Hkeylocalmachine Software Clients Mail Default Program Associations

Sep 08, 2017  I know how to set the default e-mail client. My question is: when I set the default client to 'Mail', why isn't the registry key 'Computer HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Clients Mail' set to 'Mail' as the default client? It shows 'Microsoft Outlook' even after I switch the default client to 'Mail.' I too have had this problem. When I get to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Clients Mail Microsoft Outlook, I R-Click on it and see the following: (default) Value not set MSIApplicationLCID MICROSOFT/OFFICE12/OUTLOOK.

Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 will prompt you when starting to set as the default mail client if they are not already configured as such however if you checked the 'Don't ask me this again' box you cannot display this dialog. To force Outlook 98 and 2000 to check type the following: C: > 'c: program files microsoft office office outlook.exe' /checkclient Click Yes to the 'Outlook is not currently your default manager for Mail and News. Would you like to register Outlook as the default manager?' Displayed message.

Here is the full error message: 'There is no email program associated to perform the requested action. Please install an email program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel' Observations: 1. Outlook 2007 is my email program and all associations shown in Default Programs appear to be correct.

This appears in the taskbar every few moments and is more of an annoyance rather than any functional problem 3. The message seems to be generated by the Windows Search Protocol Host 4. The issue first appeared after I reinstalled Office 2007 due to a problem with the MSOCache folder Unsuccessful attempts to fix: 1. Ended Search Protocol Host processes in Task Manager 2. Instrukciya po dejstviyam vo vremya chs 1. Ran Office Diagnostics 3. Repaired Office 2007 4.

Deleted HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Clients Mail Microsoft Outlook (key simply reappeared) 5. Removed Windows 10 Mail/Calendar App I am out of ideas and, as always, I appreciate any suggestions from this high quality forum. Regards, John. Hello Dalchina, Thank you for your thoughtful response. My indexing options for eml files are set exactly like your image. However, indexing options for pst files (yes, that is the file type used by Outlook to store messages, etc.) are set to index file properties only. I wonder it that should be set to index properties AND file contents?

Of note is that the search function within Outlook seems to work just fine; however, I don't know if new massages are being properly indexed. Also of note is that my list of default programs does not identify ANY email program (yours shows Thunderbird). The Windows 10 Mail App did appear here before I removed it. This may be the root cause. Should Outlook appear in this list?

In 'Set Program Access and Computer Defaults', use my current e-mail program is ticked. I wonder it that should be set to index properties AND file contents? That wouldn't be appropriate until you have a program associated with it. If anything, you'd want to deselect indexing of this lacking an email program if you wanted to see if this is related to your message, just for test purposes. My guess is it's something else. Bear in mind there's also this: and mailto You might find that setting Mail as default initially stops the messages.