If OL had been the default and you installed IE8 properly, you shouldn't
have had to do anything.

Marcus2009 wrote:
> Yes, but you have to go back through the start/properties menu and
> re-establish outlook after you load explore 8. I just ran across that
> thread and it fix this issue. If you don't do that, explore doesn't see
> it
> as the default.
>
> "Leonard Grey" wrote:
>
>> Internet Explorer 8 uses Windows' default email application.
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> Marcus2009 wrote:
>>> My OS is XP (up to date), just loaded Explorer 8. Access and defaults
>>> doesn't show Office Outlook, so it's set to use my current. I click the
>>> "read mail" button and nothing happens. It will pull up Outlook Express
>>> when I have it enabled. Is outlook suppose to work via explorer?