I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get this:
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have
the appropiate permissions to access this item."

Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a webpage
and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not perform the
operation because the default mail client is not properly installed."

I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default client.
Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble then it't
worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any solutions
to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.

Is MS Outlook also installed?

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

DefaultMail v2.1
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
--
OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)



runner50 wrote:
> I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get this:
> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
> have
> the appropiate permissions to access this item."
>
> Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
> webpage
> and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not perform
> the operation because the default mail client is not properly installed."
>
> I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default client.
> Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble then
> it't
> worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
> solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.

Outlook is not installed. Only Outlook Express.

I tried the steps below but still have a problem. When I go to Set Program
Access and Default, it won't change. It remains on "Use my current email
program." It won't change to Outlook Express. In fact, nothing can be
changed. I tried changing to Windows Media Player as my default media
player. But it remains on "use my current media player." I tried restarting
after making the changes and still no luck.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Is MS Outlook also installed?
>
> 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
>
> DefaultMail v2.1
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
> --
> OE-specific newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
>
> runner50 wrote:
> > I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get this:
> > "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
> > have
> > the appropiate permissions to access this item."
> >
> > Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
> > webpage
> > and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not perform
> > the operation because the default mail client is not properly installed."
> >
> > I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default client.
> > Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble then
> > it't
> > worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
> > solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.
>
>

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These include
but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

runner50 wrote:
> Outlook is not installed. Only Outlook Express.
>
> I tried the steps below but still have a problem. When I go to Set
> Program
> Access and Default, it won't change. It remains on "Use my current email
> program." It won't change to Outlook Express. In fact, nothing can be
> changed. I tried changing to Windows Media Player as my default media
> player. But it remains on "use my current media player." I tried
> restarting after making the changes and still no luck.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> Is MS Outlook also installed?
>>
>> 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
>>
>> DefaultMail v2.1
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
>> --
>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>>
>>
>> runner50 wrote:
>>> I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get this:
>>> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
>>> have
>>> the appropiate permissions to access this item."
>>>
>>> Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
>>> webpage
>>> and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not
>>> perform
>>> the operation because the default mail client is not properly
>>> installed."
>>>
>>> I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default client.
>>> Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble then
>>> it't
>>> worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
>>> solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.

I shut down ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus. Now when I click the Read Mail icon, it
DOES go to Outlook Express. But I stil can't get the settings to "stick" on
Set Program Access and Default. I turned ZA back on and now the Read Mail
does not go to Outlook Express. I'm just an intermediate user at best and
don't really know where to look in ZoneAlarm or any of the Spyware stuff (I
have Spybot, Ad Adware, SpyWareBlaster, CounterSpy and AVG Anti-Spyware) to
make adjustments. PDF files are also having problems opening (I have Adobe
Reader 8.1). You would think IE would work with these programs to adjust
stuff like this. At first I thought it was a problem within XP Pro. When I
had IE 6. none of these problems existed. It's very frustrating.

I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts to help. If you have
any other suggestions, I'll continue to plug away trying to fix these
problems.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
> applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These include
> but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
> VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> runner50 wrote:
> > Outlook is not installed. Only Outlook Express.
> >
> > I tried the steps below but still have a problem. When I go to Set
> > Program
> > Access and Default, it won't change. It remains on "Use my current email
> > program." It won't change to Outlook Express. In fact, nothing can be
> > changed. I tried changing to Windows Media Player as my default media
> > player. But it remains on "use my current media player." I tried
> > restarting after making the changes and still no luck.
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> Is MS Outlook also installed?
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >> DefaultMail v2.1
> >> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
> >> --
> >> OE-specific newsgroup:
> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
> >>
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> runner50 wrote:
> >>> I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get this:
> >>> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
> >>> have
> >>> the appropiate permissions to access this item."
> >>>
> >>> Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
> >>> webpage
> >>> and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not
> >>> perform
> >>> the operation because the default mail client is not properly
> >>> installed."
> >>>
> >>> I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default client.
> >>> Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble then
> >>> it't
> >>> worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
> >>> solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.
>
>

Try ZA Support or ZA support forums.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

runner50 wrote:
> I shut down ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus. Now when I click the Read Mail icon, it
> DOES go to Outlook Express. But I stil can't get the settings to "stick"
> on
> Set Program Access and Default. I turned ZA back on and now the Read Mail
> does not go to Outlook Express. I'm just an intermediate user at best and
> don't really know where to look in ZoneAlarm or any of the Spyware stuff
> (I
> have Spybot, Ad Adware, SpyWareBlaster, CounterSpy and AVG Anti-Spyware)
> to
> make adjustments. PDF files are also having problems opening (I have
> Adobe
> Reader 8.1). You would think IE would work with these programs to adjust
> stuff like this. At first I thought it was a problem within XP Pro. When
> I
> had IE 6. none of these problems existed. It's very frustrating.
>
> I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts to help. If you have
> any other suggestions, I'll continue to plug away trying to fix these
> problems.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
>> applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These
>> include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
>> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
>> VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> runner50 wrote:
>>> Outlook is not installed. Only Outlook Express.
>>>
>>> I tried the steps below but still have a problem. When I go to Set
>>> Program
>>> Access and Default, it won't change. It remains on "Use my current
>>> email
>>> program." It won't change to Outlook Express. In fact, nothing can be
>>> changed. I tried changing to Windows Media Player as my default media
>>> player. But it remains on "use my current media player." I tried
>>> restarting after making the changes and still no luck.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is MS Outlook also installed?
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> DefaultMail v2.1
>>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
>>>> --
>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> runner50 wrote:
>>>>> I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get
>>>>> this:
>>>>> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
>>>>> have
>>>>> the appropiate permissions to access this item."
>>>>>
>>>>> Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
>>>>> webpage
>>>>> and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not
>>>>> perform
>>>>> the operation because the default mail client is not properly
>>>>> installed."
>>>>>
>>>>> I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default
>>>>> client.
>>>>> Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble
>>>>> then
>>>>> it't
>>>>> worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
>>>>> solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.

I emailed ZA support and they sent me a solution that appears to have worked.
The Read Mail command now works and I have no mailto problems. I will share
the response below to any who have ZA. Thanks PA BEAR for your help.

From ZA:

I understand that your settings are not working correctly. - I apologize
for any inconvenience that this issue may be causing you.

There may be a problem with your TrueVector service. ZoneAlarm is dependent
on its TrueVector service to function properly. You may need to refresh the
files associated with this service, especially after a networking change, OS
change, or ZoneAlarm update. To repair this problem, please follow these
steps.

1. Reboot your system into Safe Mode. The method is determined by your OS
but normally either pressing F8 at the beep, or holding the control key
during boot up works. For more information on rebooting in Safe Mode, click
Start, then Help. Click the Search tab, and type in SAFE MODE.

2. Open the Internet Logs directory be c:\windows\internet logs Press CTRL
on your keyboard and hit F.We will do 3 searches,

Search *.LDB and erase all that it finds.
Search *.RDB and erase all that it finds.
Search *.TMP and erase all that it finds.

3. Empty your Recycle Bin.

4. Reboot your system.


"PA Bear" wrote:

> Try ZA Support or ZA support forums.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> runner50 wrote:
> > I shut down ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus. Now when I click the Read Mail icon, it
> > DOES go to Outlook Express. But I stil can't get the settings to "stick"
> > on
> > Set Program Access and Default. I turned ZA back on and now the Read Mail
> > does not go to Outlook Express. I'm just an intermediate user at best and
> > don't really know where to look in ZoneAlarm or any of the Spyware stuff
> > (I
> > have Spybot, Ad Adware, SpyWareBlaster, CounterSpy and AVG Anti-Spyware)
> > to
> > make adjustments. PDF files are also having problems opening (I have
> > Adobe
> > Reader 8.1). You would think IE would work with these programs to adjust
> > stuff like this. At first I thought it was a problem within XP Pro. When
> > I
> > had IE 6. none of these problems existed. It's very frustrating.
> >
> > I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts to help. If you have
> > any other suggestions, I'll continue to plug away trying to fix these
> > problems.
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
> >> applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These
> >> include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
> >> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
> >> VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>
> >> runner50 wrote:
> >>> Outlook is not installed. Only Outlook Express.
> >>>
> >>> I tried the steps below but still have a problem. When I go to Set
> >>> Program
> >>> Access and Default, it won't change. It remains on "Use my current
> >>> email
> >>> program." It won't change to Outlook Express. In fact, nothing can be
> >>> changed. I tried changing to Windows Media Player as my default media
> >>> player. But it remains on "use my current media player." I tried
> >>> restarting after making the changes and still no luck.
> >>>
> >>> "PA Bear" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Is MS Outlook also installed?
> >>>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>>
> >>>> DefaultMail v2.1
> >>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
> >>>> --
> >>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
> >>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
> >>>>
> >>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> runner50 wrote:
> >>>>> I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get
> >>>>> this:
> >>>>> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not
> >>>>> have
> >>>>> the appropiate permissions to access this item."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
> >>>>> webpage
> >>>>> and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not
> >>>>> perform
> >>>>> the operation because the default mail client is not properly
> >>>>> installed."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default
> >>>>> client.
> >>>>> Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble
> >>>>> then
> >>>>> it't
> >>>>> worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
> >>>>> solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.
>
>

Thanks very much for this feedback.

Keep that email handy as you may need to repeat those steps after installing
any further Cumulative Security Updates for IE (usually released every 2
months).

Or totally disable all ZA modules and enable the Windows Firewall before
installing updates.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


runner50 wrote:
> I emailed ZA support and they sent me a solution that appears to have
> worked. The Read Mail command now works and I have no mailto problems. I
> will share the response below to any who have ZA. Thanks PA BEAR for your
> help.
>
> From ZA:
>
> I understand that your settings are not working correctly. - I apologize
> for any inconvenience that this issue may be causing you.
>
> There may be a problem with your TrueVector service. ZoneAlarm is
> dependent
> on its TrueVector service to function properly. You may need to refresh
> the
> files associated with this service, especially after a networking change,
> OS
> change, or ZoneAlarm update. To repair this problem, please follow these
> steps.
>
> 1. Reboot your system into Safe Mode. The method is determined by your OS
> but normally either pressing F8 at the beep, or holding the control key
> during boot up works. For more information on rebooting in Safe Mode,
> click
> Start, then Help. Click the Search tab, and type in SAFE MODE.
>
> 2. Open the Internet Logs directory be c:\windows\internet logs Press CTRL
> on your keyboard and hit F.We will do 3 searches,
>
> Search *.LDB and erase all that it finds.
> Search *.RDB and erase all that it finds.
> Search *.TMP and erase all that it finds.
>
> 3. Empty your Recycle Bin.
>
> 4. Reboot your system.
>
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> Try ZA Support or ZA support forums.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> runner50 wrote:
>>> I shut down ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus. Now when I click the Read Mail icon,
>>> it
>>> DOES go to Outlook Express. But I stil can't get the settings to
>>> "stick"
>>> on
>>> Set Program Access and Default. I turned ZA back on and now the Read
>>> Mail
>>> does not go to Outlook Express. I'm just an intermediate user at best
>>> and
>>> don't really know where to look in ZoneAlarm or any of the Spyware stuff
>>> (I
>>> have Spybot, Ad Adware, SpyWareBlaster, CounterSpy and AVG Anti-Spyware)
>>> to
>>> make adjustments. PDF files are also having problems opening (I have
>>> Adobe
>>> Reader 8.1). You would think IE would work with these programs to
>>> adjust
>>> stuff like this. At first I thought it was a problem within XP Pro.
>>> When
>>> I
>>> had IE 6. none of these problems existed. It's very frustrating.
>>>
>>> I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts to help. If you
>>> have
>>> any other suggestions, I'll continue to plug away trying to fix these
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" wrote:
>>>
>>>> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
>>>> applications may be disallowing the change(s) from "sticking". These
>>>> include but are not limited to Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
>>>> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, Norton AntiVirus, McAfee
>>>> VirusScan and/or Antispyware, and Zone Alarm (Free and Pro).
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>>>
>>>> runner50 wrote:
>>>>> Outlook is not installed. Only Outlook Express.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried the steps below but still have a problem. When I go to Set
>>>>> Program
>>>>> Access and Default, it won't change. It remains on "Use my current
>>>>> email
>>>>> program." It won't change to Outlook Express. In fact, nothing can
>>>>> be
>>>>> changed. I tried changing to Windows Media Player as my default media
>>>>> player. But it remains on "use my current media player." I tried
>>>>> restarting after making the changes and still no luck.
>>>>>
>>>>> "PA Bear" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Is MS Outlook also installed?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DefaultMail v2.1
>>>>>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultmail.htm
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> runner50 wrote:
>>>>>>> I just added the Read Mail button. But when I click on it, I get
>>>>>>> this:
>>>>>>> "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> the appropiate permissions to access this item."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Another problem I'm having with IE 7 is also mailto. When I view a
>>>>>>> webpage
>>>>>>> and click the email icon to send the page, I get this: "Could not
>>>>>>> perform
>>>>>>> the operation because the default mail client is not properly
>>>>>>> installed."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I checked my default settings and Outlook Express is my default
>>>>>>> client.
>>>>>>> Everything was fine until recently. It seems IE 7 is more trouble
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> it't
>>>>>>> worth. I'm thinking of just going with Firefox. If anyone has any
>>>>>>> solutions to the above 2 problems, I'd really appreciate it.