How do I change my email button on my keyboard to open with outlook express instead of yahoo mail? I have been playing around with it for awhile and have had no luck. Help.....

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That is probably a function of a special Keyboard Driver you have installed, but suspect if Outlook was your Default Email, then that would be the thing to look at doing.

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hey steve you mentioned outlook as default email, maybe you can help me here. my isp (cable) no longer supports outlook or any newsgroup any more. so when i try to email a web to someone outlook pops up for me to send it.not having it anymore i can't. my other is an XP and that can be changed to outlook,yahoo,or something else. this one has hotmail,outlook and something else. how can i get yahoo in there? yeah it's internet options. Thanks


On Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 1:24 pm, Steve wrote:
>That is probably a function of a special Keyboard Driver you have installed, but
>suspect if Outlook was your Default Email, then that would be the thing to look at
>doing.

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I have heard if you Install Yahoo Messenger, then a side effect is it is suppose to put Yahoo Mail in that area of Internet Options, I even undestand for those like Me that hate Yahoo Messenger that if you then uninstall Messenger the Yahoo Mail option is left behind for you to still use.

Never tried it though Myself. If you are desperate enought to try this, Post back with your results.

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Ok, so how do I go about to do that. Not computer savvy


On Monday, February 4, 2008 at 12:37 pm, Jimbo wrote:
>How do I change my email button on my keyboard to open with outlook express instead
>of yahoo mail? I have been playing around with it for awhile and have had no luck.
>Help.....

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Not computer savvy then try Google. Link has info on outlook http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Make+Outlook+Express+Default+Mail+Client&btnG=Google+Search

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nope steve didn't work. tried that and tried Y companion. the thing is i had it before but can't get it back. oh i can always use hotmail. thanks again


On Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 5:36 pm, Steve wrote:
>I have heard if you Install Yahoo Messenger, then a side effect is it is suppose
>to put Yahoo Mail in that area of Internet Options, I even undestand for those like
>Me that hate Yahoo Messenger that if you then uninstall Messenger the Yahoo Mail
>option is left behind for you to still use.

Never tried it though Myself.
>If you are desperate enought to try this, Post back with your results.

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To change the default setting that controls which e-mail program opens as the default mail program, edit the Windows registry manually.

In Windows ME, this function is controlled by the following key in the registry -

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail

Note: Make a backup of your Registry before making any changes! Go to START > RUN and type SCANREGW then click OK to open the scanreg program, and use it to create a backup of the registry.

Note: Make sure you are familiar with the command SCANREG /RESTORE and are comfortable with booting to DOS to use that command, before making any changes to the registry!


To set a particular e-mail program as the default program -

1. To open the registry editor go to START > RUN, then in the box that opens type REGEDIT then click OK.

2. Use REGEDIT to navigate to the above key in the registry.

3. Edit the value entitled (Default) to read, for example, "Outlook Express". You do so by right-clicking on (Default), then clicking MODIFY, then making the change, then clicking OK. Then close REGEDIT.

Other changes may be necessary, in order to correct any faults that exist in your configuration. For instance, you may wish to delete a sub-key entitled YAHOO MAIL left behind by a defective uninstall of that particular program.

Ed





On Monday, February 4, 2008 at 12:37 pm, Jimbo wrote:
>How do I change my email button on my keyboard to open with outlook express instead
>of yahoo mail? I have been playing around with it for awhile and have had no luck.
>Help.....

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