Vista - Default email client

In XP Pro in combination with Office 2003, we had the choice whether we used
Outlook Express or Outlook as our default email client. Not in vista; we can
have both configured to work at the same time. It becomes a problem if you
try and email a person from their website email hosting setup. You HAVE to
use Outlook, whether you like it or not when you have Vista combined with
Office. If you uninstall Outlook, Windows tells you that you do not have a
default email client, even though Outlook Express(Windows Mail) is configured.
You are forced to forget out about using Windows Mail when Office is
installed as well as vista.
A very, very poor point.
Mick

"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news2B8D87E-775A-407A-ACCC-B77FD3C9273B@microsoft.com...
> In XP Pro in combination with Office 2003, we had the choice whether we used
> Outlook Express or Outlook as our default email client. Not in vista; we can
> have both configured to work at the same time. It becomes a problem if you
> try and email a person from their website email hosting setup. You HAVE to
> use Outlook, whether you like it or not when you have Vista combined with
> Office. If you uninstall Outlook, Windows tells you that you do not have a
> default email client, even though Outlook Express(Windows Mail) is configured.
> You are forced to forget out about using Windows Mail when Office is
> installed as well as vista.
> A very, very poor point.
> Mick

The latter problem occurs because when Outlook is uninstalled, it fails to
reset Windows Mail as the default email client.
You don't have to use Outlook. You can manually set the default
email handler at any time: Control Panel, Default Programs.

--
Gary VanderMolen

Thanks Gary.
Mick

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> "Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news2B8D87E-775A-407A-ACCC-B77FD3C9273B@microsoft.com...
> > In XP Pro in combination with Office 2003, we had the choice whether we used
> > Outlook Express or Outlook as our default email client. Not in vista; we can
> > have both configured to work at the same time. It becomes a problem if you
> > try and email a person from their website email hosting setup. You HAVE to
> > use Outlook, whether you like it or not when you have Vista combined with
> > Office. If you uninstall Outlook, Windows tells you that you do not have a
> > default email client, even though Outlook Express(Windows Mail) is configured.
> > You are forced to forget out about using Windows Mail when Office is
> > installed as well as vista.
> > A very, very poor point.
> > Mick
>
> The latter problem occurs because when Outlook is uninstalled, it fails to
> reset Windows Mail as the default email client.
> You don't have to use Outlook. You can manually set the default
> email handler at any time: Control Panel, Default Programs.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen
>