Open Outlook/Tools/Options/Other
- uncheck the item to make it the default client
- close Outlook
- uninstall Outlook
- use the Windows available options(IE, Windows) and/or the preferred email client to set the default email client.

If you have Microsoft Update set to download and install automatically, and Outlook is still installed...repeat the above after
each and every an Outlook Junk Mail filter update or until you uninstall Outlook or change your mind to use Outlook.(there is no
way around an Outlook update reclaiming the default setting).

I'm in the other boat..I use WLM for Hotmail accounts, but Outlook(OL) is my preferred email client for Pop3 personal and business
use. I prefer it's superior capability for email, calender, tasks, notes, reminders, etc and quite comfortable with it remaining
the default client.

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...winston
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"Andy" <Andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5C56F9E1-461B-4931-8D55-6A0ED6B2E477@microsoft.com...
> NONE of these options worked...
> When I try to send a pic, it comes up in Microsoft Office Outlook...even tho
> I set the default to WIN MAIL....I cannot send and receive a pic to WIN
> MAIL..it ends up in Outlook....But I can send a written message to and from
> WIN MAIL...
>
> HELP- this is driving me nuts!!!!!!!!!!
>
> "Andy" wrote:
>
>> I have ALL of the above...I NORMALLY use Outlook Express for my email and it
>> is synched as WIN MAIL which is what I have been using for over a yr..
>>
>> Just downloaded Office 2007 and up pops Mircosoft Office Outlook and it
>> wants to be my MAIL program..I HATE this as it has messed up all photos that
>> I am trying to send etc and I want to JUST USE OUTLOOK EXPRESS/WIN MAIL as
>> my mail programs...
>>
>> HOW to do I get rid of Mico.Office Outlook and go back to using WIN
>> MAIL/Outlook Express and STILL be able to used OFFICE 2007 as I need Office
>> 2007 for excel,word etc....
>>
>> HELP --I am going crazy........