The Outlook uninstaller is deficient in that it does not restore
the previous default program associations.
Regardless of whether Outlook is installed or not, you can
go to Default Programs and select Windows Mail to have
all three of its defaults.
Gary VanderMolen
"Bardia" <Bardia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news
355D1B8-4113-41DB-89B6-B076FA166A13@microsoft.com...
> In Outlook Express whenever I clicked on an "email address link" , Outlook
> Ex would automaically open and put the email address in the TO: line allowing
> me to send email to that address. Now that I use Windows Mail in Vista
> Ultimate 64bit, when I click on an email address link (wherever this email
> address link is), the MS Outlook 2007 opens and wants to sent email to that
> address.
>
> I don't use MS Outlook 2007 as my defaul email program so I uninstalled it ,
> hoping that by clicking on an email address link my default email program
> (i.e. Windows Mail) will open and I can send email to that address. But after
> uninstalling MS Outlook 2007, now when I click on an email address link
> nothing happens - no program opens and no action is carried on.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this issue ? Thanks