How did you make it default?
Try Control Panel | Default Programs and then set WinMail there as default.
If that doesn't work then try going to Start | Search and copy and paste the
line below. Then check Control Panel | Default Programs again.
"c:\program files\windows mail\winmail.exe" /reg
steve
"Timothy Wright" <genesis2000_7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ecBK2zfSHHA.1200@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Ever since I installed Office 97 (yes I know it's old 
) Windows Mail
> has changed from being my default handler. I removed Outlook and then
> removed Office 97 but still I cannot get Windows Mail to be my default
> mail program. When I click on "make default" and then go right back in to
> check, it has already changed back to not being the default handler. What
> can I do?