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Word 2003 and Default Email

I have recently gone to Windows 8.  For my email program I use Incredimail.  I have been trying to make Incredimail the default when I try to send a document from Word.  The program is defaulting to something else.  I assume that it is Outlook.  Is there a fix for this problem?

Thanks,
Harry
Have you set incredimail as the default mail application?

I do not know if incredimail is MAPI compliant as is required to be able to email from within Word, so you may have to create a message in the mail application and attach the Word document to it
Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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Thanks Doug.  Word 2003 found Incredimail when it was installed in Windows XP, so I would think it was compliant.  The problem arose with Windows 8.

Harry

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You may need to make changes similar to the following to the Registry, substituting Incredimail for Windows live mail



To use the Send To option in Office applications with Windows Live Mail, make the following changes to the Window Registry.


Note: Just in case something goes wrong, you should first back up the registry by following the steps in the following article:


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Back-up-the-registry


Now, back to the original issue:


1. Click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Run > Type regedit


2. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Client > Click on Mail


3. Check what appears in the right pane. It should read as below:


   (Default)         REG_SZ         Windows Live Mail


4. If Windows Live Mail does not appear, right click on (Default) and click on Modify and in the Value Data box, type


Windows Live Mail


Note: If you don’t find the Mail item, right click on Client and Click New > Key and rename the key to:


Mail


Once the Mail key is created, right click on Mail > New > String Value. Name the value as:


(Default)


Right click on (Default) and Click Modify. In the Value Data box type


Windows Live Mail


Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
dougrobbinsmvp@gmail.com
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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 307 Applies to: