Can't set Outlook Express as the default mail client

14 Dec 2004 11:45 PM

WayneM

I am using a VB6 program to send email, using Outlook Express. I am trying
to run this app under a service that automatically starts it. The problem
seems to be that the Service runs under a different logon than the one that
set up Outlook Express. When I logon as the user that runs the service I
cannot set Outlook Expresss to be the default mail client.

I tried setting the Option in Outlook Express, but it doesn't seem to work.
When I close Outlook and reopen it, Outlook warns me that it is not the
default client. When I click Yes to that question that doesn't work either.

Finally I opened IE6 and tried to set Outlook as the default mail client,
but Outlook Express was not in the list of available clients, just regular
Outlook and Hotmail.

Any suggestions on how to set Outlook to be the default?

Thanks in advance,

WayneM

15 Dec 2004 4:47 PM

Patricia Cardoza [Outlook MVP]

Make sure that the user you're logged in as is an Administrator on the
computer. Then change teh default mail client to OE. then you should be able
to log on as any user and have the default mail client stick.

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Patricia Cardoza
Outlook MVP
Author - Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Lead Author - Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference
Author - Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft OneNote 2003

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"WayneM" <Way***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am using a VB6 program to send email, using Outlook Express. I am trying
> to run this app under a service that automatically starts it. The problem
> seems to be that the Service runs under a different logon than the one
> that
> set up Outlook Express. When I logon as the user that runs the service I
> cannot set Outlook Expresss to be the default mail client.
>
> I tried setting the Option in Outlook Express, but it doesn't seem to
> work.
> When I close Outlook and reopen it, Outlook warns me that it is not the
> default client. When I click Yes to that question that doesn't work
> either.
>
> Finally I opened IE6 and tried to set Outlook as the default mail client,
> but Outlook Express was not in the list of available clients, just regular
> Outlook and Hotmail.
>
> Any suggestions on how to set Outlook to be the default?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> WayneM
>