OL2000: How to Change Your Default E-mail Client

ID: Q196257

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

After installing, Microsoft Outlook 2000 starts automatically when you connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and check for mail.

CAUSE

When you installed Outlook 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer was set to use Microsoft Outlook as your default e-mail client.

RESOLUTION

In Microsoft Internet Explorer, change the Mail service back to your previous mail client. Installing Outlook 2000 modifies the registered file type for the "URL:MailTo Protocol" entry to point to Outlook.

Change the Default Mail Client

To change your default mail client, follow these steps:

Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.

For Internet Explorer 4.x, on the View menu, click Internet Options.

or

For Internet Explorer 5.0, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

On the Programs tab, in the Mail or E-mail list, click to select the program that you want to use as the default mail client, and click OK.

NOTE: If your previous mail client does not appear in the list, or for more information on this subject, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154359: How to Change Default Mail Client for Internet Explorer

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords : kbdta CfgRemMail
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb