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I have XP Home Edition, IE6, and OE 6 installed on my computer. OE 6 is my default mail handler but when I am in IE and choose tools - mail and news - then send a link, it does not take me to OE it takes me to one heck of a link as follows:

http://loginnet.passport.com/digest.srf ... 253b&log=1

At this page it asks for my net passport login? IF I choose "send this page" it sends me to this same link as noted above.

Is there a way to redirect this to OE????

Thanks for your consideration of this problem,

Jerry

Have you tried: IE / Tools / Internet Options / Programs / Specify it there?
brad

Yes I have, it shows Outlook Express as the program to use for e-mail and news. I have looked in the registry and to this point have not found where IE is being redirected to that long link that I originally posted in the problem statement.

I'm a bit confused - are you trying to open a 'mailto' link in OE from IE?

When you have Internet Explorer open and you want to send a link to the page to someone via e-mail and you click on tools and then mail and news on the drop down you should be able to click "send a link" and it would take you to your default e-mail - mine is Outlook Express. When I click on send a link or send a page it takes me to the big old long link that I posted in the original question - not to Outlook Express. IF I go to Internet Options and click on the tab for programs it shows Outlook Express as my mail program - but it sure doesn't go there.

Try running ? Download and update, then run it.
Hope this helps...Let us know.
brad

Thanks for the info Brad,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but I downloaded Spybot and updated it and ran it. It found many problems and I cleaned my PC but the original problem with "send a link" remains the same

Jerry

Have you applied service pack 1? If you haven't you should. If you have, try going to the 'program access and defaults' option on start menu and selecting 'microsoft'.

I tried to do that but it keeps taking my settings back to Custom. It tells me that I do not have a mail default program. I go into Outlook to select it as the default mail service and it is greyed out.

I wonder if I get rid of net messinger and/or Windows Messingerit will fix this problem?????? and if so how do I delete that part of Microsoft.

Hello there,
I have encountered the same problem too.
First I tried to DELETE MY NET.PASSPORT ACOUNT
from: www.passport.net
It didn't work, so I looked for
an alternative solution -

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/send_link.htm

Please notice that you have to make sure
Outlook Express is your default mail program.
(Tools > Option > General > Make Default).

Still, I rather fix the original problem, tell me if you got something.
Cheers Noam.