>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?
> I have an account set up in Windows Mail which works fine for normalemails,
> but when I try to reply to a yahoo group, it opens MS Word (2003) as myusing
> email editor. I didn't set up an account in Outlook, since I am only
> it for the calendar (which I prefer over the new Vista one); I am usingmail
> windows Mail for email. Since I am not set up in Outlook, I can't send
> 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?
>
>
> 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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