| Sometimes you might find that Outlook Express is no | | | | When the Run box is showing type in the following, |
| longer set up as your default email client and you | | | | including the quote marks and the space between |
| want to reset it so that it is. The causes of the | | | | the forward slash of the switch; "C:|Program |
| problem are many and could include such things as | | | | Files|Outlook Express|msimn.exe" /reg |
| testing a new email client or a corruption in the | | | | The program location shown above is the default |
| registry has changed a setting so that the default | | | | location that outlook Express is installed in, so if you |
| mail client is not set properly. Whatever the reason | | | | know you installed it in another location or cannot find |
| you now want to get back to using good old | | | | it, then do a search for msimn.exe and then type in |
| Outlook Express. | | | | the complete location including the drive letter and |
| The normal way to reset Outlook Express as the | | | | msimn.exe in quotation marks and then add the |
| default email client is to open the program, click on | | | | space, the forward slash and reg after the quote |
| Tools on the menu bar and then select Options. At | | | | marks. |
| the bottom of the General tab there is a section | | | | If you are sure you have the right location for your |
| called Default Messaging Programs and there are two | | | | msimn.exce file press enter or click on Ok to run the |
| settings, one to make it the default mail handler and | | | | command. |
| the other to make it the default News handler, | | | | To check that the setting has changed and that |
| If the Make Default button for, This application is | | | | Outlook Express has been reset as your default email |
| NOT the default Mail handler, is not grayed out then | | | | client program it is best to first check it in Internet |
| click on it and it should set it as the default email | | | | Explorer. So open Internet Explorer and then click on |
| client and the button will gray out. | | | | Tools and then select Internet Options. Click on the |
| If you find the button is grayed out but it is not | | | | Programs tab and you will see the list of default |
| opening as the default email program then you | | | | programs for your internet services. check that Email |
| cannot set it as the default client from within the | | | | is set with Outlook Express, if it is not then you |
| program, so you will need to follow these next steps | | | | should now be able to set it as default from within |
| First you will need to close the program.. | | | | Outlook Express as described before by going to |
| Then you will need to click on Start and then select | | | | Tools and options and then clicking on the Make |
| Run. | | | | Default button for the mail handler. |