"Fred" <notme@parachute.net.uk> wrote in message
news:42d61607$1@clear.net.nz...
Open Windows Notepad. (Start, run, notepad, enter)
Copy and paste EVERYTHING between the double-dash lines below into Notepad
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express]
"DLLPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65, 00,6d,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,\
76,00,65,00,25,00,5c,00,50,00,52,00,4f,00,47,00,52 ,00,41,00,7e,00,31,00,5c,\
00,4f,00,55,00,54,00,4c,00,4f,00,4f,00,7e,00,31,00 ,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,6f,00,\
65,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
@="Outlook Express"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\Envelope]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\Envelope\CLSID]
@="{A08AF898-C2A3-11d1-BE23-00C04FA31009}"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\Envelope\CurVer]
@="OutlookExpress.Envelope.1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\InstallInfo]
"ReinstallCommand"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00, 74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,\
00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00 ,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,\
5c,00,73,00,68,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,65 ,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,20,00,4f,00,43,00,49,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00 ,6c,00,6c,00,52,00,65,00,\
69,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00,6c,00,6c,00,4f,00,45 ,00,00,00
"HideIconsCommand"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00, 74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,\
00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00 ,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,\
5c,00,73,00,68,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,65 ,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,20,00,4f,00,43,00,49,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00 ,6c,00,6c,00,48,00,69,00,\
64,00,65,00,4f,00,45,00,00,00
"ShowIconsCommand"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00, 74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,\
00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00 ,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,\
5c,00,73,00,68,00,6d,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,74,00,65 ,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,\
00,20,00,4f,00,43,00,49,00,6e,00,73,00,74,00,61,00 ,6c,00,6c,00,53,00,68,00,\
6f,00,77,00,4f,00,45,00,00,00
"IconsVisible"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\Protocols]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\Protocols\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"EditFlags"=hex:02,00,00,00
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook
Express\Protocols\mailto\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00 ,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00,6f,00 ,6f,00,6b,00,20,00,45,00,\
78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,4d,00,53 ,00,49,00,4d,00,4e,00,2e,\
00,45,00,58,00,45,00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook
Express\Protocols\mailto\shell]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook
Express\Protocols\mailto\shell\open]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook
Express\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00 ,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00 ,6f,00,6f,00,6b,00,20,00,\
45,00,78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,4d ,00,53,00,49,00,4d,00,4e,\
00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,6d,00 ,61,00,69,00,6c,00,75,00,\
72,00,6c,00,3a,00,25,00,31,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\shell]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook Express\shell\open]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\Outlook
Express\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00 ,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00 ,6f,00,6f,00,6b,00,20,00,\
45,00,78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,4d ,00,53,00,49,00,4d,00,4e,\
00,2e,00,45,00,58,00,45,00,22,00,00,00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\Mail]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.MAPIMail]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.MAPIMail]
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Save that notepad file to your desktop with the name 'mailfix.reg'.
Double-click on that file (mailfix.reg) to install the file. Reboot.
With any luck that will clear up the "send to mail recipient" problem, and
possibly the other as well (if they are caused by the same error.)