You're welcome. Thanks for your feedback.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"craighanoch" <craighanoch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2BA6F515-6C35-4C17-AA4F-8B77E4A69D98@microsoft.com...
> many thanks. upgraded to the latest version and that fixed it.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> It's a failure of Thunderbird to register properly with the OS.
>> Try uninstalling and reinstalling Thunderbird.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>>
>>
>> "craighanoch" <craighanoch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F83A8896-1BBA-4FEF-B869-A6823B4A60E3@microsoft.com...
>> > After installing Office 2003 on a Dell 1330 with Vista Home Premium, the
>> > default mail tool changed, of course, from Thunderbird to Outlook. I
>> > uninstalled Outlook, and the default email tool changed to Windows Mail.
>> >
>> > I have tried using the Default Programs control panel and other means to
>> > change the default email tool back to Thunderbird, to no avail. Each time it
>> > starts it asks me whether I want Thunderbird to be the default. Each time I
>> > click yes, but the setting doesn't hold.
>> >
>> > I have gone through all the usual steps to define Thunderbird as the
>> > default. In Windows Mail, the option to change it so that it is not the
>> > default is mysteriously grayed out.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions how to get around this? Windows Mail seems more like a virus
>> > to me than a legitimate piece of software. It doesn't even show up in the
>> > list of Windows services, so I can't even turn it off!
>> >
>> > What's so weird about this is that it all worked fine until I installed
>> > Office 2003 ... now, I can't change the default mail tool.
>> >
>> > And, yes, I am signed in as admin.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Craig
>> >
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