Outlook: e-mail link fires up Outlook Express...?

[steijssen]

Hello,

My outlook 2000 has been configured as default mail client everywhere on my PC, but still, when I click an e-mail link in the body of my e-mails it automatically gives a new mail in Outlook Express. Even with the registry edited so that Outlook Express seems to be uninstalled, it keeps doing this. Any advice?

Thank you for your time!

 

[algraff]

Is Outlook set as the default mail program in your browser?

http://www.algraff.com

:

http://www.sunshine-church.org

http://www.stanleysauctions.com

http://www.bv.k12.oh.us

 

[mscallisto]

In Internet Explorer (if that's what your using):
Tools > Internet Options > Programs tab > select what program to choose for e-mail

 

[steijssen]

Yes it is the default mail program.

 

[mscallisto]

Hmmm now I'm guessing....

Are all your MS Upgrades up-to-date?

Have you completely removed OExpress?

Have you tried Help > Detect and Repair?

Have you Removed/Re-installed Outlook (alone)?

 

[steijssen]

Thanks guys.

I found a solution here:

http://www.jsiinc.com/subl/tip5900/rh5902.htm

Which says:
If you use Internet Explorer's Tools / Internet Options / Programs tab, and toggle the E-mail drop-down list, you can see that Microsoft enables you to set Forte Agent, Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook, or Outlook Express as the default e-mail client for mailto links, MAPI calls, and Internet Explorers Tools / Mail and News e-mail links. These choices are located in the registry, as sub-keys of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail.

When you select the e-mail client, the values at the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto key and sub-keys are also modified, which means that all users will have the same default.