Need Outlook to be default

[Guest tscross]

When I try to send error reports to Solidworks Corp., my machine wants to use

Outlook Express instead of Outlook, which is what I am using for email.

Because of this, the messages are not sent. What can I do to fix? Thanks.

 

Tom Cross

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Need Outlook to be default

 

Is SolidWorks a 64-bit application? If so, that is the behaviour I would

expect. Your best workaround is to set up OE just enough so that it can send

email. Then not worry about it again. The issue is that Outlook is 32bit,

and OE is 64bit. Because of this, a 64bit application will always choose OE.

 

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Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"tscross" <tscross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:633436CE-4C66-4C83-AA1C-EB59480DAD2C@microsoft.com...

> When I try to send error reports to Solidworks Corp., my machine wants to

> use

> Outlook Express instead of Outlook, which is what I am using for email.

> Because of this, the messages are not sent. What can I do to fix? Thanks.

>

> Tom Cross

[Guest tscross]

Re: Need Outlook to be default

 

Charlie,

 

Thanks, I guess I will do that, and yes, Solidworks is a 64 bit version that

we are running.

 

Tom

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tscross

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Is SolidWorks a 64-bit application? If so, that is the behaviour I would

> expect. Your best workaround is to set up OE just enough so that it can send

> email. Then not worry about it again. The issue is that Outlook is 32bit,

> and OE is 64bit. Because of this, a 64bit application will always choose OE.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "tscross" <tscross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:633436CE-4C66-4C83-AA1C-EB59480DAD2C@microsoft.com...

> > When I try to send error reports to Solidworks Corp., my machine wants to

> > use

> > Outlook Express instead of Outlook, which is what I am using for email.

> > Because of this, the messages are not sent. What can I do to fix? Thanks.

> >

> > Tom Cross

>

[Guest msnews.microsoft.com]

Re: Need Outlook to be default

 

Did you check? Outlook is our default email program?

 

Open Internet Explorer, in menu bar, tools/internet options/programs and

select Outlook as your defult mail software.

 

 

"tscross" <tscross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:633436CE-4C66-4C83-AA1C-EB59480DAD2C@microsoft.com...

> When I try to send error reports to Solidworks Corp., my machine wants to

> use

> Outlook Express instead of Outlook, which is what I am using for email.

> Because of this, the messages are not sent. What can I do to fix? Thanks.

>

> Tom Cross

[Guest tscross]

Re: Need Outlook to be default

 

Yes, that is what I am using....except apparently Solidworks 2008 x64 uses

Outlook Express. But I spoke with the SW people and they say it is a Windows

internet explorer? setup.

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tscross

 

 

"msnews.microsoft.com" wrote:

> Did you check? Outlook is our default email program?

>

> Open Internet Explorer, in menu bar, tools/internet options/programs and

> select Outlook as your defult mail software.

>

>

> "tscross" <tscross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:633436CE-4C66-4C83-AA1C-EB59480DAD2C@microsoft.com...

> > When I try to send error reports to Solidworks Corp., my machine wants to

> > use

> > Outlook Express instead of Outlook, which is what I am using for email.

> > Because of this, the messages are not sent. What can I do to fix? Thanks.

> >

> > Tom Cross

>

>

>

[Guest tscross]

Re: Need Outlook to be default

 

Also, yes, I have done that.....set up Outlook as my email default software.

SW still wants to use O.E. Thanks.

--

tscross

 

 

"msnews.microsoft.com" wrote:

> Did you check? Outlook is our default email program?

>

> Open Internet Explorer, in menu bar, tools/internet options/programs and

> select Outlook as your defult mail software.

>

>

> "tscross" <tscross@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:633436CE-4C66-4C83-AA1C-EB59480DAD2C@microsoft.com...

> > When I try to send error reports to Solidworks Corp., my machine wants to

> > use

> > Outlook Express instead of Outlook, which is what I am using for email.

> > Because of this, the messages are not sent. What can I do to fix? Thanks.

> >

> > Tom Cross

>

>

>