http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r14880799 en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:40:59 EDT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:40:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14893314 SammySmith : Thanks you two for the replies. To MADx, this fellow supposedly did uninstall Outlook Express. I can't remember if he said it comes back or never really uninstalls.

I personally have been using Outlook 98 and outlook Express on a XP as well as my earlier 98SE machines with no problems. Outlook 98 is my default.

To DonovanFaro, this is a retired fellow with only his wife at home. My understanding is she is not interested in being on the computer. I know the computer only has one user account on the login screen and he only uses one email on his ISP account.

I hope to look a bit deeper this week. If I can verify it changes on a boot up, that will help. I just don't know his machine. The only reason I know this fellow is from seeing him dog walking as well as he his on one of my dog walking routes. So I don't see him that often.

Thanks again!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14893314 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:10:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14884110 DonovanFaro : Also check to see if anyone else uses Outlook Express as their e-mail client on his PC. If that happens it asks to change. I've seen it happen before. Someone in the house whom he just doesnt see do it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14884110 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:51:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14880963 MADx : you could go to control panel, add/remove programs, add/remove windows components, scroll down to Outlook Express, uncheck it and click next to uninstall it, that should fix the problem it did for me, when I was using the QIC Assistant and wanted to use Outlook.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14880963 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:37:51 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14880799 SammySmith : Like most people here, I am not running QIC Assistant. And I refuse to install it now also, because I don't like installing stuff to turn around and uninstall it. So I sure hope someone here can answer my question.

Someone I know has been trying to get Outlook to be his default mail program of choice. But from what I gather something keeps changing it back to Outlook Express. I did stop by there earlier this week, did the normal stuff to make Outlook the default. It was working fine when I left.

I saw the fellow yesterday, and he said it was right back to where it was. From what he said earlier in the week, I am 99% sure he has QIC Assistant installed. Does anyone know if that software tries to force Outlook Express to be the default??

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14880799 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:10:24 EDT