Hello,

Have MS Office 2007.

Sometimes there is a button on various web sites to send e-mail message back
to, e.g., customer service at the particular site, or just for more
information. It is also possible to send e-mails from Word 2007.

Question: I use Outlook Express for all my e-mails. I don't like Outlook
for my e-mails; too complicated for a Sr. Citizen like me. Outlook Express
does everything I want, or need.

Is it possible in Office, or WORD to have it use Outlook Express rather than
Outlook for all my e-mails ?

If so, how please (for both) ?

Thank you very much,
Bob

Modify your Office installation, via either the Office cd, or Add/Remove
dialogue to make Outlook (and Business Contact Manager, if installed)
unavailable.
Then in Internet Options set Outlook Express as the default mail application

"Robert11" <rgsros@xnotme.invalid> wrote in message
news:h0gai8$1g4$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Hello,
>
> Have MS Office 2007.
>
> Sometimes there is a button on various web sites to send e-mail message
> back to, e.g., customer service at the particular site, or just for more
> information. It is also possible to send e-mails from Word 2007.
>
> Question: I use Outlook Express for all my e-mails. I don't like Outlook
> for my e-mails; too complicated for a Sr. Citizen like me. Outlook
> Express does everything I want, or need.
>
> Is it possible in Office, or WORD to have it use Outlook Express rather
> than Outlook for all my e-mails ?
>
> If so, how please (for both) ?
>
> Thank you very much,
> Bob
>

Robert,

You may find Outlook more complicated but you need to realize that Outlook
Express has been dropped in Vista. Windows Mail is very similar tho. If you
have Outlook, I would suggest using it. Once you start using the Calendar
feature for reminders, you may never want to go back.

I found the steps from a fellow MVP (and all-around great guy!):

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1. http://www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx; then...

2a. http://www.oehelp.com/oelnk.aspx

2b. (WinXP) [Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs >] Set Program Access and
Defaults > Email > ...

If still no joy, see:
SendTo and E-mail Links Do Not Work Using Outlook Express as Default
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306098

Microsoft Outlook updates change the default mail handler to Microsoft
Outlook
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#13
Related: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933450

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

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--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Robert11" <rgsros@xnotme.invalid> wrote in message
news:h0gai8$1g4$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Hello,
>
> Have MS Office 2007.
>
> Sometimes there is a button on various web sites to send e-mail message
> back to, e.g., customer service at the particular site, or just for more
> information. It is also possible to send e-mails from Word 2007.
>
> Question: I use Outlook Express for all my e-mails. I don't like Outlook
> for my e-mails; too complicated for a Sr. Citizen like me. Outlook
> Express does everything I want, or need.
>
> Is it possible in Office, or WORD to have it use Outlook Express rather
> than Outlook for all my e-mails ?
>
> If so, how please (for both) ?
>
> Thank you very much,
> Bob
>