By the way, I am PRAYING that it doesn't come down to a recovery console
repair of XP. What a hassle - I have been down that road before. ;-)

Andy

"Gistcheckin" wrote:

> Not that I'm aware of. You may have a corrupt or damaged Internet Explorer
> index file.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293402/
>
> How to perform a repair installation of Windows XP if Internet Explorer 7 is
> installed
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964
>
> You have to uninstall IE7 first.
> --
> Gistcheckin
>
>
> "Infoman" wrote:
>
> > Hi, Frank - and this is for GISTCHECKIN as well, who has been very helpful (I
> > didn't want to post the same reply twice :-) )...
> >
> > Well, on a hunch, I completely uninstalled and reinstalled MS OFFICE 2007,
> > which, of course, includes Outlook. Outlook is fine and it's NOT the problem
> > here. I am really thinking now that my IE 7 is corrupted, and THAT's what
> > needs to be repaired.
> >
> > STILL getting the "default client not configured..." message when clicking
> > an email link in the browser. Also, STILL getting "Windows cannot find the a
> > path....appropriate permissions" error message on my temp internet files
> > folder when I download a program and select RUN vs. SAVE.
> >
> > SO...short of installing a fresh copy of Windows XP, which, if it comes down
> > to that, I have SO much on my PC that I will live with copy/pasting the email
> > addresses and saving vs. running downloads, any good way to repair a corrupt
> > IE 7.0 without losing anything?
> >
> > Thanks!!
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
> >
> > > "Infoman" <Infoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:98D212C0-0CF2-4E2D-9259-F2561218D4C6@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi...
> > > >
> > > > Program tab is set to "Microsoft Outlook". "SET PROGRAM DEFAULT" was set
> > > > at
> > > > "use my default email program" - only has an option for that and Outlook
> > > > Express - and problem still exists.
> > >
> > >
> > > Go to Start, Run - Type in the following with quotation marks and press OK
> > > "C:\program files\microsoft office\office\outlook.exe" /checkclient
> > > For more information on Outlook see:
> > > http://www.slipstick.com/config/defaultmailer.htm
> > >
> > > --
> > > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> > > Do not send mail.
> > >