I use to be able to click an email adress on a website, as in the contact info for that site, and it would automatically take me to my outlook page and allow me to send an email.I used my verizon account as my default. Here lately it hasn't been opening and when I click an email address it tells me it can;t open the module for that program. I tried to change my default to my hotmail account which is were I would rather it go and that didn;t work either...Any suggestions on how to fix this?? I have windows xp and outlook express 6..Also when i go into outlook it tells me that it can't gain connection w/ my hotmail accoutn even though I have all the info entered...Thanks for the help!!!

you changed the default via internet explorer correct?

No how do I do that???

go into Internet explorer

then go to tools>internet options>programs>then change the email drop down list

I changed it to hotmail but when I go into outlook it gives me this error..Also when I try to synhjronize it it gives me the same error..

Thanks alot for helping but what else am I doing wrong?? Here are some screen shots, 1st is of the error, 2nd is of internet explorer to check my settings and 3rd is outlook to check my settings...Thanks...oh and I have cable if that matters for my connection...
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You want it set to Outlook Express if you are going to use OUTLOOK to send the email regardless of the email provider. If its set to hotmail, it is going to launch your browser window and ask you to log into hotmail.

As for Outlook express not syncing, im useless since I use normal Outlook.

Thanks I changed that....I don't know either b/c it keeps telling me that error..Part of it is fixed b/c now I can click on the link that says contact us on websites and my outlook opens, b4 it wouldn't....Thanks for the help!!!

anyone know how to get rid of the error msg I get when I open outlook express???

http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020512a.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/setup.asp

I think part of your problem was that regular email accounts through isps are POP3 and your trying to download email from HTTP . There is a spot in preferences where you select which type of server you are connecting to, for hotmail you need to select the HTTP .

I hope this helps

Thanks man I will try that.. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

I found my problem...My windows messenger is setup for it but I use my MSN messenger....So since I have 2 it won;t allow my msn messenger to run it until I get rid of the windows mesenger...

How do I get rid of the windows msngr??? It isn't in the add/remove, or in my program files, but when I click on a certain tab in OE it shows up at the bottom next to my msn msngr.....

click on "add/remove windows componets" in the add/remove programs window

Well thanks but that didn't do it either..I still get the error even after changeing everything...My verizon/dsl one worked and I never set it up...I wonder why I can't get msn to work on it???

no no no. go into c:\winnt\inf (windows 2000) or c:\windows\inf (windows xp) and open "sysoc.inf" and scroll through the list. look for
"msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7"
delete the hide so it looks like this:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
File --> Save

now go to add remove progs --> add/remove windows components, and you should see a second "msn messenger" with a odd icon next to it. NOW you can remove it. Also, go to start --> run and type "msconfig" and go to the startup tab. look for msmsgs and uncheck it. If you feel confident, look in there for anything else that doesn't need to start when you turn on your comp... AIM.... etc etc.