Error msg: " either there is no default mail client or the current

Cont..... mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run
Microsoft outlook and set it as the default mail client"

After installing IE7, I now get the above error msg constantly while surfing
the net. I don't even have Microsoft office outlook installed on the
computer! I have gone to internet options and set outlook express as the
default, but it does NO good! Can't uninstall office outlook because it was
never on the computer?

Please advise how to get rid of this annoying thing? Thanks!

Please post this issue to the IE General newsgroup -
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US
Thanks !

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Nuggetau wrote:

> Cont..... mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run
> Microsoft outlook and set it as the default mail client"
>
> After installing IE7, I now get the above error msg constantly while surfing
> the net. I don't even have Microsoft office outlook installed on the
> computer! I have gone to internet options and set outlook express as the
> default, but it does NO good! Can't uninstall office outlook because it was
> never on the computer?
>
> Please advise how to get rid of this annoying thing? Thanks!

Go to Start>Run and type:
"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /reg
(with the quotes and a space before /reg).
Click OK.

If that doesn't work, try the NG recommended by MowGreen.

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"Nuggetau" <> wrote in message
news:CC06E743-12AC-439D-A8B2-...
| Cont..... mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run
| Microsoft outlook and set it as the default mail client"
|
| After installing IE7, I now get the above error msg constantly while surfing
| the net. I don't even have Microsoft office outlook installed on the
| computer! I have gone to internet options and set outlook express as the
| default, but it does NO good! Can't uninstall office outlook because it was
| never on the computer?
|
| Please advise how to get rid of this annoying thing? Thanks!

The registry edit didn't work, so I will take it to the place you recommend.
Thanks

"Nuggetau" wrote:

> Cont..... mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run
> Microsoft outlook and set it as the default mail client"
>
> After installing IE7, I now get the above error msg constantly while surfing
> the net. I don't even have Microsoft office outlook installed on the
> computer! I have gone to internet options and set outlook express as the
> default, but it does NO good! Can't uninstall office outlook because it was
> never on the computer?
>
> Please advise how to get rid of this annoying thing? Thanks!

To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.

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

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

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


Nuggetau wrote:
> Cont..... mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run
> Microsoft outlook and set it as the default mail client"
>
> After installing IE7, I now get the above error msg constantly while
> surfing
> the net. I don't even have Microsoft office outlook installed on the
> computer! I have gone to internet options and set outlook express as the
> default, but it does NO good! Can't uninstall office outlook because it
> was
> never on the computer?
>
> Please advise how to get rid of this annoying thing? Thanks!