Spud McFeebie

Windows Vista, Windows Mail...

When I click Create Mail the new e-mail message frame opens but freezes
before it finishes loading.

I suspect the problem is rooted in the application it is trying to use to
create the new e-mail (For example: XP Office Word, Office 2003 Word or a
basic text editor like Word Pad). These apps do run correctly independently
of Windows Mail.

The other reason I suspect this is the problem is in Windows Mail if I click
Tools\Options\Compose, Windows Mail also freezes.

In addition to any other suggestions on how to resolve this issue, is there
any other way to change the default e-mail text editor in Windows Mail
without being able to access the Compose tab in Windows Mail? A registry key
perhaps?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Ron