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?

Internet Explorer 8 uses Windows' default email application.
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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?

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?
>

Is Outlook (OL) installed? If so, what version is it (e.g., OL 2003 SP3)?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


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?

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?

IE 8 recognized Outlook 2002 as my default e-mail program from the very
first day. I didn't have to do a thing.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

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?