[orracle]

I know how to set the default e-mail client. I know that Thunderbird is my default.

But since the last Microsoft update every time I try to send mail from a Microsoft application I get the message "Either there is no default mail client or the default client cannot fulfill the messaging request. Please run Microsoft Office Outlook and set it as the default mail client".

No. I don't want Outlook!! This used to work just fine. I have checked every setting I can think of and T-bird is always listed as the default.

Suggestions?

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XP does not hate Thunderbird.

This is typical Microsoft behaviour, the same thing happens with MSN Messenger which insists on opening every email link you click on in Internet Explorer regardless of whether you have Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome as the default.

You need to specify which Microsoft applications you're running when you want to email from them, please.

[Neil Jones]

XP does not hate Thunderbird.

This is typical Microsoft behaviour, the same thing happens with MSN Messenger which insists on opening every email link you click on in Internet Explorer regardless of whether you have Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome as the default.

You need to specify which Microsoft applications you're running when you want to email from them, please.

[orracle]

I know that--I was just being snarky.

I tried e-mailing from Excel and from IE. IE's 6 & 7 had no problem with T-bard but 8 apparently does.

[Broni]

# Click Start, and then click Run.
# In the Open box, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
# In Registry Editor, locate the following subkey in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail
# If there is Microsoft Outlook sub-key present, delete it.
# Click Yes.
# Quit Registry Editor.

[orracle]

Tried that. Same error message.

[Broni]

At HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\Mail what is listed as (default) program?

[orracle]

Mozilla Thunderbird is listed as the default mail program

[Broni]

I suggest, you go back to IE7.

[orracle]

Great idea. How do I get rid of IE8?

[Broni]

When you uninstall IE8 through Add\Remove, it'll revert to IE7.

[Broni]

All I can say, you're not the only one having issues with IE8. Dump it.