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Old 08-24-2007   #5 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: Windows Mail using Word as editor - can't send mail

Thanks for the feedback.

Gary VanderMolen

"Brenda" <Brenda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:066F964F-7C17-4393-A6DD-D48390084307@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Gary and Hal - all fixed!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Apparently the MailTo protocol handler is being directed to Outlook
>> rather than to Windows Mail. Try this:
>> Go to Default Programs, which you can reach either from the Start
>> menu or the Control Panel, then click the first item: "Set your default
>> programs."
>> After a few seconds a list of programs comes up.
>> Click on Windows Mail. If all is well, it will respond
>> "This program has all its defaults."
>> If it reports less than all (3) of its defaults, fix it by selecting
>> one of the options indicated by green arrows.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>>
>> "Brenda " <funkfamily@cox.net> wrote in message news:#r210Nl5HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >I have an account set up in Windows Mail which works fine for normal emails, but when I try to reply to a yahoo group, it
>> >opens
>> >MS Word (2003) as my email editor. I didn't set up an account in Outlook, since I am only using it for the calendar (which I
>> >prefer over the new Vista one); I am using windows Mail for email. Since I am not set up in Outlook, I can't send mail from
>> >Word. Is there a way around this?

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