Gary VanderMolen

No, you can't change the text editor in Windows Mail.

A few people have reported unusual slowness with some Windows Mail
functions. A couple of those say they got temporary relief by opening
Windows Calendar from within Windows Mail, and then closing Windows
Calendar.

You might also try temporarily uninstalling your antivirus program, just
to see if that makes a difference.

Gary VanderMolen

"Spud McFeebie" <SpudMcFeebie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B66E7D73-517A-4EB0-BF30-38702EF0F9A0@microsoft.com...
> 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