default email for MS Word

[pontifex]

In MS Word there is a button you can click to send the current word document as an email. By default, it uses Outlook Express. I need to change it to Outlook but I can't find where to do it. Outlook is the default email program on the system.

Can this be done? Where do I go to change it?

 

[theknight571]

In Internet Explorer... under Tools...Internet Options....Programs tab.... is E-Mail set to Outlook or Outlook Express?

If OE change it to Outlook and test it.

If not... I'll keep thinkin about it... lol

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: theknight571
In Internet Explorer... under Tools...Internet Options....Programs tab.... is E-Mail set to Outlook or Outlook Express?

If OE change it to Outlook and test it.

If not... I'll keep thinkin about it... lol

It was set to OE but I changed it to Outlook but it still uses OE.

 

[theknight571]

Since the top of my head answer didn't work, I did some searching...

I found the following:

Already did this part:

From IE:
Tools | Internet Options | Programs
Select Outlook as the email program.

But not this part:

Also you may want to run from the START | Run line:
"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /unreg

If msimn.exe (Outlook Express) is located in another folder or drive, change it to reflect the proper path.

Be sure to put a space before the /unreg and put it outside of the quotations.

 

[MrChad]

Under Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs, go to Set Program Access and Defaults and make sure Outlook is set at the default email program.

 

[pontifex]

nope, neither of those worked either. still tries to send with OE.

 

[theknight571]

Hmmmm....

In Outlook itself is the default email client set to Outlook (sounds silly...but I've seen it mentioned in a couple of places) Tools...Options...Other.

I'ma not givin up yet... lol

Is this key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail" set to Outlook ?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: theknight571
Hmmmm....

In Outlook itself is the default email client set to Outlook (sounds silly...but I've seen it mentioned in a couple of places) Tools...Options...Other.

I'ma not givin up yet... lol

Is this key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail" set to Outlook ?

The registry says default is Outlook.

I wonder if reinstalling Outlook would take care of it?

 

[theknight571]

The registry says default is Outlook.

I wonder if reinstalling Outlook would take care of it?

I'm not coming up with anything else to look at so it's worth a shot.