Send to Mail command doesn't work.

I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP Professional
x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to mail
recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file attached.
I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now when
I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.

I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't clear
if that problem applied to Office 2007.

Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!

- Ryan

Unfortunately, what you're trying to do won't work. What you _can_ do is set
up email using Outlook Express as well, so that Send To Mail can work with
it. You can still use Outlook 2k7 as your primary mail reader.

The issue is that Outlook is a 32-bit program(both 2k3 and 2k7), and the
SendTo is an Explorer extension, so 64-bit. A 64-bit DLL can't call a 32-bit
EXE, which is what would have to happen here. It can only call a 64-bit one.
Since Outlook Express is a 64-bit application (as is Windows Mail on Vista
64), that's your only real workaround. That or loading a separate 32-bit
Explorer window - see my blog way back around the time of XP x64's release,
or search on WinZip and you should find the steps for that workaround.

--
Charlie.
"Ryan K" <Ryan > wrote in message
news2B49F64-6CE1-4F95-AAFB-...
> I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP
> Professional
> x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to
> mail
> recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file
> attached.
> I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
> opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now
> when
> I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
>
> I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't
> clear
> if that problem applied to Office 2007.
>
> Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
>
> - Ryan

Thanks Charlie! Unfortunately you've confirmed my fears, but I do really
appreciate the thorough and rapid response!

Thanks Charlie. I accept your information as true and factual.

However, this is totally LAME. MS Office is a major app, of their own
design, and MS could certainly find a way to make this work instead of just
leaving everyone hanging. To me this is a problem and MS's failure to
address this issue is very disappointing.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Unfortunately, what you're trying to do won't work. What you _can_ do is set
> up email using Outlook Express as well, so that Send To Mail can work with
> it. You can still use Outlook 2k7 as your primary mail reader.
>
> The issue is that Outlook is a 32-bit program(both 2k3 and 2k7), and the
> SendTo is an Explorer extension, so 64-bit. A 64-bit DLL can't call a 32-bit
> EXE, which is what would have to happen here. It can only call a 64-bit one.
> Since Outlook Express is a 64-bit application (as is Windows Mail on Vista
> 64), that's your only real workaround. That or loading a separate 32-bit
> Explorer window - see my blog way back around the time of XP x64's release,
> or search on WinZip and you should find the steps for that workaround.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> "Ryan K" <Ryan > wrote in message
> news2B49F64-6CE1-4F95-AAFB-...
> > I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP
> > Professional
> > x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to
> > mail
> > recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file
> > attached.
> > I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
> > opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> > Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now
> > when
> > I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
> >
> > I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> > compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't
> > clear
> > if that problem applied to Office 2007.
> >
> > Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
> >
> > - Ryan
>
>

It is what it is. Keep in mind that MS operating systems are NOT the same
people, resources or budgets that MS applications are. And neither the EU
nor the US DOJ are likely to even THINK of allowing them to be any closer.

The limitation on how this stuff works in inherent in the decision (a wise
one for a whole host of reasons), that doesn't allow a 64-bit application
(Windows Explorer) to make an in-process call to a 32-bit DLL (and
vice-versa). To get this to work, the Office team would have to write a
64-bit DLL for their legacy application. That's just not going to happen.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"David Wheelock" <David > wrote in message
news:BCA4E52C-4653-41C3-AF6B-...
> Thanks Charlie. I accept your information as true and factual.
>
> However, this is totally LAME. MS Office is a major app, of their own
> design, and MS could certainly find a way to make this work instead of
> just
> leaving everyone hanging. To me this is a problem and MS's failure to
> address this issue is very disappointing.
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, what you're trying to do won't work. What you _can_ do is
>> set
>> up email using Outlook Express as well, so that Send To Mail can work
>> with
>> it. You can still use Outlook 2k7 as your primary mail reader.
>>
>> The issue is that Outlook is a 32-bit program(both 2k3 and 2k7), and the
>> SendTo is an Explorer extension, so 64-bit. A 64-bit DLL can't call a
>> 32-bit
>> EXE, which is what would have to happen here. It can only call a 64-bit
>> one.
>> Since Outlook Express is a 64-bit application (as is Windows Mail on
>> Vista
>> 64), that's your only real workaround. That or loading a separate 32-bit
>> Explorer window - see my blog way back around the time of XP x64's
>> release,
>> or search on WinZip and you should find the steps for that workaround.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> "Ryan K" <Ryan > wrote in message
>> news2B49F64-6CE1-4F95-AAFB-...
>> > I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP
>> > Professional
>> > x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to
>> > mail
>> > recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file
>> > attached.
>> > I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows
>> > kept
>> > opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
>> > Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now
>> > when
>> > I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
>> >
>> > I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
>> > compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't
>> > clear
>> > if that problem applied to Office 2007.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
>> >
>> > - Ryan
>>
>>

This is hard to believe that Novell was able to master this but Microsoft on
thier own OS can not? We had Novell Groupwise installed it was 32bit but when
our company upgraded to OFFICE 2007 this feature stopped working.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Unfortunately, what you're trying to do won't work. What you _can_ do is set
> up email using Outlook Express as well, so that Send To Mail can work with
> it. You can still use Outlook 2k7 as your primary mail reader.
>
> The issue is that Outlook is a 32-bit program(both 2k3 and 2k7), and the
> SendTo is an Explorer extension, so 64-bit. A 64-bit DLL can't call a 32-bit
> EXE, which is what would have to happen here. It can only call a 64-bit one.
> Since Outlook Express is a 64-bit application (as is Windows Mail on Vista
> 64), that's your only real workaround. That or loading a separate 32-bit
> Explorer window - see my blog way back around the time of XP x64's release,
> or search on WinZip and you should find the steps for that workaround.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> "Ryan K" <Ryan > wrote in message
> news2B49F64-6CE1-4F95-AAFB-...
> > I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP
> > Professional
> > x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to
> > mail
> > recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file
> > attached.
> > I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
> > opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> > Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now
> > when
> > I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
> >
> > I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> > compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't
> > clear
> > if that problem applied to Office 2007.
> >
> > Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
> >
> > - Ryan
>
>

Creat a shortcut to your app in the ( C:\Documents and Settings\"user name
here"\SendTo\ ) folder.

I created a shortcut to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
Office\Office12\outlook.exe" in the send to folder because the right click
send to "mail recipient" did not work.
Now I right-click file(s) send to "Outlook". It opens up a new mail message
with the attachments ready to send.


I also deleted the "Mail Recipient.MAPIMail" file. You don't need to delete
it. I don't need it.

Hope this help you all..............RNASNSMN

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"Ryan K" wrote:

> I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP Professional
> x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to mail
> recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file attached.
> I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
> opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now when
> I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
>
> I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't clear
> if that problem applied to Office 2007.
>
> Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
>
> - Ryan

Nice suggestion! Worked great for me!

"RNASNSMN" wrote:

> Creat a shortcut to your app in the ( C:\Documents and Settings\"user name
> here"\SendTo\ ) folder.
>
> I created a shortcut to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
> Office\Office12\outlook.exe" in the send to folder because the right click
> send to "mail recipient" did not work.
> Now I right-click file(s) send to "Outlook". It opens up a new mail message
> with the attachments ready to send.
>
>
> I also deleted the "Mail Recipient.MAPIMail" file. You don't need to delete
> it. I don't need it.
>
> Hope this help you all..............RNASNSMN
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Ryan K" wrote:
>
> > I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP Professional
> > x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to mail
> > recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file attached.
> > I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
> > opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> > Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now when
> > I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
> >
> > I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> > compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't clear
> > if that problem applied to Office 2007.
> >
> > Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
> >
> > - Ryan

Excellent Suggestion! Works Great!

"RNASNSMN" wrote:

> Creat a shortcut to your app in the ( C:\Documents and Settings\"user name
> here"\SendTo\ ) folder.
>
> I created a shortcut to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft
> Office\Office12\outlook.exe" in the send to folder because the right click
> send to "mail recipient" did not work.
> Now I right-click file(s) send to "Outlook". It opens up a new mail message
> with the attachments ready to send.
>
>
> I also deleted the "Mail Recipient.MAPIMail" file. You don't need to delete
> it. I don't need it.
>
> Hope this help you all..............RNASNSMN
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Ryan K" wrote:
>
> > I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP Professional
> > x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to mail
> > recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file attached.
> > I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows kept
> > opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> > Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now when
> > I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
> >
> > I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> > compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't clear
> > if that problem applied to Office 2007.
> >
> > Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
> >
> > - Ryan

I'm using Windows 7 x64 with Microsoft Office 2003 32-bit. The "Send To Mail
Recipient.mapimail" does work. I'm not sure if M$ fixed this in the new NT6
(I haven't tried Windows 2008) code but they should write a fix for NT5
(2003, XP).

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> It is what it is. Keep in mind that MS operating systems are NOT the same
> people, resources or budgets that MS applications are. And neither the EU
> nor the US DOJ are likely to even THINK of allowing them to be any closer.
>
> The limitation on how this stuff works in inherent in the decision (a wise
> one for a whole host of reasons), that doesn't allow a 64-bit application
> (Windows Explorer) to make an in-process call to a 32-bit DLL (and
> vice-versa). To get this to work, the Office team would have to write a
> 64-bit DLL for their legacy application. That's just not going to happen.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
> "David Wheelock" <David > wrote in message
> news:BCA4E52C-4653-41C3-AF6B-...
> > Thanks Charlie. I accept your information as true and factual.
> >
> > However, this is totally LAME. MS Office is a major app, of their own
> > design, and MS could certainly find a way to make this work instead of
> > just
> > leaving everyone hanging. To me this is a problem and MS's failure to
> > address this issue is very disappointing.
> >
> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Unfortunately, what you're trying to do won't work. What you _can_ do is
> >> set
> >> up email using Outlook Express as well, so that Send To Mail can work
> >> with
> >> it. You can still use Outlook 2k7 as your primary mail reader.
> >>
> >> The issue is that Outlook is a 32-bit program(both 2k3 and 2k7), and the
> >> SendTo is an Explorer extension, so 64-bit. A 64-bit DLL can't call a
> >> 32-bit
> >> EXE, which is what would have to happen here. It can only call a 64-bit
> >> one.
> >> Since Outlook Express is a 64-bit application (as is Windows Mail on
> >> Vista
> >> 64), that's your only real workaround. That or loading a separate 32-bit
> >> Explorer window - see my blog way back around the time of XP x64's
> >> release,
> >> or search on WinZip and you should find the steps for that workaround.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Charlie.
> >> "Ryan K" <Ryan > wrote in message
> >> news2B49F64-6CE1-4F95-AAFB-...
> >> > I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 on a machine running Windows XP
> >> > Professional
> >> > x64. I would like to be able to right click on a file, select "send to
> >> > mail
> >> > recipient", and have windows open an Outlook message with the file
> >> > attached.
> >> > I selected Microsoft Outlook as my default email client, but Windows
> >> > kept
> >> > opening Outlook Express instead. I then used the "Add/Remove Windows
> >> > Compoents" function in control panel to uninstall Outlook Express. Now
> >> > when
> >> > I try using the "send to mail recipient" comman, nothing happens.
> >> >
> >> > I found an article online that said something about outlook not being
> >> > compatible with the 64 bit version of Windows Explorer, but it wasn't
> >> > clear
> >> > if that problem applied to Office 2007.
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions on a fix would be very welcome!
> >> >
> >> > - Ryan
> >>
> >>
>
>