"cj" <cj@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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>
> Wouldn't you know it I get all the code CMM provided typed into VB and VB
> recognizes everything but when I run it and it gets to
> myMAPISession.SignOn() it brings up:
>
> Setting up Internet Mail
> The Internet Connection Wizard has detected previously installed e-mail
> software.  You can have your Internet mail account settings imported, so
> you can continue to use them with your new mail program.
>
> Then ask me if I want to create a new mail account or import it from
> Microsoft Windows Messaging or Exchange or Outlook
>
> What's up with this?  I have Mozilla Thunderbird as my defualt mail client
> but I also use Outlook (not express) for another email account. Both
> packages work fine and have for almost a year now.  I access the web via
> the company's LAN and it's up and running.
>
> I thought this MAPI was supposed to pull up a new message in my default
> mail program.
>
> Any ideas?

> You mentioned in your other thread that that you resolved this? Also, I
> replied to your questions concerning displaying the Compose window.
>
>
>

"cj" <cj@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> Actually I never solved it, it just went away.  Come to find out what's
> going on is I have Thunderbird, outlook and outlook express all on the pc.
> Thunderbird is set up for one email account and outlook for another and
> outlook express came on the machine and has never been used.  I couldn't
> find anywhere in outlook to set it as the default email program so I'd
> used start/programs/set program access and defaults to change the default
> to what I thought was outlook and it was actually outlook express which
> came up with the internet connection wizard as it was not configured.
>
> I'm trying now to find out more about how the default mail program is
> actually stored.  Seems I have to use IE to make outlook the default
> program.  Makes no sense to me but that's MS.  That program I used called
> "set program access and defaults" which came on my pc only showed outlook
> express and current email program as choices.  It didn't list outlook or
> thunderbird.
>
> I can't even find where to have outlook check to see if it's the default
> mail program when it starts.
>
> CMM wrote:
>> You mentioned in your other thread that that you resolved this? Also, I
>> replied to your questions concerning displaying the Compose window.
>>
>>

> Yeah. The "IE" control panel.... Control Panel -> Internet Options ->
> Programs controls this stuff. It's just MS's way of trying consolidate
> settings. Thunderbird should have "registered" itself as a mail program and
> should be listed in Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Programs.
>
> Set Program Access and Defaults is just a dumbed down access to what I
> mentioned above. Don't use it (at least not for this).
>
>