Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to
starting OE not Word?


Outlook EXPRESS is a MAPI (mail API) agent. So is Outlook. OE cannot
use Word as its editor to compose new mails. Outlook can use Word - if
you configure Outlook to use Word as Outlook's editor. So I is likely
that OE is *not* configured as the default mail program but instead
Outlook is configured as the MAPI agent and you have Outlook configured
to use Word as the editor.

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

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

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access and
Defaults Email ...

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Jeff wrote:
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff

Thanks Robear.

Did #1 (path is correct) and #2b and things are now working correctly.
That is, clicking on a mailto link on a webpage opens a new message in
OE.

But I had problems understanding 2a. Under file types, I have an entry
for
Extension: URL File Type: Internet shortcut.

Should I create a new one with Extension URL:Mailto Protocol ? That
does not seem to be an "extension" like the others listed under "File
Types".

Maybe I should just ignore it since things are working correctly?

Thanks.

Jeff



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

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

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access
and Defaults Email ...

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Jeff wrote:
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to
starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." eg

Jeff wrote:
Thanks Robear.

Did #1 (path is correct) and #2b and things are now working correctly.
That is, clicking on a mailto link on a webpage opens a new message in
OE.

But I had problems understanding 2a. Under file types, I have an entry
for
Extension: URL File Type: Internet shortcut.

Should I create a new one with Extension URL:Mailto Protocol ? That
does not seem to be an "extension" like the others listed under "File
Types".

Maybe I should just ignore it since things are working correctly?

Thanks.

Jeff



"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

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

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel Add/Remove Programs ] Set Program Access
and Defaults Email ...

If still no joy, see:

SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Jeff wrote:
Lately, when I click on an email address on a webpage, instead of
opening Outlook Express, my default email program, I get a popup that
says "Starting Word as your ....". How do I make it go back to
starting
OE not Word?

Thanks.

Jeff