anyone can give.
Guest Parman Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Installing XP updates If I uninstall it will that reactivate the Outlook Express? I do not see the Outlook Express anywhere on my desktop or in my files. "DL" wrote: > If you dont use Outlook, uninstall it > > "Parman" <Parman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:605435BA-554F-4E30-BBAB-EDB7BF38B5DE@microsoft.com... > >I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of updates > >and > > install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to > > restore > > to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions after > > updating > > if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I have said yes. > > This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to install the > > updates > > and keep Outlook Express as my email service? > > > > Thank you for any assistance anyone can give. > > >
Guest DL Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Installing XP updates Outlook Express is part of your operating system and is installed with that or updated with IE Outlook Express is a completely different, and seperate application to Outlook It is usually under C:\Program Files\Outlook Express and I would expect there to be a shortcut on your desktop or task bar Assuming you have Office installed on your PC, in order to uninstall outlook, you would need to use your Office cd to modify the installation to remove (Set not to run from PC) outlook only The default email client can be set under Internet Options "Parman" <Parman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:67495C6E-2B53-4387-B22C-7DDAE4B05CED@microsoft.com... > If I uninstall it will that reactivate the Outlook Express? I do not see > the > Outlook Express anywhere on my desktop or in my files. > > > "DL" wrote: > >> If you dont use Outlook, uninstall it >> >> "Parman" <Parman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:605435BA-554F-4E30-BBAB-EDB7BF38B5DE@microsoft.com... >> >I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of >> >updates >> >and >> > install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to >> > restore >> > to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions after >> > updating >> > if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I have said >> > yes. >> > This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to install the >> > updates >> > and keep Outlook Express as my email service? >> > >> > Thank you for any assistance anyone can give. >> >> >>
Guest Trinny Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Installing XP updates Parman wrote: > I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of updates and > install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to restore > to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions after updating > if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I have said yes. > This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to install the updates > and keep Outlook Express as my email service? > > Thank you for any assistance anyone can give. Best bet is to junk the Microshit stuff and download Thunderbird for free. Trinny
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Installing XP updates If you don't use Outlook, uninstall it (in Add/Remove Programs, click on the Office item, then Change, then Add/Remove Components.) Only way I know to accomplish the task. Every time you touch the Office installer (which any Office Update will do) it resets associations and defaults. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Trinny" <trinny@radio.com> wrote in message news:facj26$98o$1@aioe.org... > Parman wrote: >> I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of updates >> and install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to >> restore to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions >> after updating if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I >> have said yes. This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to >> install the updates and keep Outlook Express as my email service? >> >> Thank you for any assistance anyone can give. > > > Best bet is to junk the Microshit stuff and download Thunderbird for free. > > Trinny
Guest PA Bear Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: Installing XP updates (#13) Microsoft Outlook updates change the default mail handler to Microsoft Outlook http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13 Related: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933450 Workarounds include: => If you don't use any of OL's other functionality (e.g., Calendar), remove it from your install of Office. => Use Automatic Updates' Notify Only option then decline to install any Outlook updates. => Change your default update source from Microsoft Update to Windows Update, then update Office manually via Office Update website (and decline to install any OL updates). -- OE-specific newsgroup: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) Parman wrote: > I use Outlook Express as my email service. When I get notified of updates > and install them, it switches my Outlook Express to Outlook and I have to > restore to get my express back. I have be asked on separate occasions > after > updating if I wanted to make Express my default email service and I have > said yes. This time I am not given this option. Is there a way to install > the updates and keep Outlook Express as my email service? > > Thank you for any assistance anyone can give.
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