crp Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 How can I set the default email program to NULL/nothing ?Out of the box , that seems to be the default but I can not see how to get it back to that state even after I uninstalled an email program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anykey Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 crp, in Win 7 use the Search box and type: Type [pun intended].Select Associate a file typeand use the Windows app to change your program.Alternatively try FileTypesManGeddit here:FileTypesMan v1.60 - File Types Manager for WindowsDunno if it will do the job, but worth a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) How can I set the default email program to NULL/nothing ?Out of the box , that seems to be the default but I can not see how to get it back to that state even after I uninstalled an email program.Windows Live Mail should be the default program for Windows 7 operating systems. If the 3rd party app did not uninstall itself fully, then you might have to edit the registry by hand. I've never run into this problem before on a Win 7 system so I can't say for sure. For starters, why don't you click on:Start | All Programs > Default Programs > Set Default programs.This will give you some indication as to what program is set to default within the registry. Edited March 30, 2011 by Tushman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Windows 7 does not include an email program. That's perhaps why his was set to null.I guess the trick is to not install any email program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Windows 7 does not include an email program. That's perhaps why his was set to null.I guess the trick is to not install any email program.I'm not so sure about that. Windows Live Mail is included on some computers by default.http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows...or-windows-mail------------------------------------------------Crp, see if this link is of any use to you.http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html Edited March 30, 2011 by Tushman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tushman Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Windows 7 does not include an email program. That's perhaps why his was set to null.I guess the trick is to not install any email program.Just to expand on my previous comment, there may be some XP users who are led to believe there's no default program for Windows 7 due to the absence of Outlook Express.Outlook Express is being phased out. When Vista was released, Microsoft included "Windows Mail" - which is the e-mail client program that replaced OE. Since the release of Windows 7, "Windows Mail" has been replaced with "Windows Live Mail". Microsoft is trying to focus the user web experience by rolling several suites into one called "Windows Live Essentials" and "Windows Live Mail" is just one part of it. You can download Windows Live Essentials here. Although I've never had a need to do so, it seems possible you can download just the mail component separately. Edited March 30, 2011 by Tushman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 I thought I posted my resolution to the matter but evidently not.anyway, i went into the registry found the reference to the email client and deleted the key.Yes, it gave me dire warnings about deleting the key, but I knew it was NULL when I started using Win7 (it was an upgrade over XP btw) and I am now back to where I was before as far as the email goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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