default mail client

[vistaheights]

I recently purchased a new computer with Office installed. I use Outlook
Express as my email program. In attempting to address envelopes I follow the
path to the envelope wizard in Word and request an address by clicking on the
address book icon. At that point I get a message that says, "Either there is
no default mail client of the current client cannot fulfill the messaging
request. Please run M. Outlook and set it as the default mail client. When I
click the OK button another box comes up that says: "Logon failed. You must
log on to M. Exchange to access your address book. Error code: unspecified
error."

I've gone to Outlook and under Options I haven't found a specific setting
for default mail client. I really don't want to use Outlook, I got along fine
with Outlook Express with my previous computer and would like to resume that
use. I'm stumped, can't find anything anywhere to get this straightened out.
Thanks for your help. Jim

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

If you do not want to use Outlook, then you will not be able to integrate
with Word. Outlook Express is not part of the Office suite.

 

[vistaheights]

Is this a change from previous systems? I'm trying to do exactly what I used
to do with my older machine which was running Windows and Office 2000.

Plus, when I went to Outlook, Tools, Options, General it already was set as
the default mail handler. I just want to be able to access something in order
to print my envelope addresses. Is that too much to ask?

Don't mean to be snarky. Thanks for your help.

Jim

If you do not want to use Outlook, then you will not be able to integrate
with Word. Outlook Express is not part of the Office suite.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I recently purchased a new computer with Office installed. I use Outlook
Express as my email program. In attempting to address envelopes I follow
the
path to the envelope wizard in Word and request an address by clicking on
the
address book icon. At that point I get a message that says, "Either there
is
no default mail client of the current client cannot fulfill the messaging
request. Please run M. Outlook and set it as the default mail client. When
I
click the OK button another box comes up that says: "Logon failed. You
must
log on to M. Exchange to access your address book. Error code: unspecified
error."

I've gone to Outlook and under Options I haven't found a specific setting
for default mail client. I really don't want to use Outlook, I got along
fine
with Outlook Express with my previous computer and would like to resume
that
use. I'm stumped, can't find anything anywhere to get this straightened
out.
Thanks for your help. Jim

 

[vistaheights]

Clearly you understand this stuff better than I do. I'm getting pretty
frustrated with this all. I don't see what printing addresses on envelopes
has to do with the internet. I don't understand why you say the path I
mentioned doesn't exist because it does. It clearly doesn't do what I want it
to do but it's there. When I go to Internet options I see where I can make
Outlook the default but then will I have to use this for my email as well or
will OE still handle that?

All of this worked for me with my old computer so I don't understand what's
going on.

I do appreciate your help with this, BTW. Hope I'll be able to make it all
happen before I go nuts

Jim

Not a change at all. OE has never been able to provide the data source for a
mail merge with Word.
No current version of Outlook even has the path you mention.
Default mail program is set in Control Panel > Internet Options > Programs.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Is this a change from previous systems? I'm trying to do exactly what I
used
to do with my older machine which was running Windows and Office 2000.

Plus, when I went to Outlook, Tools, Options, General it already was set
as
the default mail handler. I just want to be able to access something in
order
to print my envelope addresses. Is that too much to ask?

Don't mean to be snarky. Thanks for your help.

Jim

If you do not want to use Outlook, then you will not be able to integrate
with Word. Outlook Express is not part of the Office suite.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I recently purchased a new computer with Office installed. I use Outlook
Express as my email program. In attempting to address envelopes I
follow
the
path to the envelope wizard in Word and request an address by clicking
on
the
address book icon. At that point I get a message that says, "Either
there
is
no default mail client of the current client cannot fulfill the
messaging
request. Please run M. Outlook and set it as the default mail client.
When
I
click the OK button another box comes up that says: "Logon failed. You
must
log on to M. Exchange to access your address book. Error code:
unspecified
error."

I've gone to Outlook and under Options I haven't found a specific
setting
for default mail client. I really don't want to use Outlook, I got
along
fine
with Outlook Express with my previous computer and would like to resume
that
use. I'm stumped, can't find anything anywhere to get this straightened
out.
Thanks for your help. Jim