Microsoft KB Archive/296295

= Eudora Is No Longer the Default E-mail Program After Uninstalling Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 296295

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q296295



SYMPTOMS
After you have selected Eudora as your default e-mail program, when you start Eudora, you receive the following message:

Eudora is not currently the default mail program.

Would you like it to be the default mail program?

You do not expect to receive this message after configuring Eudora as your default e-mail program.



CAUSE
This problem occurs after you uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods to reconfigure Eudora as your default e-mail program.

Method 1: Configure Eudora
 Start Eudora. The following message appears:

Eudora is not currently the default mail program.

Would you like it to be the default mail program?

 Click Yes.

Method 2: Configure Internet Options

 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) In Control Panel, double-click Internet Options.
 * 3) In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Programs tab.
 * 4) Under Internet programs, in the E-mail list, click Eudora.
 * 5) Click Apply, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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