


SeaMonkey Mail is the email program bundled in Mozilla's Internet Suite.Microsoft Office Outlook is the email program that comes with the Microsoft Office productivity suite.Hotmail is Microsoft's webmail service - it is possible to use browser-based Hotmail as Windows' default email "program".Eudora is Qualcomm's email client (now open-source, through the Penelope project - Thunderbird + Eudora).
#HOW TO SET DEFAULT MAIL CLIENT IN XP WINDOWS#
Courier Email is an standalone email program for Windows.CorelCENTRAL Mail appears once WordPerfect Mail is installed.ACT! 2006 Mail is the email client bundled with the ACT! CRM software, which uses Microsoft Outlook's data and contacts.Any can be set as Windows' default email program ("default mail handler"): Most email applications can be set as Windows' default email client from the email program itself.įor example, the Mulberry email client is not recognized as email program by Windows, and does not appear in the list.Īll email clients listed below are automatically recognized by Windows as valid email programs. If the email program you want to set as the default email program in Windows is not available, check the email client's internal settings and options, or contact the email client vendor. Some email clients (very few) may not be recognized by Windows, which means that they will not show up in the list of candidates available to handle by default emails on Windows. Setting Unrecognized Programs as Windows' Default Email Client In Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Options, and click the Programs tab. Tip: Configuring Windows' default email application can also be done from Internet Explorer's Options dialog. Select Outlook 2003 from the E-mail drop-down, and click OK to validate your choice.Ĭheck the success of the change with this email link: it should open a Outlook 2003 new email window. Under E-mail, all email programs recognized as such by Windows will be listed: Outlook 2003 will be among these if it is installed on your computer. The common Internet program types (including email applications) are listed on the program tabs of the Internet Properties window/dialog. Selecting an Email Program as Windows' Default Email Client If this is the case, simply double-click the Internet Options icon. The Windows Internet Options are also available from Internet Explorer, by going to Tools > Options, and selecting the Programs tab.ĭepending on your Windows settings, the Control Panel may not expand, but instead open the Control Panel window. To the default email client on Windows, go to the Start Menu, choose Control Panel and Internet Options. Setting the Default Email Client on Windows
#HOW TO SET DEFAULT MAIL CLIENT IN XP HOW TO#
If you are using Windows Vista, please see how to set your default email client on Windows Vista. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your default email program in Windows XP. (Both these tutorials will also explain how to set themselves as default mail handler by using Windows' Control Panel.) Set Windows Live Mail as the default Windows email program.Set Thunderbird as the default Windows email program.Set Outlook 2003 as the default email client on Windows.Related - here is how you can set Windows' default email program from within the email client itself:
