Microsoft KB Archive/944033

= After you uninstall your default mail client, Windows Live Photo Gallery attaches images to e-mail messages in the previous mail client =

Article ID: 944033

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Live Photo Gallery
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Windows Vista Business
 * Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Enterprise
 * Windows Vista Home Basic
 * Windows Vista Home Premium
 * Windows Vista Ultimate

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SYMPTOMS
After you uninstall your default mail client, you may encounter the following situation when you select an image and try to send the image in an e-mail message:
 * The Attach Dialog box is not displayed. Instead, the previous mail client is automatically opened and the image is attached to an e-mail message.



CAUSE
This issue occurs if a new default mail client is not registered after the default mail client is uninstalled.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, make sure that a mail client is installed and a default mail client is selected. To set the default mail client, follow these steps:
 * Windows Vista
 * Click Startvistastartbutton.jpg], and then click Default Programs.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
 * Click Set Your Default Programs.
 * In the Program List, select the mail client you want to use as your default mail client.
 * Click Set this program as default, and then click OK.


 * Windows XP
 * Click Start, and then click Set Program Access and Defaults.
 * In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, select the configuration that applies to your situation:
 * Microsoft Windows: Select this option if you are selecting a Microsoft mail client as your default mail client.
 * Non-Microsoft: Select this option if you are selecting a non-Microsoft mail client as your default mail client.
 * In the drop-down window, select the e-mail program that you want to set as the default program, and then click OK.

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