Can't enable Outlook Express to send emails off websites, or to send pictures and videos without making it my default program. Want to continue using Google as my default email program. Any way to add Outlook as a secondary choice right in the email screen?

The last Windows version to use Outlook Express was XP. By Google, do you mean Gmail? I don't know if this will work or not since Gmail is not an e-mail client, but you can try.How to Set Your Default Email to Gmailhttp://www.ehow.com/how_5151392_set-default-email-gmail.htmlBruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]

IE will only use the default e-mail program to send web pages (or parts of web pages) or links from the Send To e-mail option. There's no way to add a secondary e-mail "default" or option. However, there are several different defaults for the default programs (it's not "all or nothing"). I've never tried this before (as I'm satisfied with Outlook as the default for all e-mail options), but it's possible it might work. I'm not certain, but there is no risk and things can be returned back to the current situation if we don't like the outcome for any reason.But you can try this. Go to Tools / Internet Options / Programs / Set Programs / Set Program Access and Computer defaults. In the section for e-mail check the box to enable Outlook Express (but don't push the button to make it the default). Click OK. Now go to set your Default Programs and you should see Outlook Express as one of the options along with Google. Click on Google and then Choose Defaults for this program. You should see a protocol called Mail To described as URL:Mail to Protocol. Uncheck this option click Save and then go to Outlook Express and find the same entry and check that option and Save. Reboot. Then check if IE uses OE for sending e-mails. If so, check Google to confirm that it is functioning properly and that the change did nothing to how it works or operates than what we were trying to change. If IE still uses Google (still won't use OE) then I do not know how to make it work without changing the entire default and you should probably change things back to the way they were just in case.I don't know if this will work (I'm guessing a bit here), but I believe that will change the default for IE's Send To email feature from Google to Outlook Express. The thing is, I'm not sure what else it might change so you should be prepared to change things back if there are unintended and unwanted consequences other than what was attempted (or if what was attempted didn't work anyway). But it is the only thing I can come up with to even try and I think it's worth a shot. If it doesn't work or it changes other things with Google and/or Outlook Express that you didn't want to happen, then simply changing the defaults back to the original settings should return things to normal.I hope this helps.Good luck!Lorien - MCSE/MCSA/Network+/A+ --- If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:59:03 +0000, Query Needing Answers wrote:Can't enable Outlook Express to send emails off websites,You're asking an Outlook Express question in a Windows Vista form.Outlook Express doesn't run under Vista. Windows XP was the lastversion it ran under. or to send pictures and videos without making it my default program.  Want to continue using Google as my default email program. Google is not an e-mail program. Perhaps you mean GMail, not Google.But even if you mean GMail, GMail is an e-mail service, not an e-mailprogram. You can access GMail from any web browser you use or from anye-mail program.Any way to add Outlook as a secondary choice right in the email screen?Outlook? You've mentioned Outlook Express and "google," and now youmention Outlook (which is a very different program from OutlookExpress). It's very hard to follow what you're talking about. Pleaseclarify what program(s) you are concerned with.Ken Blake