Hi I am trying to get office to set windows mail as default and can not find
out how. also when I try to use windows contacts it says that there is no
data there. also I have tried to get contacts that I have made in access but
it says it can not open it.
how can I fix this?
Thanks Hal

'Default programs|Set your default programs', set Windows Mail as default
and make sure it has all defaults assigned to it. If your version of Office
contains Outlook, this setting will last until the next Office/Outlook
update you receive through Windows/Microsoft/Office Update which will reset
Outlook as default; you'll have to keep an eye on this, or uninstall
Outlook. As to Windows Contacts and your Access list, you can export these
contacts from Access in Comma Separated Values (.CSV) format which Windows
Contacts can import.

Hal
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"Hal" <hal2jim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi I am trying to get office to set windows mail as default and can not
> find
> out how. also when I try to use windows contacts it says that there is no
> data there. also I have tried to get contacts that I have made in access
> but
> it says it can not open it.
> how can I fix this?
> Thanks Hal
>

In addition to resetting Windows Mail as the default, do the same for
contacts. Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either
from the Start menu or via 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
Contacts". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Hal" <hal2jim@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e$3LxOj2JHA.3544@xxxxxx

> Hi I am trying to get office to set windows mail as default and can not find
> out how. also when I try to use windows contacts it says that there is no
> data there. also I have tried to get contacts that I have made in access but
> it says it can not open it.
> how can I fix this?
> Thanks Hal
>

thanks so much for the help.
Hal
"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uMacrGl2JHA.1416@xxxxxx
In addition to resetting Windows Mail as the default, do the same for
contacts. Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either
from the Start menu or via 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
Contacts". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Hal" <hal2jim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e$3LxOj2JHA.3544@xxxxxx

> Hi I am trying to get office to set windows mail as default and can not
> find
> out how. also when I try to use windows contacts it says that there is no
> data there. also I have tried to get contacts that I have made in access
> but
> it says it can not open it.
> how can I fix this?
> Thanks Hal
>

You're very welcome.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Hal" <hal2jim@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23pC8Ehl2JHA.3812@xxxxxx

> thanks so much for the help.
> Hal
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uMacrGl2JHA.1416@xxxxxx
> In addition to resetting Windows Mail as the default, do the same for
> contacts. Open the Default Programs applet, which you can access either
> from the Start menu or via 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
> Contacts". If it doesn't respond with "This program has all its defaults"
> then fix it by clicking on the option indicated by the first green arrow.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "Hal" <hal2jim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e$3LxOj2JHA.3544@xxxxxx

>> Hi I am trying to get office to set windows mail as default and can not
>> find
>> out how. also when I try to use windows contacts it says that there is no
>> data there. also I have tried to get contacts that I have made in access
>> but
>> it says it can not open it.
>> how can I fix this?
>> Thanks Hal
>>

>