Office Pro 2007 and latest patches
XP Pro SP3
IE8
Windows Live Mail (Set as default email client)

Open Excel
Open an Existing spread sheet
File (Office Orb)->Send->E-Mail

Error Message
"General mail failure. Quit Microsoft Office Excel, restart the mail system,
and try again."

I have tried to repair Office
Verified WLM is the default email client though IE tools-Options
Run FixMapi.exe (this sometimes works when Excel is open, but will fail the
next you start Excel to send again)


I should add that I can right click on a file in explore and select Send
To->Mail Recipiant and it works just fine. Also in IE I can do a send mail
action too.

Its only in the Office products that its failing.

Send to in Office requires a full MAPI client - WLM is only a simple MAPI
client.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, NerdBrick asked:

| Office Pro 2007 and latest patches
| XP Pro SP3
| IE8
| Windows Live Mail (Set as default email client)
|
| Open Excel
| Open an Existing spread sheet
| File (Office Orb)->Send->E-Mail
|
| Error Message
| "General mail failure. Quit Microsoft Office Excel, restart the mail
| system, and try again."
|
| I have tried to repair Office
| Verified WLM is the default email client though IE tools-Options
| Run FixMapi.exe (this sometimes works when Excel is open, but will
| fail the next you start Excel to send again)
|
|
| I should add that I can right click on a file in explore and select
| Send To->Mail Recipiant and it works just fine. Also in IE I can do a
| send mail action too.
|
| Its only in the Office products that its failing.

"NerdBrick" <NerdBrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:30EC57C3-C721-471B-96DB-76BE1041AEF9@microsoft.com...
>
> Its only in the Office products that its failing.
>

In addition to what Millie said, Mozilla Thunderbird will do what you want.
(It's pretty similar to WLM except it handles IMAP mail much better.... and
is also free)