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03-15-2007
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| | Making Windows Mail My Default Mail Handler I was not happy with Windows Mail and installed Outlook 2003 as my default mail handler. However, I have decided to use Windows Mail exclusively now. The problem is I am unable to switch back to Windows Mail as my default mail program. I have tried through the default icon under the control panel which should fix the problem but once I close out it reverts right back to Outlook 2003. What can I do? |
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03-16-2007
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| | Re: Making Windows Mail My Default Mail Handler Try Control Panel | Default Programs "barborugby" <barborugby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FCE52685-CAC9-41FE-A9DC-455739701DB6@microsoft.com... >I was not happy with Windows Mail and installed Outlook 2003 as my default > mail handler. However, I have decided to use Windows Mail exclusively now. > The problem is I am unable to switch back to Windows Mail as my default > program. I have tried through the default icon under the control panel > which > should fix the problem but once I close out it reverts right back to > Outlook > 2003. What can I do? |
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03-16-2007
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| | Re: Making Windows Mail My Default Mail Handler I have, many times, but it still defaults to Outlook as if I never changed it. I have tried everything. "DGuess" wrote: > Try Control Panel | Default Programs > > > "barborugby" <barborugby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:FCE52685-CAC9-41FE-A9DC-455739701DB6@microsoft.com... > >I was not happy with Windows Mail and installed Outlook 2003 as my default > > mail handler. However, I have decided to use Windows Mail exclusively now. > > The problem is I am unable to switch back to Windows Mail as my default > > program. I have tried through the default icon under the control panel > > which > > should fix the problem but once I close out it reverts right back to > > Outlook > > 2003. What can I do? > > |
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03-16-2007
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| | Re: Making Windows Mail My Default Mail Handler Outlook sucks for doing that :by design" according to the Office Team. I haven't tried to see if "winmail.exe" /reg works or not. Might try that from a command line. "barborugby" <barborugby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B3E63A26-431C-4246-9D2E-A7E4BD96FABB@microsoft.com... >I have, many times, but it still defaults to Outlook as if I never changed > it. I have tried everything. > > "DGuess" wrote: > >> Try Control Panel | Default Programs >> >> >> "barborugby" <barborugby@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:FCE52685-CAC9-41FE-A9DC-455739701DB6@microsoft.com... >> >I was not happy with Windows Mail and installed Outlook 2003 as my >> >default >> > mail handler. However, I have decided to use Windows Mail exclusively >> > now. >> > The problem is I am unable to switch back to Windows Mail as my default >> > program. I have tried through the default icon under the control panel >> > which >> > should fix the problem but once I close out it reverts right back to >> > Outlook >> > 2003. What can I do? >> >> |
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