Vista Tutorial - Windows Mail using Word as editor - can't send mail

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?

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?

It appears that Outlook is set as your default email program. What do find
set for email under 'Control Panel|Default Programs|Set Default Programs'?

Hal
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"Brenda " <funkfamily@cox.net> wrote in message
news:%23r210Nl5HHA.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?
>

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?
>
>
>

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?
>>
>>
>>