Outlook Banter - View Single Post - default email client is not properly installed

**Steve Cochran**

Glad you got it working.

steve

"remar" wrote in message
...
It's fixed!!!! Holy Crap!!! And guess what did it?

I ran today's MS Critical Updates, like I always do on Super Tuesday (or
whatever they call it).

Aside from the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830), which
ran
and found no infection, like always, here are the two Updates I
installed...

Update Rollup for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP (KB960715)
Security issues have been identified in ActiveX controls that could allow
an
attacker to compromise a system running Microsoft Internet Explorer and
gain
control over it.

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
(KB961260)
Security issues have been identified that could allow an attacker to
compromise a computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer and gain control
over it.

Man these are some mysterious machines we run, aren't they?

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

See also point 13 he www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13 and the various
links
there.

steve

"remar" wrote in message
...
You guys give up? I'm seeing a lot of people with this issue. Is so
exasperating to have one pc here that opens OE links in IE without a
probelm,
and another pc that won't do it and throws out an error message. If
any
of
you come up with any more ideas, I am all ears! Thank you.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

• Do you have this Registry key?...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4

• If not, STOP; If so, is there a DWORD named UseOutlook (NB: no
space)
and
is its value set to 1 (one)?

• If not, STOP; If so, Address Book is configured to share contacts
with
Outlook, even if you don't use it (can happen with the install of
Office).
Change the value to 0 (zero), close REGEDIT & reboot: Address Book
should
be
available to you and all should be well. (If that DWORD is not
present,
don't create it, and don't alter any other DWORD values.)

Note that any changes (additions, deletions, edits) made while sharing
was
enabled will not be available (displayed) in Address Book when sharing
is
disabled.

=========================

1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

2b. Start [ | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs ] | Set Program
Access
and
Defaults | Email | ...

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Are you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3? Did you just install IE7?

remar wrote:
Hello
Yes, MS Office is installed, but not MS Outlook...
Suggestions?? - Thanks!

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

Is MS Office and/or MS Outlook also installed?

remar wrote:
When I click on an email hyperlink in a browser window (IE7), I
get a
Windows Internet Explorer error message that says: "Could not
perform
this
operation because the default email client is not properly
installed".

I have two machines with nearly identical software and settings on
each
one.
This problem just cropped up on only one machine. The other is
fine...
I
can click on an email hyperlink in IE7 and my email client,
Outlook
Express,
pops up.

I have been through all of the OE settings on each machine. They
are
identical. I have followed EVERY step on this page (
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098 ) to make OE my default
client
(even though it always has been and has been working fine up until
today,
when I noticed this inability to send mail from a link in a web
page).
I
have tried all three methods of registering OE as default shown on
that
page
and I also checked the registry to see if I needed to add a data
string
to
the default mail client key (instructions at the bottom of that
page).
The
value was already there.

I have also opened Folder Options|File Types in Windows Explorer
and
checked
the values for URL:MailTo Protocol. The value reads as it
should...
application: "C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE"
/mailurl:%1
And the path to msimn.exe is correct.

Otherwise, OE is functioning perfectly for me. I can also use the
Send
To
feature with no problem.

Does anyone have an idea how to fix this?